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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister Taylor call the Baptist children?
(a) "Lil Baptis' Haitians."
(b) "Limbs of Satan."
(c) "Devil's chillen."
(d) "You all varmints."

2. Why does Daisy come to the store?
(a) She needs to pick up some items for her mother.
(b) She wants to challenge the men to a high-stakes poker game.
(c) She wants to show off her new dress for all of the men.
(d) She needs to buy some stamps.

3. What does Sister Taylor say she would do with Daisy if she were her mother?
(a) She says she would beat her for acting like a tramp.
(b) She says she would not allow her out of the house.
(c) She says she would put her out of the house and let her support herself.
(d) She says she would send her back North to get her away from the men.

4. Why do some women challenge Joe Clarke's involvement in Jim Weston's trial?
(a) Many women believe that he should not be the judge because the incident occurred on his property.
(b) All of the women believe that he should bring in a judge from out of town.
(c) The Baptist women criticize him because he is a Methodist.
(d) The Methodist women criticize him for holding the trial in a Baptist church.

5. Where is Jim Weston held until his trial?
(a) In the church basement.
(b) Under house arrest.
(c) In Joe Clarke's barn.
(d) In the store's cellar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Taylor do to end the argument with the sassy young girl?

2. Which of the following best describes the Baptist position on Jim Weston's guilt?

3. According to Mrs. Roberts, why should the store owner give her some meat?

4. When the fighting children enter, what does Sister Taylor look for, and what does she intend to do with it?

5. What does Sister Thomas do after Reverend Childers and his group enter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship does Daisy seem to have with her mother?

2. Why is Lum Boger unable to testify about the fight between Dave and Jim?

3. According to Sister Thomas, why is Joe Clarke siding with the Baptists in the fight over Jim's trial?

4. Why does Deacon Simms get frustrated during his defense argument?

5. How does Joe Clarke defend his decision to oversee the trial?

6. Compare the greeting that Sisters Thomas and Taylor give Reverend Childers and Joe Lindsay to the greeting that they give Deacon Simms and Joe Clarke.

7. What request does Mrs. Blunt make concerning the trial? How is her request received by Joe Clarke?

8. What reason does Sister Thomas give to support why they should all testify for Jim at the trial?

9. What excuse does Dave offer to prove that he is not on his way to visit Daisy?

10. Describe Lum Boger's role as marshal.

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