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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 at the store react to the arrival of Teets Miller and Bootsie Pitts?
(a) They are too shy to speak to them directly.
(b) They agree that both women are just as pretty as Daisy.
(c) They agree that the women are attractive, but not as attractive as Daisy.
(d) They do not even notice.

2. Where have Jim Weston and Dave Carter been before they arrive at the store in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) They have been out working in the fields all day.
(b) They were at Daisy's house.
(c) They have been playing music at a whites-only club.
(d) They have been working up North at a white-owned factory.

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 color shirt is Dave Carter wearing?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) The text does not reveal the color.
(d) Yellow.

5. Why does Joe Clarke chase away the children who are playing in front of the store?
(a) He does not really like children.
(b) It is getting late and their parents will expect them home.
(c) They are noisy, and he cannot concentrate on his game.
(d) The children almost broke a window in his store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Deacon Simms discuss after he moves beyond the subject of snakes?

2. What does Deacon Simms suggest they do about the problem of snakes in the area?

3. How does Joe Clarke respond to Deacon Simms' suggestion about the jail?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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