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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave Carter do after Jim Weston hits him?
(a) Falls unconscious.
(b) Staggers away, supported by Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms.
(c) Shakes his head and walks back out of town.
(d) Staggers away, supported by Daisy.

2. How do Jim Weston and Dave Carter react to Daisy's return?
(a) They immediately break into song.
(b) They playfully criticize each other to try to impress Daisy.
(c) They begin to push and shove each other.
(d) They are both too nervous to say anything.

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

4. Where did Joe Lindsay find the mule bone?
(a) He always carries it with him when he walks to town in order to fight off stray dogs.
(b) He says he found it while he was hunting.
(c) It is his good luck charm, so he never leaves home without it.
(d) He says he found it behind the store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Daisy respond to the question of whether she prefers Jim Weston or Dave Carter?

2. What instrument does Jim Weston play?

3. Describe the relationship between the Methodists and the Baptists in town.

4. From which mule did the bone originally come?

5. How do the men at the store react to Daisy's arrival?

(see the answer key)

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