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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hornbeck comes to town, what does he buy?
(a) Beer.
(b) A hotdog.
(c) Lemonade.
(d) A Bible.

2. Who announces the meeting held at the court on the night of the jury selection?
(a) Brady.
(b) Drummond.
(c) The judge.
(d) Melinda.

3. What type of meeting is held at the court on the night of the jury selection?
(a) Prayer.
(b) City council.
(c) Evolution.
(d) Civil rights.

4. In Act One, who makes a secret visit to Hillsboro Jail?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Melinda.
(c) Mrs. Brady.
(d) Mrs. Krebs.

5. Prior to accepting the jury, who does the judge rule as out of order?
(a) Drummond and Brady.
(b) Sillers.
(c) Drummond.
(d) Brady.

6. How is Brady's physicality described?
(a) Old, distinguished, powerful.
(b) Young, attractive, on fire.
(c) Gray, balding, paunchy.
(d) Anemic, hunched over.

7. Where does Sillers work?
(a) School, with Cates.
(b) The grocery.
(c) The railroad.
(d) At a feed store.

8. What type of jury does Drummond say that Brady wants?
(a) One that thinks alike.
(b) Ignorant farmers.
(c) Fair and partial.
(d) One that is just like him.

9. Hornbeck asks Elijah if he is a what?
(a) Creationist.
(b) Evolutionist.
(c) Soldier of the Bible.
(d) Reverend.

10. Bannister claims that Drummond represents who in the past?
(a) Two child murderers in Chicago.
(b) Preachers from the South.
(c) A serial killer from the North.
(d) A poacher from North Dakota.

11. Howard tells Melinda that her father originated as what?
(a) A monkey.
(b) A worm.
(c) A bird.
(d) A dog.

12. Where does the opening of Act One take place?
(a) Melinda's home.
(b) The town square.
(c) Hillsboro Lake.
(d) Hillsboro Courthouse.

13. What is Howard doing at the beginning of Act One?
(a) Looking for worms.
(b) Fighting his brother.
(c) Arguing with a monkey.
(d) Witnessing a crime.

14. Who approaches Drummond immediately following the jury selection?
(a) Brady.
(b) No one.
(c) Many townspeople.
(d) The judge.

15. There is a banner put up before Brady arrives. What does it say?
(a) "Read Your Bible."
(b) "God's Men Don't Slither."
(c) "Brady or Bust."
(d) "Down With Darwinism."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will Rachel appear as a witness for?

2. According to Hornbeck, who is the monkey's greatest descendant?

3. Brady says that Drummond defended a publishing company for what?

4. Who notices the train when Brady is arriving?

5. Prior to Brady's arrival, Melinda sells what?

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