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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. Which of the following best describes the exchange between Sister Taylor and Deacon Lindsay?
(a) They playfully tease each other.
(b) They criticize each other and threaten to fight.
(c) They say little, but they exchange vicious glances.
(d) Their exchange leads to improved relations between both sides.

2. On the charge of assault and battery, how does Jim Weston plead?
(a) He says he is sorry that he did it, but he is not guilty.
(b) He says he is sorry and pleads guilty.
(c) He says he did not do it and is not guilty.
(d) He says he did it and would do it again, but he's not guilty.

3. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas greet Joe Clarke when he arrives at the trial?
(a) They ignore him and do not speak to him at all.
(b) They wish him luck.
(c) They criticize him for taking the Baptist side of the argument.
(d) They ask to pray with him for a peaceful resolution to the trial.

4. What Bible does Reverend Childers end up using?
(a) He returns to his home to get his own Bible.
(b) One of the Baptists in the crowd shares his Bible with him.
(c) Joe Clarke forces Deacon Simms to share his Bible.
(d) He uses the church Bible from the pulpit.

5. What does Sister Thomas repeatedly say she needs to do before the trial?
(a) Hang her laundry.
(b) Change her clothes.
(c) Finish washing her dishes.
(d) Put the collard greens on to cook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Deacon Simms accuses Dave Carter of what?

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

3. According to Reverend Childers, why is an ass bone close to a mule bone?

4. Why is Joe Clarke so passionate about the town?

5. According to Lige Mosely, why should a Baptist be afraid to go swimming?

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