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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) Noon.
(b) Seven o'clock.
(c) Four o'clock.
(d) Three o'clock.

2. What explanation does Sister Thomas offer to explain Joe Clarke's decisions regarding the trial?
(a) She says Joe Clarke resents Jim Weston and is looking for an excuse to get him out of town.
(b) She says Joe Clarke is using the trial to challenge Deacon Simms.
(c) She says he sees it as his responsibility as mayor.
(d) She says he knows that no one else will step up to take the leadership role.

3. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas greet Joe Clarke when he arrives at the trial?
(a) They ask to pray with him for a peaceful resolution to the trial.
(b) They wish him luck.
(c) They ignore him and do not speak to him at all.
(d) They criticize him for taking the Baptist side of the argument.

4. Why is Joe Clarke so passionate about the town?
(a) It's the only place that he's ever lived.
(b) He needs the town to maintain a positive reputation so that he can sell his property for a profit.
(c) He put up the money to purchase and develop the land.
(d) He was born and raised there.

5. What complaint does Joe Clarke make about Lum Boger?
(a) He says he walks too slowly.
(b) He says he is lazy.
(c) He says he is disrespectful.
(d) He says he is "dumb as a stump."

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime is Jim Weston being tried?

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

3. Who orders Jim' Weston's arrest?

4. Why does Jim Weston get angry with Dave Carter in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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