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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which two characters are the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Sister Lucy Taylor and Sister Thomas
(b) Jim Weston and Joe Clarke
(c) Sister Jane Babler and Sister James
(d) Teets Miller and Bootsie Pitts

3. What are Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms doing when Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive at the store?
(a) They are beating each other with the mule bone.
(b) They are playing a friendly game of checkers.
(c) They are still arguing about the town.
(d) They are shaking hands and apologizing to each other.

4. What does Joe Clarke realize that he needs to get from the lodge room before he goes to the trial?
(a) His judge's robe.
(b) The gavel.
(c) The list of charges.
(d) The evidence.

5. What does Sister Taylor suggest that changes Sister Jones' mind about testifying?
(a) She convinces her that Jim Weston is really an honest, hard-working man who deserves their support.
(b) She says that the issue is not about Jim Weston, but about defending themselves from the Baptists.
(c) She convinces her that it is their civic responsibility to testify.
(d) She assures her that everyone else in town will be testifying, so she should join in.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe Clarke respond to Deacon Simms' suggestion about the jail?

2. According to Sister Taylor, what will be the cause of the next trial?

3. What complaint does Deacon Simms have about snakes?

4. How do the men at the store react to the arrival of Teets Miller and Bootsie Pitts?

5. What is Mary Ella's criticism about the Methodist Church?

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