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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the relationship between the Methodists and the Baptists in town.
(a) They work together to fight corruption.
(b) They do not agree on many ideas and do not get along.
(c) They are friendly toward one another.
(d) They are beginning to learn how to accept one another.

2. Why does Sister Jones say she won't testify for Jim Weston?
(a) She says she does not know enough about the fight.
(b) Her husband will not let her speak in court.
(c) She likes Dave Carter more and believes that he did not deserve to be beaten.
(d) She says she does not care what happens; she does not like Jim Weston or Dave Carter.

3. What explanation does Deacon Lindsay give to explain why he doesn't want to talk to Sister Taylor?
(a) She is a Baptist and he does not speak to Baptists.
(b) He says she is too ugly.
(c) He heard that she has been gossiping about him.
(d) He is too busy and on his way to work.

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

5. 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) She will be on trial for beating other people's children.
(c) Deacon Lindsay will be on trial for beating a woman.
(d) She will be on trial for beating some of the Baptists.

6. Of what, in addition to assault, does Joe Clarke suggest that Jim Weston is guilty?
(a) Of being ungodly and not attending church.
(b) Of stealing from his store.
(c) Of mistreating women.
(d) Of stealing his chickens.

7. Which of the following best describes Sister Taylor's position about Daisy's involvement in the fight between Jim Weston and Dave Carter?
(a) Sister Taylor believes that the two men would fight about any girl.
(b) Sister Taylor believes that Daisy caused it by showing off and teasing the men.
(c) Sister Taylor believes that Daisy is innocent; it is not her fault that men find her attractive.
(d) Sister Taylor believes that men are responsible for their own actions.

8. Which of the following best describes the children's journey to the church?
(a) They all race the whole way there to see who will arrive first.
(b) Both the Baptist and the Methodist children are pushing and fighting to get there first.
(c) The Methodist children go first, and the Baptist children follow.
(d) The Baptist children decide to go first, and the Methodist children follow.

9. Why does Joe Clarke chase away the children who are playing in front of the store?
(a) He does not really like children.
(b) It is getting late and their parents will expect them home.
(c) They are noisy, and he cannot concentrate on his game.
(d) The children almost broke a window in his store.

10. From which mule did the bone originally come?
(a) The mule that escaped from Will Cody's pasture.
(b) No one knows.
(c) Matt Brazzle's mean mule.
(d) Lum Boger's old mule.

11. What does Dave Carter buy for Daisy?
(a) An ice cream cone.
(b) A red soda.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Some kettle corn.

12. According to Sister Taylor, what will ruin a person's eyesight?
(a) Having one's eye teeth pulled out.
(b) Gossiping about neighbors.
(c) Reading without enough light.
(d) Handling a mule bone.

13. According to Sister Taylor, how ugly is Deacon Lindsay?
(a) He is so ugly that children run away from him.
(b) He is so ugly that he scares the cows and their milk dries up.
(c) He is so ugly that he does not need a mask for Halloween.
(d) He is so ugly that his wife puts a sheet over his head so sleep can sneak up on him.

14. Where have Jim Weston and Dave Carter been before they arrive at the store in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) They were at Daisy's house.
(b) They have been out working in the fields all day.
(c) They have been playing music at a whites-only club.
(d) They have been working up North at a white-owned factory.

15. According to Deacon Simms, what kind of day is it in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) It is a hot day.
(b) It is a chilly day.
(c) It is a windy day.
(d) It is a cloudy day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Joe Clarke?

2. Why does Daisy come to the store?

3. Why does Jim Weston begin to play music?

4. How do the men at the store react to Daisy's arrival?

5. How has Daisy's return to town affected Jim Weston and Dave Carter?

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