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

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

3. Who is Joe Clarke?
(a) He is the owner of the general store and the mayor of the town.
(b) He is the Baptist minister.
(c) He is one of the men in love with Daisy.
(d) He is the Methodist minister.

4. With what does Jim Weston hit Dave Carter?
(a) His fist.
(b) A broken soda bottle.
(c) A chair from the porch.
(d) A mule bone.

5. According to Sister Taylor, what is Joe Clarke trying to look like as he heads to the trial?
(a) Like a Puritan governor.
(b) Like a big-city lawyer.
(c) Like a Supreme Court justice.
(d) Like a brigadier general.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following best describes Sister Taylor's position about Daisy's involvement in the fight between Jim Weston and Dave Carter?

3. Where did Joe Lindsay find the mule bone?

4. Which of the following best describes the Baptist position on Jim Weston's guilt?

5. What does Sister Taylor call the Baptist children?

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