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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the church bell rung?
(a) Hambo rings the bell as a way of ushering Jim Weston out of town.
(b) Deacon Simms rings the bell to draw attention to his client's case.
(c) Lum Boger rings the bell to signal the beginning of the trial.
(d) It was an accident; someone fell and grabbed the rope.

2. Who receives the applause from the Methodist side of the church?
(a) Joe Clarke.
(b) Joe Lindsay.
(c) Reverend Childers.
(d) Deacon Simms.

3. Why does Joe Clarke get frustrated with Lum Boger?
(a) He has not quited the crowd.
(b) He is sitting with the defendant.
(c) He blames him for forgetting the gavel.
(d) He has not shown up for the trial yet.

4. What does Deacon Simms say he will use as his legal reference during the trial?
(a) He says he will use his own legal knowledge and experience.
(b) He says he will use the Bible, from beginning to end.
(c) He says he will use the evidence and let that speak for itself.
(d) He says he will use the law books that he borrowed from the library.

5. What evidence does Sister Hambo provide to prove that she is telling the truth?
(a) She belongs to Macedonia Baptist Church and cannot lie.
(b) She swears on her mother's grave that she is telling the truth.
(c) She has six children, and they are all as honest as she is.
(d) Everyone in town knows that she always tells the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Reverend Childers present as evidence against Jim Weston in the trial?

2. How does Joe Clarke respond to Deacon Simms' suggestion about the jail?

3. Who defends herself by saying that everyone's house has some bedbugs and lice?

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

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

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