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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what does Jim Weston hit Dave Carter?
(a) A mule bone.
(b) His fist.
(c) A chair from the porch.
(d) A broken soda bottle.

3. What instrument does Jim Weston play?
(a) The fiddle.
(b) The accordion.
(c) The harmonica.
(d) The guitar.

4. How does Joe Clarke respond to Deacon Simms' suggestion about the jail?
(a) He isn't sure, but agrees to bring it up at the next town meeting.
(b) He agrees and wants to hear more.
(c) He laughs because he thinks it must be a joke.
(d) He is offended and argues.

5. How do Jim Weston and Dave Carter react to Daisy's return?
(a) They begin to push and shove each other.
(b) They playfully criticize each other to try to impress Daisy.
(c) They are both too nervous to say anything.
(d) They immediately break into song.

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

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

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

9. What does Sister Thomas do after Reverend Childers and his group enter?
(a) She sucks her teeth and turns her back to them.
(b) She begins singing a traditional Methodist hymn.
(c) She flips her skirt at them and exits.
(d) She picks a fight with Deacon Lindsay.

10. What does Sister Thomas think of Mrs. Blunt's reaction to the trial and the associated gossip?
(a) She does not know why Mrs. Blunt is upset, since she is not directly involved in the trial.
(b) She is smugly satisfied to see that Mrs. Blunt is in an awkward position.
(c) She believes that Mrs. Blunt must be overwhelmed by her daughter's role in the fight.
(d) She believes that Mrs. Blunt has been asking for trouble because she has not raised Daisy properly.

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

12. How do the children react to Sister Taylor's reprimands?
(a) They quiet down, but continue with their fighting after she leaves.
(b) They say nothing, but look sheepish and wander away.
(c) They tease her and shake themselves at her.
(d) They apologize and head home.

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

14. What does Deacon Simms say he will use as his legal reference during the trial?
(a) He says he will use the evidence and let that speak for itself.
(b) He says he will use the law books that he borrowed from the library.
(c) He says he will use his own legal knowledge and experience.
(d) He says he will use the Bible, from beginning to end.

15. What does Joe Clarke realize that he needs to get from the lodge room before he goes to the trial?
(a) The gavel.
(b) The list of charges.
(c) His judge's robe.
(d) The evidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Thomas repeatedly say she needs to do before the trial?

2. Why does Dave Carter strike back at Jim Weston?

3. Who orders Jim' Weston's arrest?

4. How do the men at the store react to Mrs. Roberts' plight?

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

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