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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Play Five, who heads the wrong way, while riding out to Bowling Green when Talbert's army first heads off to battle?
2. Who is wresting as Play Four, Ties That Bind, opens?
3. Why is Rebecca Talbert unhappy with Patrick Rowen at the beginning of Play Three, The Homecoming?
4. In what year does Play Four, Ties That Bind, take place?
5. What secret does Jeremiah reveal at the end of Play Four, Ties That Bind?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Michael Rowen mean when he tells Morning Star he learns early that blood is the "coin of the realm"?
2. From where does Joshua get the Rowen gold watch in Play Nine, what does he do with it and what do his actions symbolize?
3. Why does Tommy attack J.T. in Scene Three of Play Six and what is Mary Anne's response when he does?
4. Is there any evidence that Morning Star's marriage to Michael Rowen is any happier in Play Three, The Homecoming, than it is in Play Two, The Courtship of Morning Star?
5. In Play Four, Ties That Bind, why does Patrick Rowen seem to favor his younger son, Zach, over his older son, Zeke?
6. In Play Eight, in what ways does Scotty's experience in the Korean War seem to influence his opinions about the mining company and the union?
7. Who is Mother Jones in Play Seven?
8. What do Taskwan's statement that the land Michael Rowen wants is cursed and Dragging Canoe's statement that the land is dark and bloody in Play One, Masters of the Trade foreshadow?
9. Mary Anne Rowen tells Joshua at the end of Play Seven that the union is now his family. In what ways is the coal miners' union like a family to the miners?
10. Why doesn't Tommy Jackson trust J.T. in Scene One of Play Six, Tall Tales?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Select three plays from The Kentucky Cycle. Discuss how the titles of the plays relate to the plots and characters in each play. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss symbolism and metaphor in The Kentucky Cycle. Give three examples of symbolism in the plays in this book and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.
Essay Topic 3
Revenge 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 revenge in each one. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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