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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. Who orders Jim' Weston's arrest?
(a) Marshal Lum Boger.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Joe Clarke.
(d) Deacon Simms.

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

3. What color shirt is Dave Carter wearing?
(a) The text does not reveal the color.
(b) Yellow.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

4. What explanation does Deacon Lindsay give to explain why he doesn't want to talk to Sister Taylor?
(a) He heard that she has been gossiping about him.
(b) He is too busy and on his way to work.
(c) He says she is too ugly.
(d) She is a Baptist and he does not speak to Baptists.

5. What complaint does Deacon Simms have about snakes?
(a) He can never tell the difference between venomous and non-venomous snakes.
(b) They are messengers of the devil and represent evil.
(c) The snakes keep eating his chicks.
(d) They are the only creature of which he is afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the sisters Taylor and Thomas treat Deacon Simms when he arrives?

2. According to Sister Taylor, what will ruin a person's eyesight?

3. What do the men at the store begin to talk about after Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive?

4. For what crime is Jim Weston being tried?

5. What evidence does Joe Clarke offer to support his accusation of JIm Weston?

(see the answer key)

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