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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Deacon Simms suggest they do about the problem of snakes in the area?

3. Why does Daisy come to the store?

4. Why does Daisy return to the store in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Why does Jim Weston begin to play music?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why are the men all interested in the hock bone that Joe Lindsay brings to the store?

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

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

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

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

9. Compare the fight among the children to the fight between Sister Taylor and Joe Lindsay.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the authors' treatment of women in the play. What roles do the women play, and what stereotypes do they fall into? How do the characters perpetuate traditional gender roles and stereotypes? Be sure to use evidence from the text to support your point.

Essay Topic 2

Money plays an important role in the relationships of the characters in the play. See how many times money is mentioned in references to romantic relationships. What does this suggest about the people involved in these relationships and their partners? Why does money seem to play such an important role? Be sure to include specific examples from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the struggle between Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms. What seems to be at the root of their animosity toward each other? How does each use the trial as an excuse to gain power over the other? Provide examples from the text to support your points.

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