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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which two characters are the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Sister Lucy Taylor and Sister Thomas
(b) Sister Jane Babler and Sister James
(c) Teets Miller and Bootsie Pitts
(d) Jim Weston and Joe Clarke

3. As the evening progresses, what games do the men on the porch play?
(a) They play hangman.
(b) They shoot dice.
(c) They alternate between cards and playing checkers.
(d) They play Scrabble.

4. What explanation does Sister Thomas offer to explain Joe Clarke's decisions regarding the trial?
(a) She says Joe Clarke is using the trial to challenge Deacon Simms.
(b) She says Joe Clarke resents Jim Weston and is looking for an excuse to get him out of town.
(c) She says he knows that no one else will step up to take the leadership role.
(d) She says he sees it as his responsibility as mayor.

5. What does Sister Taylor think of Mrs. Blunt's reaction to the trial and the associated gossip?
(a) She suggests that Mrs. Blunt is a strong woman who will not let the trouble get to her.
(b) She suggests that Mrs. Blunt must be angry about Daisy's behavior.
(c) She suggests that Mrs. Blunt does not care because she has not raised Daisy properly anyway.
(d) She suggests that Mrs. Blunt must be embarrassed by all of the attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jim Weston begin to play music?

2. Why does the store owner at first refuse to give Mrs. Roberts the meat that she asks for?

3. How does Joe Clarke defend himself against Sisters Taylor and Thomas when he arrives at the trial?

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

5. How do the sisters Taylor and Thomas treat Deacon Simms when he arrives?

(see the answer key)

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