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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 buy for Daisy?
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) Some kettle corn.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) A red soda.

2. 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 behind the store.
(c) It is his good luck charm, so he never leaves home without it.
(d) He says he found it while he was hunting.

3. Why does Jim Weston begin to play music?
(a) Daisy asks him to play for her.
(b) When he is nervous, he plays music.
(c) It is the only way he can express his love for Daisy.
(d) One of the men at the store requests a song.

4. What does Daisy think of Jim Weston and Dave Carter's music?
(a) She likes it.
(b) She does not like the kind of music they play.
(c) She refuses to comment.
(d) She is not really interested in music.

5. According to Mrs. Roberts, why should the store owner give her some meat?
(a) He owes her money for some eggs that she traded.
(b) Her husband doesn't provide enough for her and her children.
(c) Their religion requires that he take care of the poor.
(d) He gave meat to her neighbor, so it is only fair that he do the same for her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Joe Clarke so passionate about the town?

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

3. What complaint does Deacon Simms have about snakes?

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

5. What are Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms doing when Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive at the store?

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