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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When the union presidents meet with Joshua in Play Eight, what does Calvin say he is complaining about for months at the Blue Star mine?
2. Why doesn't Joshua want to pull men out of the Blue Star mine in Play Eight?
3. What does J.T. talk Jed Rowen into doing in Play Six?
4. Who attacks J.T. in Play Six upon seeing him kiss Mary Anne?
5. What does Mary Anne offer the doctor in lieu of cash?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Pick three of the following marriages and compare and contrast the relationships: Lallie and Jed Rowen, Michael Rowen and Morning Star, Joshua and Margaret Rowen, and Mary Anne Rowen and Tommy Jackson. Do any of these relationships seem happy? What historical events or conflicts do some of these marriages reflect? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Show how the relationship of coal miners and the mining companies for which they work changes over the years in The Kentucky Cycle. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments and be sure to trace the industry from Play Six, Tall Tales, to Joshua Rowen's experiences in Play Nine, The War on Poverty.
Essay Topic 3
Freedom and independence is one of the themes in The Kentucky Cycle. Pick any three of the plays in the book and discuss what you think the author is trying to say about freedom and independence in each one. Does the historical era of a play limit or expand the freedom of women or minorities from what it is in previous or subsequent plays? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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