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

2. What complaint does Joe Clarke make about Lum Boger?
(a) He says he is lazy.
(b) He says he walks too slowly.
(c) He says he is disrespectful.
(d) He says he is "dumb as a stump."

3. How do the men in front of the store react to Deacon Simms' arrival?
(a) They welcome him to join their poker game.
(b) They begin to harass and verbally assault him.
(c) They quickly hide their games and their winnings.
(d) They try to ignore him, hoping that he will go away.

4. How do Jim Weston and Dave Carter react to Daisy's return?
(a) They playfully criticize each other to try to impress Daisy.
(b) They are both too nervous to say anything.
(c) They immediately break into song.
(d) They begin to push and shove each other.

5. Why do some women challenge Joe Clarke's involvement in Jim Weston's trial?
(a) Many women believe that he should not be the judge because the incident occurred on his property.
(b) All of the women believe that he should bring in a judge from out of town.
(c) The Baptist women criticize him because he is a Methodist.
(d) The Methodist women criticize him for holding the trial in a Baptist church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Daisy come to the store?

2. How does Dave Carter react to Jim Weston's anger?

3. From which mule did the bone originally come?

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

5. What do the men at the store begin to talk about after Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive?

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