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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men in front of the store react to Deacon Simms' arrival?
(a) They quickly hide their games and their winnings.
(b) They welcome him to join their poker game.
(c) They try to ignore him, hoping that he will go away.
(d) They begin to harass and verbally assault him.

2. What does Deacon Simms suggest they do about the problem of snakes in the area?
(a) He says they need to cut down the weeds around town.
(b) He says that they should leave them alone since even snakes serve God's purpose.
(c) He says they need to hold a prayer service to drive the snakes out of the area.
(d) He says that they need to put out traps for them and relocate the snakes.

3. What evidence does Dave Carter present to prove that he is as clean as everybody else?
(a) He says he goes swimming nearly every day.
(b) He lets Reverend Childers check for dirt behind his ears.
(c) He says he has had a bath that very day.
(d) He sniffs under his arm and declares himself clean.

4. With what does Jim Weston hit Dave Carter?
(a) A chair from the porch.
(b) His fist.
(c) A broken soda bottle.
(d) A mule bone.

5. What time is Jim Weston's trial scheduled to begin?
(a) Seven o'clock.
(b) Three o'clock.
(c) Four o'clock.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jim Weston respond to the Baptists' actions when he enters the church?

2. Why does the store owner at first refuse to give Mrs. Roberts the meat that she asks for?

3. Why does Dave Carter strike back at Jim Weston?

4. What does Daisy think of Jim Weston and Dave Carter's music?

5. What does Sister Taylor think of Mrs. Blunt's reaction to the trial and the associated gossip?

(see the answer key)

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