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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave Carter say he got enough of on Saturday night (the night of the fight)?
(a) He says that he got enough of singing and dancing.
(b) He says he got enough of Daisy.
(c) He says he got enough of Jim Weston.
(d) He says he got enough of fighting.

2. How many people are in the church at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Exactly two people are in church, Jim Weston and Deacon Simms.
(b) Only a handful of people are in church, but many are waiting outside.
(c) The church is nearly empty.
(d) The church is almost full.

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

4. What does Daisy say to Jim Weston in Act 3 that changes his mood?
(a) She wants him to come live with her and her mother.
(b) She has found another man and is going to live with him in the North.
(c) She has come to town to find out about the trial.
(d) On the night of the fight, she had come to town to see him.

5. According to Jim Weston, how much does he love Daisy?
(a) So much that he is about to explode.
(b) So much that he would eat a live scorpion for her.
(c) As much as God loves his best angel, Gabriel.
(d) As much as a mother bear loves her cub.

6. What does Daisy threaten to do when both Jim Weston and Dave Carter try to hug her?
(a) She threatens to leave town and return to the North.
(b) She threatens to find another man who will appreciate her.
(c) She threatens to go to her mother's house and leave them standing along the railroad.
(d) She threatens to leave them both and go back to work.

7. What does Daisy suggest Jim Weston can do for a living after they get married?
(a) She suggests that he will make plenty of money as a guitar player.
(b) She assures him that she will make enough to support them both.
(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.

8. Where does Dave Carter suggest that Jim Weston should go at the end of Act 3?
(a) Back to town.
(b) To Maitland.
(c) Follow Daisy.
(d) Follow the train tracks into Georgia.

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

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

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

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

13. How does Deacon Simms suggest that they end the trial?
(a) He says Jim Weston should be compensated for his mistreatment.
(b) He says Joe Clarke should be run out of town, and he himself should be mayor.
(c) He says they should sing, dismiss, and all return to work.
(d) He says everyone should apologize to Jim Weston and set him free.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Sister Lewis chastises Brother Nixon for what offense?

4. Where does Daisy suggest she and Jim Weston live after they get married?

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

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