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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. According to Deacon Lindsay, what does Sister Taylor smell like?
(a) Like "de devil's doll baby."
(b) Like a "louse in de church."
(c) Like a "nest of grand daddies."
(d) Like a "neet of yellow hammers."

2. Why is Joe Clarke so passionate about the town?
(a) He put up the money to purchase and develop the land.
(b) It's the only place that he's ever lived.
(c) He needs the town to maintain a positive reputation so that he can sell his property for a profit.
(d) He was born and raised there.

3. Where has Daisy been before her return to town?
(a) She was in the North working for a white family.
(b) No one knows where she has been.
(c) She was away at college.
(d) She was in prison for a suspicious accident.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Joe Clarke?

2. Which of the following best describes the children's journey to the church?

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

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

5. Who places Jim Weston under arrest?

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