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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 Joe Clarke respond to Deacon Simms' suggestion about the jail?
(a) He is offended and argues.
(b) He agrees and wants to hear more.
(c) He isn't sure, but agrees to bring it up at the next town meeting.
(d) He laughs because he thinks it must be a joke.

2. 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 was supposed to be playing the fiddle.
(d) He accuses him of not listening and not appreciating his music.

3. Why does Dave Carter strike back at Jim Weston?
(a) Jim Weston causes Dave Carter to spill red soda all over his shirt.
(b) Jim Weston accidentally hits Daisy when he swings at Dave.Carter.
(c) Jim Weston makes a rude comment about Dave Carter's mother.
(d) Jim Weston breaks his nose.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dave Carter do after Jim Weston hits him?

3. Why does Joe Clarke chase away the children who are playing in front of the store?

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

5. How do the men at the store react to Mrs. Roberts' plight?

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