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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Play Eight, Which Side Are You On, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Play Three, The Homecoming, what does Patrick Rowen do to his father Michael during their argument while Michael bathes?
(a) Stabs him to death.
(b) Hits him with his fists.
(c) Scalds him with hot water.
(d) Drowns him.

2. What happens in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, when Tommy sets a fuse while working with Cassius Biggs and Mackie?
(a) Tommy sabotages the mine.
(b) Tommy dies in a mine explosion.
(c) The mine collapses, trapping Mackie.
(d) Tommy gets injured in the resulting fire.

3. What happens to Star at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?
(a) Patrick shoots her.
(b) Patrick orders her off his land and she vows to see him hang.
(c) She gets a new horse.
(d) She marries Joe Talbert.

4. What proof does Joshua offer in Play Seven that Tommy is the one who has betrayed the miners?
(a) Testimony of other miners.
(b) The Rowen gold pocket watch in Tommy's pocket.
(c) The blood on Tommy's hands.
(d) The gun in Tommy's arms.

5. What does Cassius Biggs do to make money in Play Seven?
(a) He is a gun dealer.
(b) He is a miner.
(c) He is a farmer.
(d) He is a politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Play Four, to whom does Patrick Rowen owe money now that his bank folds?

2. What is Mary Anne's relationship with Tommy Jackson in Play Six?

3. In Play One, Masters of the Trade, in what language does Earl Tod initially speak?

4. What does Abe offer as an advance on his rent?

5. What does the Indian woman try to hit Michael Rowen with in Scene Two of The Courtship of Morning Star?

(see the answer key)

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