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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jim Weston pull Daisy down to sit on the tracks with him?
(a) He wants to kiss her.
(b) He wants to talk to her.
(c) He just wants her to sit with him.
(d) He is trying to comfort her.

2. What reason is given to support the idea of the Baptist minister leading the prayer before trial?
(a) Joe Clarke is a Baptist, and he is acting as the judge.
(b) The Baptist minister has more formal education.
(c) The Baptists say better prayers that the Methodists.
(d) The trial is in his church, so he should say the prayer.

3. What did Daisy do for Dave Carter the day before the trial?
(a) Daisy made him a lunch plate.
(b) Daisy brought him some fresh strawberries.
(c) Daisy washed and ironed his clothes for him.
(d) Daisy rubbed his head for him.

4. How does Sister Taylor defend herself when Joe Lindsay chastises her for arguing in church?
(a) She says she is not the only one who is talking.
(b) She criticizes him for not feeding his horse.
(c) She criticizes him for beating his wife.
(d) She says he has no right to tell her what to do.

5. What does Sister Pitt suggest they must do before the trial begins?
(a) Call a formal list of witnesses.
(b) Start with a prayer.
(c) Read the charges.
(d) Sing a hymn.

6. How do the Baptists respond to Jim Weston entering the church?
(a) The whisper about him as he walks up the aisle.
(b) In unison, they all turn their backs on him.
(c) They cheer him and shout words of encouragement.
(d) They taunt him with chicken and rooster calls.

7. What does Jim Weston do as he sits alone on the railroad tracks?
(a) He says a prayer and asks for direction.
(b) He closes his eyes and rests for a moment.
(c) He contemplates suicide.
(d) He plays a couple of songs on his guitar.

8. How does Jim Weston react when a person from the mob throws something at him?
(a) He shakes his head sadly and walks away.
(b) He runs into the crowd looking for the person who threw the object.
(c) He picks up a brick and hurls it back at the mob.
(d) He runs away and hides on the other side of the tracks.

9. What does Daisy suggest Jim Weston can do for a living after they get married?
(a) She assures him that she will make enough to support them both.
(b) She suggests that he will make plenty of money as a guitar player.
(c) She suggests that he can become a waiter in Maitland.
(d) She suggests that he become a yard man and give up the guitar.

10. What is missing when Joe Clarke tries to begin the trial?
(a) The defendant.
(b) The witnesses.
(c) The gavel.
(d) Dave Carter.

11. What does Sister Taylor suggest that Sister Lewis should do for her daughter?
(a) She should get the sheriff to make one of her many boyfriends marry her.
(b) She should get her some new clothes so she does not have to wear sack cloth.
(c) She should get her buck teeth fixed.
(d) She should teach her how to properly wash herself.

12. How does Daisy respond when Dave Carter asks if she loves him?
(a) She responds with an enthusiastic yes and hangs on his neck.
(b) She does not answer, but plays coy and changes the subject.
(c) She takes his hand and just smiles at him.
(d) She shakes her head and grabs Jim Weston's hand.

13. What evidence does Sister Hambo provide to prove that she is telling the truth?
(a) Everyone in town knows that she always tells the truth.
(b) She swears on her mother's grave that she is telling the truth.
(c) She belongs to Macedonia Baptist Church and cannot lie.
(d) She has six children, and they are all as honest as she is.

14. Why does Daisy begin to cry when speaking to Jim Weston in Act 3?
(a) He gets angry and slaps her.
(b) He says a woman cannot be trusted.
(c) He says he does not love her and he never really loved her.
(d) He threatens to leave her alone in the dark.

15. According to Lige Mosely, why should a Baptist be afraid to go swimming?
(a) Baptists only go into the water for baptism.
(b) Baptists do not know how to swim.
(c) Their heads are harder than rocks, so they would drown.
(d) They do not like to bathe, and swimming is a lot like bathing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jim Weston plan to go when he gets up to leave after sitting on the railroad tracks?

2. What excuse does Daisy give Dave Carter to explain why she has not chosen him?

3. What will Jim Weston do to support himself and Daisy?

4. According to the characters at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, how are Reverend Childers and Deacon Simms different?

5. What Bible does Reverend Childers end up using?

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