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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dave Carter strike back at Jim Weston?
(a) Jim Weston breaks his nose.
(b) Jim Weston makes a rude comment about Dave Carter's mother.
(c) Jim Weston causes Dave Carter to spill red soda all over his shirt.
(d) Jim Weston accidentally hits Daisy when he swings at Dave.Carter.

2. From which mule did the bone originally come?
(a) The mule that escaped from Will Cody's pasture.
(b) Lum Boger's old mule.
(c) Matt Brazzle's mean mule.
(d) No one knows.

3. Where have Jim Weston and Dave Carter been before they arrive at the store in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) They were at Daisy's house.
(b) They have been out working in the fields all day.
(c) They have been working up North at a white-owned factory.
(d) They have been playing music at a whites-only club.

4. How do the men at the store react to the arrival of Teets Miller and Bootsie Pitts?
(a) They agree that both women are just as pretty as Daisy.
(b) They do not even notice.
(c) They are too shy to speak to them directly.
(d) They agree that the women are attractive, but not as attractive as Daisy.

5. Why does Joe Clarke tell Marshal Lum Boger to save the mule bone?
(a) He needs it for evidence at the trial.
(b) He needs to return it to Joe Lindsay.
(c) He needs to return it to Matt Brazzle.
(d) He wants to make sure that no one else uses it as a weapon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Joe Clarke chase away the children who are playing in front of the store?

2. How do the men in front of the store react to Deacon Simms' arrival?

3. Which of the following best describes Teets Miiller and Bootsie Pitts?

4. How do the men at the store react to Daisy's arrival?

5. Where has Daisy been before her return to town?

(see the answer key)

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