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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the men at the store begin to talk about after Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive?
(a) They go back to arguing about whether the town needs a jail.
(b) They talk about who will win Daisy's heart.
(c) They talk about the weather and how it will affect the harvest.
(d) They return to talking about the town's snake problem.

4. 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 the Bible, from beginning to end.
(d) He says he will use his own legal knowledge and experience.

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 an easy exit so she can get away from the children.
(b) She looks for another adult to help back her up.
(c) She looks for a rock to throw at the children.
(d) She looks for a stick with which she can hit the children.

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

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

8. 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 cloudy day.
(d) It is a windy day.

9. 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.

10. How do the sisters Taylor and Thomas treat Deacon Simms when he arrives?
(a) They criticize him and verbally harrass him.
(b) They are supportive and wish him luck.
(c) They ignore him and continue their own conversation.
(d) They ask to pray with him for a peaceful resolution to the trial.

11. Why does Joe Clarke tell Marshal Lum Boger to save the mule bone?
(a) He needs it for evidence at the trial.
(b) He needs to return it to Joe Lindsay.
(c) He needs to return it to Matt Brazzle.
(d) He wants to make sure that no one else uses it as a weapon.

12. How does Joe Clarke defend himself against Sisters Taylor and Thomas when he arrives at the trial?
(a) He says they should all learn to look past their differences and get along with others.
(b) He says he is not choosing sides; he only wants justice.
(c) He says he does not have to answer to anyone, especially to women.
(d) He says he understands their concerns, but he will not become a Baptist.

13. What does Sister Taylor do to end the argument with the sassy young girl?
(a) She heads to the church to tell the girl's mother.
(b) She calls the girl's mother over and lets the mother deal with her.
(c) She turns the girl over her knee and spanks her.
(d) She embarrasses the girl in front her friends.

14. What assurance does Deacon Simms give Sisters Taylor and Thomas?
(a) He assures them that the trial will be quick and fair.
(b) He assures them that they will both get a chance to testify at the trial.
(c) He assures them that not only will Jim Weston be cleared, but they may get a new mayor.
(d) He assures them that Jim Weston will get the punishment he deserves.

15. What color shirt is Dave Carter wearing?
(a) White.
(b) The text does not reveal the color.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What information does Sister Taylor share with Lum Boger in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Which of the following best describes Sister Taylor's position about Daisy's involvement in the fight between Jim Weston and Dave Carter?

4. Which of the following best describes the Baptist position on Jim Weston's guilt?

5. Of what, in addition to assault, does Joe Clarke suggest that Jim Weston is guilty?

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