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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What evidence does Sister Hambo provide to prove that she is telling the truth?
(a) She belongs to Macedonia Baptist Church and cannot lie.
(b) Everyone in town knows that she always tells the truth.
(c) She swears on her mother's grave that she is telling the truth.
(d) She has six children, and they are all as honest as she is.

2. What does everyone believe has happened when the church bell begins to toll?
(a) Everyone believes that Jim Weston has been convicted and sentenced.
(b) Everyone believes that the trial is about to begin.
(c) Everone believes that Jim Weston has been cleared of the charges.
(d) Everyone thinks that Dave Carter has died from his injuries.

3. What excuse does Daisy give Dave Carter to explain why she has not chosen him?
(a) She does not believe that he will ever give up singing and dancing.
(b) He is less sincere than Jim Weston.
(c) He does not really need her.
(d) She cannot marry them both; she has to choose.

4. What does Jim Weston pour out of his shoe?
(a) Water.
(b) Sand.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Whiskey.

5. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas respond to Reverend Childers' greeting?
(a) They ignore him and continue with their conversation.
(b) They give him polite, strained smiles but do not respond.
(c) They glare at him and simply grunt in reply.
(d) They immediately begin to criticize his position concerning the trial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What explanation does Deacon Lindsay give to explain why he doesn't want to talk to Sister Taylor?

3. What does Reverend Childers present as evidence against Jim Weston in the trial?

4. Why does Daisy refuse both Jim Weston and Dave Carter?

5. On whose side is Joe Clarke in the matter of Jim Weston?

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