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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men in front of the store react to Deacon Simms' arrival?
(a) They try to ignore him, hoping that he will go away.
(b) They quickly hide their games and their winnings.
(c) They begin to harass and verbally assault him.
(d) They welcome him to join their poker game.

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

3. From which mule did the bone originally come?
(a) No one knows.
(b) The mule that escaped from Will Cody's pasture.
(c) Matt Brazzle's mean mule.
(d) Lum Boger's old mule.

4. Who is Joe Clarke?
(a) He is one of the men in love with Daisy.
(b) He is the owner of the general store and the mayor of the town.
(c) He is the Methodist minister.
(d) He is the Baptist minister.

5. Where is Jim Weston held until his trial?
(a) In the church basement.
(b) In the store's cellar.
(c) Under house arrest.
(d) In Joe Clarke's barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Daisy return to the store in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

3. Where has Daisy been before her return to town?

4. What game are the children playing in front of the store?

5. What instrument does Jim Weston play?

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