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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jim Weston assume when he sees Dave coming down the tracks?
(a) That he is lost.
(b) That he is heading out to see Daisy.
(c) That he has been run out of town, too.
(d) That he is looking for him.

2. What problem do the Methodists have with the sermon that Reverend Childers preached on the day before the trial?
(a) They accuse him of trying the case before the actual trial.
(b) The sermon lasted far too long.
(c) His ideas are not supported by the Bible's teachings.
(d) The sermon was too sympathetic to Jim Weston's case.

3. What does everyone believe has happened when the church bell begins to toll?
(a) Everyone believes that Jim Weston has been convicted and sentenced.
(b) Everyone believes that the trial is about to begin.
(c) Everone believes that Jim Weston has been cleared of the charges.
(d) Everyone thinks that Dave Carter has died from his injuries.

4. How does Jim Weston react when Daisy puts her hand on his arm to comfort him?
(a) He leans into her and puts his head on her shoulder.
(b) He shakes her hand off and accuses her of being against him.
(c) He jumps as if she has jabbed him with a hot poker.
(d) He puts his hand on hers and looks into her eyes.

5. 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 knows that her mother will be upset if she comes home late again.
(d) She is being pursued by a strange man.

6. What is the setting of Act 3?
(a) Near sundown along the railroad tracks outside of town.
(b) Near sunrise along the railroad tracks outside of town.
(c) At sunrise near Maitland.
(d) Near Maitland at sundown.

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

8. What accusation do the Methodists hurl at Dave Carter when he enters the church?
(a) They believe that he started the fight and deserved what he got.
(b) They believe that he is faking his injury, trying to look hurt.
(c) They believe that he has stolen Joe Clarke's chickens.
(d) They belive that he just wants to cause trouble in town.

9. What will Jim Weston do to support himself and Daisy?
(a) He hopes to open his own general store.
(b) He thinks that she should work and support them both.
(c) He hopes to get a job as a yard man.
(d) He plans to play music, but he no longer has anyone to sing and dance with.

10. Why is the church bell rung?
(a) It was an accident; someone fell and grabbed the rope.
(b) Hambo rings the bell as a way of ushering Jim Weston out of town.
(c) Deacon Simms rings the bell to draw attention to his client's case.
(d) Lum Boger rings the bell to signal the beginning of the trial.

11. How do the women react when Lum Boger comes back to quiet them?
(a) They quiet down for a bit.
(b) They apologize and quickly quiet down.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They threaten him and warn him not to come near them.

12. According to Reverend Childers, what is the most dangerous weapon in the world?
(a) The jealousy of a man in love.
(b) The anger of one friend toward another.
(c) The hock bone of a mule.
(d) A flirtatious woman.

13. How does Joe Clarke respond to Mrs. Nixon's accusation that he mistreats his wife and sells rancid bacon?
(a) He says she smells like a nest of yellow hammers.
(b) He bangs his gavel and calls for order.
(c) He says she will not be allowed to buy anything else from the store until she pays back the money she owes.
(d) He says everyone knows that she lies, so he is not concerned.

14. According to Reverend Childers, why is an ass bone close to a mule bone?
(a) An ass is a mule's father, so the mule is related to the ass.
(b) They both have large ears, so they must be similar.
(c) The skeletons of the animals are basically the same.
(d) Both are single-hoofed animals, so they must be in the same family.

15. Why does Jim Weston think that the "mess and stink" was all for nothing?
(a) He and Dave Carter both know that it was just a fight; he didn't mean to really hurt him
(b) He knows that he has nothing more to live for.
(c) He has been kicked out of town, and now he has nothing left.
(d) He realizes that the town is consumed with religious zealotry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What evidence does Dave Carter present to prove that he is as clean as everybody else?

2. How much time would Dave Carter do on a chain gang in order to prove his love for Daisy?

3. What does Sister Pitt suggest they must do before the trial begins?

4. What did Daisy do for Dave Carter the day before the trial?

5. What is Dave Carter wearing when he enters the church?

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