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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) Call a formal list of witnesses.
(b) Sing a hymn.
(c) Read the charges.
(d) Start with a prayer.

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

3. On the charge of assault and battery, how does Jim Weston plead?
(a) He says he is sorry that he did it, but he is not guilty.
(b) He says he is sorry and pleads guilty.
(c) He says he did it and would do it again, but he's not guilty.
(d) He says he did not do it and is not guilty.

4. Why does Jim Weston pick up a heavy stick as they walk back to town?
(a) It has an interesting shape, and he wants to show it to Joe Clarke.
(b) He is going to throw it toward a stray dog.
(c) He uses it as a walking stick.
(d) He plans to use it against anyone in town who tries to keep him out.

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

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 leave them both and go back to work.
(c) She threatens to go to her mother's house and leave them standing along the railroad.
(d) She threatens to find another man who will appreciate her.

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

8. 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 was too sympathetic to Jim Weston's case.
(c) His ideas are not supported by the Bible's teachings.
(d) The sermon lasted far too long.

9. Who receives the applause from the Methodist side of the church?
(a) Reverend Childers.
(b) Deacon Simms.
(c) Joe Lindsay.
(d) Joe Clarke.

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

11. Sister Lewis chastises Brother Nixon for what offense?
(a) He hangs his coat on one of the church's empty lamp brackets.
(b) He was talking during the trial, and she could not hear.
(c) He let his cow get into her strawberry patch.
(d) He stepped over her without asking her pardon.

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

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

14. What order does Joe Clarke give to the people at the trial before they leave the church?
(a) He orders them to disperse quietly and return to their homes.
(b) He orders them to help Lum Boger escort Jim Weston out of town.
(c) He orders them to leave their neighbors alone and mind their own business.
(d) He orders them to leave church grounds before they begin to fight.

15. What argument does Deacon Simms use to defend Jim Weston?
(a) He says that it was an innocent disagreement between friends, but not a crime.
(b) He says that Jim was full of rage and did not realize what he was doing.
(c) He says that Jim was simply defending himself from Dave's angry tirade.
(d) He says that according to white law and the Bible, a mule bone is not a weapon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave Carter say he got enough of on Saturday night (the night of the fight)?

2. How many people are in the church at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does Reverend Childers present as evidence against Jim Weston in the trial?

4. What accusation do the Methodists hurl at Dave Carter when he enters the church?

5. What does Jim Weston pour out of his shoe?

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