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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Daisy in a hurry when Jim Weston runs into her?
(a) She has just left work and is coming to see how the trial turned out.
(b) She only has a few free minutes and has to hurry back to work.
(c) She is being pursued by a strange man.
(d) She knows that her mother will be upset if she comes home late again.

3. Who else did Daisy visit on the same day that she visited Dave Carter?
(a) Daisy also visited Jim Weston in the barn.
(b) Daisy also visited Lum Boger and brought him lunch.
(c) Daisy also visited Joe Clarke.
(d) Daisy also visited Hambo.

4. Which would Daisy rather be, a lark flying or a dove setting?
(a) A dove.
(b) Daisy would rather be a dove flying.
(c) Daisy does not want to be a bird.
(d) A lark.

5. How does Daisy respond to Jim's anger over her visit with Dave Carter?
(a) She turns on her heel and walks away.
(b) She begins to cry and says she was just being nice.
(c) She apologizes and begs for his forgiveness.
(d) She gets angry and yells at him.

6. Where do Daisy and Jim Weston plan to go?
(a) They plan to go to Daisy's mother's house.
(b) They plan to go back into town.
(c) They do not know where they are going.
(d) They are going to move to Maitland.

7. Deacon Simms accuses Dave Carter of what?
(a) Of lying to Jim Weston about his injuries.
(b) Of stealing Daisy away from Jim Weston.
(c) Of feeling jealous of Jim Weston.
(d) Of living an unclean life.

8. How does Brother Nixon respond to Sister Lewis' chastisement?
(a) He pretends that he cannot hear her.
(b) He mocks her and shakes himself at her.
(c) He looks at her innocently and pretends that he has done nothing.
(d) He apologizes and then sits quietly.

9. According to Jim Weston, what kind of man does Daisy need?
(a) A man who does not mind being bossed.
(b) A man who does not mind being lied to.
(c) A man who does not mind working hard and getting up early.
(d) A man who will keep her in line.

10. Where does Jim Weston plan to go when he gets up to leave after sitting on the railroad tracks?
(a) He plans to go to Maitland.
(b) He plans to go right back into town.
(c) He has no idea where he will go.
(d) He plans to follow the tracks into Georgia.

11. How much time would Dave Carter do on a chain gang in order to prove his love for Daisy?
(a) Forty years.
(b) Life.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Twenty years.

12. Where does Daisy suggest she and Jim Weston live after they get married?
(a) In Maitland, at her employer's farm.
(b) It does not matter.
(c) In town, with her mother.
(d) In another state.

13. What is Dave Carter wearing when he enters the church?
(a) A bandage on his head.
(b) A neck brace.
(c) A cast on his arm.
(d) A large black hat.

14. How do Jim Weston and Dave Carter express their love for Daisy?
(a) They both sing songs that they have written for her.
(b) They arm wrestle for her.
(c) They try to outdo each other with extremes of what they would do for her.
(d) They recite poetry that they have dedicated to her.

15. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) 4 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.
(b) 3 p.m. at the Macedonia Baptist Church.
(c) Noon at the Macedonia Baptist Church.
(d) 3 p.m. at the United Methodist Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sister Taylor defend herself when Joe Lindsay chastises her for arguing in church?

2. What does Daisy say to Jim Weston in Act 3 that changes his mood?

3. According to Lige Mosely, why should a Baptist be afraid to go swimming?

4. What problem do the Methodists have with the sermon that Reverend Childers preached on the day before the trial?

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

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