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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Sister Taylor share with Lum Boger in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) She tells him that Daisy deserves to be arrested, not Jim Weston.
(b) She tells him where the gavel is located.
(c) She tells him that Deacon Simms is looking for him.
(d) She tells him when and where the trial will be held.

2. What does Dave Carter do after Jim Weston hits him?
(a) Falls unconscious.
(b) Staggers away, supported by Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms.
(c) Shakes his head and walks back out of town.
(d) Staggers away, supported by Daisy.

3. 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.

4. How do the men at the store react to Mrs. Roberts' plight?
(a) They all feel sorry for her and offer her money.
(b) They offer to help her home with her groceries.
(c) They are embarrassed by her presence and ignore her.
(d) They are all happy that none of them is married to her.

5. When the fighting children enter, what does Sister Taylor look for, and what does she intend to do with it?
(a) She looks for a rock to throw at the children.
(b) She looks for another adult to help back her up.
(c) She looks for a stick with which she can hit the children.
(d) She looks for an easy exit so she can get away from the children.

6. How does Daisy respond to the question of whether she prefers Jim Weston or Dave Carter?
(a) She will not say who she would choose.
(b) She says that she is not interested in either.
(c) She says she prefers Jim Weston.
(d) She says she prefers Dave Carter.

7. Why does Dave Carter strike back at Jim Weston?
(a) Jim Weston breaks his nose.
(b) Jim Weston makes a rude comment about Dave Carter's mother.
(c) Jim Weston accidentally hits Daisy when he swings at Dave.Carter.
(d) Jim Weston causes Dave Carter to spill red soda all over his shirt.

8. What does Sister Thomas repeatedly say she needs to do before the trial?
(a) Finish washing her dishes.
(b) Hang her laundry.
(c) Change her clothes.
(d) Put the collard greens on to cook.

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

10. Why does the store owner at first refuse to give Mrs. Roberts the meat that she asks for?
(a) He is afraid of Mr. Roberts, who has warned him against giving food to her.
(b) The meat is not very good quality.
(c) They have a longstanding feud.
(d) He believes that she has enough food.

11. What does Sister Taylor call the Baptist children?
(a) "Limbs of Satan."
(b) "Lil Baptis' Haitians."
(c) "Devil's chillen."
(d) "You all varmints."

12. Why does Jim Weston get angry with Dave Carter in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He accuses him of not listening and not appreciating his music.
(b) He thinks he is mocking him.
(c) He accuses him of being unfair and taking advantage of the situation.
(d) He was supposed to be playing the fiddle.

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

14. Who places Jim Weston under arrest?
(a) Dave Carter.
(b) Marshal Lum Boger.
(c) Deacon Simms.
(d) Joe Clarke.

15. For what does Sister Taylor chastise the children in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) For not going to church on Sunday.
(b) For teasing the Methodist children.
(c) For not including everyone in their games.
(d) For getting in the way of the adults' work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Taylor say she would do with Daisy if she were her mother?

2. Why does Sister Jones say she won't testify for Jim Weston?

3. What does Sister Taylor suggest that changes Sister Jones' mind about testifying?

4. What does Deacon Simms say he will use as his legal reference during the trial?

5. When will Jim Weston's trial begin?

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