1. Where did Joe Lindsay find the mule bone?
(a) He says he found it behind the store.
(b) He says he found it while he was hunting.
(c) It is his good luck charm, so he never leaves home without it.
(d) He always carries it with him when he walks to town in order to fight off stray dogs.

2. How many people are in the church at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The church is nearly empty.
(b) Only a handful of people are in church, but many are waiting outside.
(c) The church is almost full.
(d) Exactly two people are in church, Jim Weston and Deacon Simms.

3. What reason is given to support the idea of the Baptist minister leading the prayer before trial?
(a) Joe Clarke is a Baptist, and he is acting as the judge.
(b) The trial is in his church, so he should say the prayer.
(c) The Baptists say better prayers that the Methodists.
(d) The Baptist minister has more formal education.

4. What clue in their verbal competition for Daisy suggests that Dave Carter and Jim Weston have put aside their differences?
(a) They both laugh when Dave Carter says he would do life in prison for Daisy.
(b) They talk about plans to continue playing their music.
(c) They put their arms around each other as they continue to banter.
(d) Nothing; they continue to battle for Daisy's love.

5. Why does Jim Weston think that the "mess and stink" was all for nothing?
(a) He and Dave Carter both know that it was just a fight; he didn't mean to really hurt him
(b) He realizes that the town is consumed with religious zealotry.
(c) He has been kicked out of town, and now he has nothing left.
(d) He knows that he has nothing more to live for.