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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Jim Weston and Dave Carter express their love for Daisy?
(a) They arm wrestle for her.
(b) They try to outdo each other with extremes of what they would do for her.
(c) They both sing songs that they have written for her.
(d) They recite poetry that they have dedicated to her.

2. Why is the church bell rung?
(a) Lum Boger rings the bell to signal the beginning of the trial.
(b) It was an accident; someone fell and grabbed the rope.
(c) Hambo rings the bell as a way of ushering Jim Weston out of town.
(d) Deacon Simms rings the bell to draw attention to his client's case.

3. What does Daisy say to Jim Weston in Act 3 that changes his mood?
(a) She has found another man and is going to live with him in the North.
(b) She has come to town to find out about the trial.
(c) She wants him to come live with her and her mother.
(d) On the night of the fight, she had come to town to see him.

4. Who defends herself by saying that everyone's house has some bedbugs and lice?
(a) Sister Taylor.
(b) Sister Thomas.
(c) Sister Hambo.
(d) Sister Lewis.

5. What evidence does Sister Taylor provide to prove that her husband is good to her?
(a) He listens to her when she has a problem.
(b) He is a good father to their children.
(c) He brings her flowers for no reason.
(d) He brings home plenty of money.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the children react to Sister Taylor's reprimands?

2. What reason is given to support the idea of the Baptist minister leading the prayer before trial?

3. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas respond to Reverend Childers' greeting?

4. How does Sister Taylor defend herself when Joe Lindsay chastises her for arguing in church?

5. For what crime is Jim Weston being tried?

(see the answer key)

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