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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1.

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

3. What color shirt is Dave Carter wearing?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) The text does not reveal the color.

4. How do the men at the store react to Mrs. Roberts' plight?
(a) They all feel sorry for her and offer her money.
(b) They offer to help her home with her groceries.
(c) They are all happy that none of them is married to her.
(d) They are embarrassed by her presence and ignore her.

5. Where did Joe Lindsay find the mule bone?
(a) He says he found it behind the store.
(b) He says he found it while he was hunting.
(c) He always carries it with him when he walks to town in order to fight off stray dogs.
(d) It is his good luck charm, so he never leaves home without it.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Jim Weston hit Dave Carter?

2. What does Dave Carter buy for Daisy?

3. According to Sister Taylor, how ugly is Deacon Lindsay?

4. What part of Joe Clarke's appearance does Sister Thomas criticize?

5. What does Sister Thomas think of Mrs. Blunt's reaction to the trial and the associated gossip?

(see the answer key)

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