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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Deacon Simms refuse to allow Reverend Childers to use his Bible?
(a) He says any good preacher would have brought his own Bible.
(b) Reverend Childers is a Baptist and cannot read anyway.
(c) Deacon Simms' children gave the Bible to him, so it's special.
(d) He is afraid that Reverend Childers will soil his pages.

2. Why does Dave Carter insist that no one in town has any right to determine Jim Weston's punishment?
(a) No one in town has any legal power.
(b) None of the people in town know anything about the law anyway.
(c) Jim Weston hit Dave Carter, so no one else but Dave should have anything to say about it.
(d) Jim Weston has been tried once; they cannot try him again.

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

4. What does Jim Weston say that makes Daisy finally choose him over Dave Carter?
(a) He says he truly loves her.
(b) He says he would give up his best friend for her.
(c) He says that he would jump off of an airplane just to walk with her.
(d) He says he would buy her a train.

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

6. 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 rubbed his head for him.
(d) Daisy washed and ironed his clothes for him.

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

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

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

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

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

12. What evidence does Sister Taylor provide to prove that her husband is good to her?
(a) He brings home plenty of money.
(b) He brings her flowers for no reason.
(c) He listens to her when she has a problem.
(d) He is a good father to their children.

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

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

15. What does Daisy do after Jim Weston decides that he would rather have his freedom than marry her?
(a) She turns to Dave Carter and offers him the same opportunity.
(b) She turns her nose up into the air and walks away.
(c) She nods her head in agreement.
(d) She cries and begs him to change his mind.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Jim Weston escorted out of town?

3. What does Jim Weston take with him as he leaves town?

4. Sister Lewis chastises Brother Nixon for what offense?

5. What is Jim Weston's sentence for his crime?

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