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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Deacon Simms, why does the town need a jail?
(a) The jail will provide some much-needed jobs.
(b) The jail will bring in government money.
(c) The church basement is overcrowded with prisoners.
(d) The town is full of lawlessness.

2. What does Jim Weston take with him as he leaves town?
(a) His guitar and a picture of him and Dave Carter.
(b) His guitar and a handkerchief that Daisy made for him.
(c) A small suitcase and his guitar.
(d) His guitar and jacket.

3. What problem do the Methodists have with the sermon that Reverend Childers preached on the day before the trial?
(a) The sermon lasted far too long.
(b) His ideas are not supported by the Bible's teachings.
(c) They accuse him of trying the case before the actual trial.
(d) The sermon was too sympathetic to Jim Weston's case.

4. What does Dave Carter do after Jim Weston hits him?
(a) Staggers away, supported by Daisy.
(b) Falls unconscious.
(c) Shakes his head and walks back out of town.
(d) Staggers away, supported by Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms.

5. What do the men at the store begin to talk about after Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive?
(a) They go back to arguing about whether the town needs a jail.
(b) They talk about who will win Daisy's heart.
(c) They return to talking about the town's snake problem.
(d) They talk about the weather and how it will affect the harvest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Bible does Reverend Childers end up using?

2. According to Reverend Childers, why is an ass bone close to a mule bone?

3. What evidence does Sister Hambo provide to prove that she is telling the truth?

4. According to the characters at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, how are Reverend Childers and Deacon Simms different?

5. When will Jim Weston's trial begin?

(see the answer key)

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