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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 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.

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

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

4. According to Deacon Simms, what kind of day is it in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) It is a hot day.
(b) It is a chilly day.
(c) It is a windy day.
(d) It is a cloudy day.

5. What does Joe Clarke realize that he needs to get from the lodge room before he goes to the trial?
(a) His judge's robe.
(b) The gavel.
(c) The list of charges.
(d) The evidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas respond to Reverend Childers' greeting?

2. As the evening progresses, what games do the men on the porch play?

3. Why does Daisy come to the store?

4. What assurance does Deacon Simms give Sisters Taylor and Thomas?

5. What information does Sister Taylor share with Lum Boger in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaint does Walter make about Baptist theology?

2. How do Jim and Dave react to the squabbling among the people at the trial?

3. How does Mrs. Thomas' show herself to be hypocrite with her response to Mrs. Blunt's request?

4. What evidence in Act 3 suggests that Dave and Jim still have a strong bond?

5. How do Jim's and Dave's attitudes toward Daisy change at the end of Act 3?

6. How does Jim react to meeting Daisy as she is on her way back to town?

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

8. Why does Hambo bring out the checkerboard?

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

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

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