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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jed Rowen tells his father that Randall Talbert is just a kid in Play Five, how does Ezekiel respond?
(a) A Talbert is a Talbert.
(b) Little snakes grow into big snakes.
(c) Kids need to be punished.
(d) Kids should be seen and not heard.

2. In Scene Five of The Courtship of Morning Star, what one thought does Morning Star think she and her infant son share?
(a) Death to Rowen.
(b) A desire to return to the Cherokee.
(c) Love of Rowen.
(d) A desire to run away from Rowen.

3. In Play Four, what does Patrick Rowen ask Jessie to do with the circuit court's mules, if any shooting occurs during the court's visit?
(a) Drown the mules.
(b) Shoot the mules.
(c) Feed the mules.
(d) Make the mules hard to find.

4. Whose raiders does Jed join after he leaves Talbert's army in Play Five?
(a) Quantrill's raiders.
(b) A group of Kentucky raiders.
(c) A group of black raiders.
(d) A Union officer's raiders.

5. Why is Randall Talbert running away in Play Five?
(a) To get married.
(b) To fight the Yankees.
(c) To avoid punishment for stealing.
(d) To escape his father's abuse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes up what Jed calls Talbert's army in Play Five, God's Great Supper?

2. What arrangement does Jeremiah make with Patrick in Play Four for payment of Patrick's debts?

3. What does Jed do when Talbert asks for his help in getting off the battle field in Play Five?

4. Who does Rebecca Talbert tell Patrick Rowen his mother Star is visiting?

5. What happens to Joe Talbert, Star's lover, at the end of Play Three, The Homecoming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michael Rowen claim his life is like prior to coming to Kentucky?

2. Explain the significance of the fact that Earl Tod speaks Cherokee in Play One, Masters of the Trade, when he first hears someone approaching him from the woods.

3. Discuss the significance of the title of Play Seven, Fire in the Hole, both literally and figuratively.

4. What does J.T. talk Jed Rowen into selling in Scene Two of Play Six and does Jed fully understand what he is selling?

5. What kind of soldier is Richard Talbert once he gets to the battle field in Play Five, God's Great Supper?

6. Explain how Jeremiah's name foreshadows the fate of the Rowen family in Play Four, Ties That Bind.

7. What does Patrick Rowen tell Rebecca in Play Three, The Homecoming, that his father does to his baby sister?

8. What thought does Morning Star think she and her newborn son share?

9. What is the significance of Morning Star's statement in Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star, that her baby is "born with teeth"?

10. What is the significance of Morning Star's failure to tell her son about her visits to Joe Talbert?

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