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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Joshua's relationship with Lana in Play Eight?
(a) She's his secretary and he's having an affair with her.
(b) She's his cousin.
(c) She's a miner's wife.
(d) She's a neighbor.

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

4. What does Mary Anne do at the end of Play Seven, Fire in the Hole?
(a) Abandons Tommy and becomes a union organizer.
(b) Leaves Howsen County.
(c) Becomes a coal miner.
(d) Gives up on the union.

5. Who arrives drunk at the Union Hall at the end of Play Eight?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Franklin Biggs.
(c) Stuckey.
(d) Lana.

6. In Play Seven, what advice does Tommy give Joshua about his coat on Joshua's first day at the mines?
(a) Keep it clean while in the mine.
(b) Take it off while working and put it on when sitting.
(c) Keep it near him while working in the mine.
(d) Don't let anyone steal it.

7. How many children does Mary Anne have in Play Seven?
(a) Eight.
(b) One.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

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

9. What does Abe offer as an advance on his rent?
(a) A diamond necklace.
(b) Medicine for Joshua.
(c) A horse.
(d) Payment of the doctor's fee for Joshua.

10. How much does the preacher want for his services?
(a) Three dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) Ten dollars.

11. At the end of Play Eight, what does James Talbert want to tell the press about the explosion?
(a) The union doesn't pull its miners out despite safety concerns.
(b) It is an accident.
(c) It is a bomb.
(d) It is an earthquake.

12. During dinner in Play Six, what does Mary Anne say makes her father a hero?
(a) He rides with Robert E. Lee.
(b) He fights with Quantrill and saves Quantrill's life.
(c) He fights for the Confederacy.
(d) He fights for the Union.

13. Who leaves the union meeting in Play Eight to pull the miners out of the unsafe mine?
(a) Franklin Biggs.
(b) James Talbert.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Scotty.

14. During dinner in Play Six, what does Sallie make Jed add to his whiskey?
(a) Peppermint.
(b) Ice water.
(c) Buttermilk.
(d) Bicarbonate of soda.

15. When Sureta Biggs suggests in Play Seven that someone sells out the miners, who does Tommy blame?
(a) Abe.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Mary Anne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Abe's real reason for coming to Howsen County?

2. What does Tommy do when he sees what Joshua is reading aloud in Play Seven?

3. Why does Mary Anne give Abe the Rowen family watch in Play Seven?

4. Who buys the winner of the boxing match in Play Seven a beer to celebrate the victory?

5. What does Abe urge Tommy to do after the tragedy at the mine in Play Seven?

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