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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas greet Joe Clarke when he arrives at the trial?
(a) They ignore him and do not speak to him at all.
(b) They ask to pray with him for a peaceful resolution to the trial.
(c) They wish him luck.
(d) They criticize him for taking the Baptist side of the argument.

3. Who orders Jim' Weston's arrest?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Marshal Lum Boger.
(c) Joe Clarke.
(d) Deacon Simms.

4. According to Deacon Lindsay, what does Sister Taylor smell like?
(a) Like a "nest of grand daddies."
(b) Like a "neet of yellow hammers."
(c) Like a "louse in de church."
(d) Like "de devil's doll baby."

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

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

7. Why does Daisy return to the store in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) She forgot to pick something up for her mother.
(b) She left her pocketbook at the store.
(c) She hears Jim Weston and Dave Carter's music,
(d) She is coming in to work her shift at the store.

8. What draws Joe Clarke's attention to Jim Weston and Dave Carter's fight?
(a) Their yelling at each other.
(b) The noise of the crowd.
(c) Deacon Simms runs in to get Joe Clarke when the men begin to fight.
(d) Daisy runs into the store to get Joe Clarke when the men begin to fight.

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

10. Why does Jim Weston begin to play music?
(a) When he is nervous, he plays music.
(b) One of the men at the store requests a song.
(c) Daisy asks him to play for her.
(d) It is the only way he can express his love for Daisy.

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

12. What does Deacon Simms suggest they do about the problem of snakes in the area?
(a) He says that they need to put out traps for them and relocate the snakes.
(b) He says that they should leave them alone since even snakes serve God's purpose.
(c) He says they need to hold a prayer service to drive the snakes out of the area.
(d) He says they need to cut down the weeds around town.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Joe Clarke chase away the children who are playing in front of the store?

3. Why does Sister Taylor doubt that the girl's mother will influence the girl?

4. According to Sister Taylor, how ugly is Deacon Lindsay?

5. Why does Daisy come to the store?

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