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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Abe and Cassius supposed to do at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?
(a) Buy guns.
(b) Sell moonshine.
(c) Hold a pro-union rally.
(d) Steal a car.

2. In Scene Two of Play Six, Tall Tales, who joins the Rowen family for dinner?
(a) Sallie.
(b) J.T. and Tommy.
(c) Richard Talbert.
(d) Jessie.

3. How does Abe respond when Mary Anne and Tommy argue in Play Seven?
(a) He tells Mary Anne to be patient and not give up hope.
(b) He offers to run away with Mary Anne.
(c) He hits Tommy for hitting Mary Anne.
(d) He agrees with Tommy.

4. In Play Seven, what document allows Joshua to work in the mines?
(a) The fake birth certificate the preacher makes for him.
(b) His father's position as a miner.
(c) His age.
(d) His great height and strength.

5. What does Mary Anne offer to do when J.T. is ready to leave the Rowen home?
(a) Pack J.T. some leftovers to take with him.
(b) Guide J.T. back to the road.
(c) Introduce J.T. to the neighbors.
(d) Loan him a horse.

6. In Play Eight, what issue does Scotty tell Joshua the miners are upset about in the new contract with the mining company?
(a) The work hours.
(b) The health benefits.
(c) The wages.
(d) The pension.

7. After the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven, what does Tommy tell Andrew he wants?
(a) His job back and his family to be safe.
(b) A promotion.
(c) To leave Howsen County.
(d) Money.

8. Who buys the winner of the boxing match in Play Seven a beer to celebrate the victory?
(a) Cassius Biggs.
(b) Tommy.
(c) Abe.
(d) Andrew.

9. At the end of Play Eight, what does Joshua want to tell the press about the explosion?
(a) That it is an accident.
(b) That it is a bomb.
(c) The truth, that the company ignores safety concerns.
(d) That it is an earthquake.

10. When a huge explosion occurs at the mine in Play Eight, what does James Talbert initially think causes it?
(a) A bomb.
(b) A mining accident.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) The safety problems at the mine.

11. To Joshua's shock in Play Eight, whose name is on the list of men who are in the mind when the explosion occurs?
(a) Stuckey.
(b) Lana.
(c) Scotty.
(d) Margaret.

12. Who responds when Cassius whistles at the Treaty Oak at the end of Play Seven?
(a) The gun sellers he is expecting.
(b) Abe.
(c) Tommy.
(d) Thugs who work for the mine.

13. What is the cause of the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven?
(a) A miner started a fire in the mine.
(b) The company doesn't cut support beams strong enough.
(c) Union organizers sabotage the mine with a bomb.
(d) The miners hit a gas pocket in the mine.

14. To whom does Joshua give a speech in the prologue of Play Eight?
(a) Franklin Biggs and James Talbert.
(b) His family.
(c) Out of work miners.
(d) Howsen County voters.

15. What do the other miners tease Tommy and Joshua about when Joshua arrives at the mine in Play Seven?
(a) Joshua's blonde hair.
(b) Their clumsiness at mining.
(c) Joshua's shortness.
(d) Their stuttering.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tommy want from the preacher in Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?

2. What does Mary Anne do when J.T. is attacked in Play Six?

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

4. Who leaves the union meeting in Play Eight to pull the miners out of the unsafe mine?

5. What is Joshua's relationship with Lana in Play Eight?

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