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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Deacon Lindsay respond to Sister Taylor's and Sister Thomas' actions in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He gets angry and wants to know why they aren't speaking.
(b) He laughs because he thinks they are behaving like children.
(c) He is offended and turns to leave.
(d) He extends his hand and asks for a reconciliation.

2. Who defends herself by saying that everyone's house has some bedbugs and lice?
(a) Sister Hambo.
(b) Sister Thomas.
(c) Sister Lewis.
(d) Sister Taylor.

3. What does Reverend Childers present as evidence against Jim Weston in the trial?
(a) He uses Jim Weston's own confession against him.
(b) He cites the rumor that Jim Weston has been stealing chickens.
(c) He presents the biblical story of Sampson and the Philistines.
(d) He uses the testimony of witnesses to prove that the beating was violent.

4. According to Sister Taylor, what will be the cause of the next trial?
(a) Daisy will be on trial for causing all of the turmoil in town.
(b) Deacon Lindsay will be on trial for beating a woman.
(c) She will be on trial for beating other people's children.
(d) She will be on trial for beating some of the Baptists.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what crime is Jim Weston being tried?

2. How does Sister Taylor defend herself when Joe Lindsay chastises her for arguing in church?

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

4. What evidence does Dave Carter present to prove that he is as clean as everybody else?

5. How do the children react to Sister Taylor's reprimands?

(see the answer key)

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