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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. According to Sister Taylor, how ugly is Deacon Lindsay?
(a) He is so ugly that he scares the cows and their milk dries up.
(b) He is so ugly that he does not need a mask for Halloween.
(c) He is so ugly that children run away from him.
(d) He is so ugly that his wife puts a sheet over his head so sleep can sneak up on him.

2. What does Sister Thomas do after Reverend Childers and his group enter?
(a) She sucks her teeth and turns her back to them.
(b) She begins singing a traditional Methodist hymn.
(c) She flips her skirt at them and exits.
(d) She picks a fight with Deacon Lindsay.

3. Why does Daisy come to the store?
(a) She wants to challenge the men to a high-stakes poker game.
(b) She needs to pick up some items for her mother.
(c) She needs to buy some stamps.
(d) She wants to show off her new dress for all of the men.

4. Why does Joe Clarke tell Marshal Lum Boger to save the mule bone?
(a) He wants to make sure that no one else uses it as a weapon.
(b) He needs it for evidence at the trial.
(c) He needs to return it to Matt Brazzle.
(d) He needs to return it to Joe Lindsay.

5. Where has Daisy been before her return to town?
(a) No one knows where she has been.
(b) She was in the North working for a white family.
(c) She was away at college.
(d) She was in prison for a suspicious accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms doing when Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive at the store?

2. What does Dave Carter do while Jim Weston plays music?

3. For what does Sister Taylor chastise the children in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. Why does Sister Jones say she won't testify for Jim Weston?

5. According to Deacon Simms, what kind of day is it in Act 1, Scene 2?

(see the answer key)

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