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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Daisy respond to the question of whether she prefers Jim Weston or Dave Carter?
(a) She says she prefers Dave Carter.
(b) She will not say who she would choose.
(c) She says that she is not interested in either.
(d) She says she prefers Jim Weston.

2. Describe the relationship between the Methodists and the Baptists in town.
(a) They are friendly toward one another.
(b) They do not agree on many ideas and do not get along.
(c) They work together to fight corruption.
(d) They are beginning to learn how to accept one another.

3. Why does Jim Weston get angry with Dave Carter in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He thinks he is mocking him.
(b) He accuses him of being unfair and taking advantage of the situation.
(c) He accuses him of not listening and not appreciating his music.
(d) He was supposed to be playing the fiddle.

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

5. What are Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms doing when Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive at the store?
(a) They are still arguing about the town.
(b) They are shaking hands and apologizing to each other.
(c) They are playing a friendly game of checkers.
(d) They are beating each other with the mule bone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Daisy's return to town affected Jim Weston and Dave Carter?

2. According to Mrs. Roberts, why should the store owner give her some meat?

3. How do the men in front of the store react to Deacon Simms' arrival?

4. What instrument does Jim Weston play?

5. Why does Joe Clarke tell Marshal Lum Boger to save the mule bone?

(see the answer key)

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