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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sister Taylor doubt that the girl's mother will influence the girl?
(a) She says the girl's mother does not behave any better than the daughter.
(b) She says that a child that mean will not listen to anyone.
(c) She knows that the mother tries but has no control over the daughter.
(d) She knows that the girl only listens to her father.

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

3. Which would Daisy rather be, a lark flying or a dove setting?
(a) Daisy does not want to be a bird.
(b) A lark.
(c) Daisy would rather be a dove flying.
(d) A dove.

4. Where does Dave Carter suggest that Jim Weston should go at the end of Act 3?
(a) Follow Daisy.
(b) Follow the train tracks into Georgia.
(c) To Maitland.
(d) Back to town.

5. What does Jim Weston assume when he sees Dave coming down the tracks?
(a) That he is heading out to see Daisy.
(b) That he has been run out of town, too.
(c) That he is looking for him.
(d) That he is lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the men at the store react to the arrival of Teets Miller and Bootsie Pitts?

2. How does Daisy respond when Dave Carter asks if she loves him?

3. Where is the notice of Jim Weston's trial displayed?

4. According to Deacon Simms, why does the town need a jail?

5. Why does Jim Weston pick up a heavy stick as they walk back to town?

(see the answer key)

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