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

2. How does Joe Clarke respond to Deacon Simms' suggestion about the jail?
(a) He laughs because he thinks it must be a joke.
(b) He agrees and wants to hear more.
(c) He isn't sure, but agrees to bring it up at the next town meeting.
(d) He is offended and argues.

3. What evidence does Joe Clarke offer to support his accusation of JIm Weston?
(a) He says he always behaves suspiciously.
(b) He says he just looks like the type of guy who would do such a thing.
(c) He says he has heard that he buries a lot of feathers in his back yard.
(d) He says he has seen odd-shaped bulges in his coat pockets.

4. Why does Dave Carter strike back at Jim Weston?
(a) Jim Weston breaks his nose.
(b) Jim Weston accidentally hits Daisy when he swings at Dave.Carter.
(c) Jim Weston causes Dave Carter to spill red soda all over his shirt.
(d) Jim Weston makes a rude comment about Dave Carter's mother.

5. Why does Joe Clarke chase away the children who are playing in front of the store?
(a) The children almost broke a window in his store.
(b) It is getting late and their parents will expect them home.
(c) They are noisy, and he cannot concentrate on his game.
(d) He does not really like children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Taylor suggest that changes Sister Jones' mind about testifying?

2. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas greet Joe Clarke when he arrives at the trial?

3. Why does Joe Lindsay bring the mule bone to the store?

4. According to Deacon Lindsay, what does Sister Taylor smell like?

5. What are Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms doing when Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive at the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jim turn his back on Daisy after she offers him a job and a place to go?

2. What complaint does Walter make about Baptist theology?

3. What evidence throughout Act 2, Scene 2, suggests that Joe Clarke is unfamiliar with court procedures?

4. Why does Sister Taylor struggle to read the sign posted on the tree?

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

6. Describe Elder Simms' attitude toward the people of the town.

7. How do the different congregations react when the participants of the trial enter?

8. What do the other characters think of Mrs. Roberts?

9. What is the setting of Act I?

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

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