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

2. What does Sister Taylor think of Mrs. Blunt's reaction to the trial and the associated gossip?
(a) She suggests that Mrs. Blunt must be angry about Daisy's behavior.
(b) She suggests that Mrs. Blunt does not care because she has not raised Daisy properly anyway.
(c) She suggests that Mrs. Blunt must be embarrassed by all of the attention.
(d) She suggests that Mrs. Blunt is a strong woman who will not let the trouble get to her.

3. Which of the following best describes the Baptist position on Jim Weston's guilt?
(a) They believe that he should be expelled from the town.
(b) They believe that he and Dave Carter should resolve the issue themselves.
(c) They believe that he is innocent and should be released.
(d) They believe that he should be imprisoned for at least a year.

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

5. Why does Joe Clarke tell Marshal Lum Boger to save the mule bone?
(a) He needs to return it to Joe Lindsay.
(b) He wants to make sure that no one else uses it as a weapon.
(c) He needs to return it to Matt Brazzle.
(d) He needs it for evidence at the trial.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the sisters Taylor and Thomas treat Deacon Simms when he arrives?

3. What does Deacon Simms discuss after he moves beyond the subject of snakes?

4. For what does Sister Taylor chastise the children in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are people confused by the ringing of the church bell?

2. Why is Deacon Simms headed the wrong way when Sisters Taylor and Thomas see him?

3. What does Sister Thomas keep saying she needs to do throughout Act 2, Scene 1? Why does it take so long for her to finally do it?

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

5. Why do both Jim and Dave resent the townspeople's interference in their argument?

6. Why does Hambo bring out the checkerboard?

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

8. What do the women think about Daisy's mother's reaction to the trial?

9. What examples in Act 3 reveal Daisy's manipulative side?

10. How does the ending of the play confirm that Jim and Dave have reconciled their friendship?

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