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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What are Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms doing when Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive at the store?
(a) They are shaking hands and apologizing to each other.
(b) They are playing a friendly game of checkers.
(c) They are beating each other with the mule bone.
(d) They are still arguing about the town.
2. How do the men in front of the store react to Deacon Simms' arrival?
(a) They begin to harass and verbally assault him.
(b) They welcome him to join their poker game.
(c) They try to ignore him, hoping that he will go away.
(d) They quickly hide their games and their winnings.
3. Why does Daisy come to the store?
(a) She wants to challenge the men to a high-stakes poker game.
(b) She needs to buy some stamps.
(c) She wants to show off her new dress for all of the men.
(d) She needs to pick up some items for her mother.
4. What does Deacon Simms discuss after he moves beyond the subject of snakes?
(a) He begins to gossip about Daisy Blunt.
(b) He begins to preach about changes that the town needs.
(c) He wants to talk about making improvements to the town's school.
(d) He wants to know what the men think about Mrs. Roberts.
5. Why is Joe Clarke so passionate about the town?
(a) He needs the town to maintain a positive reputation so that he can sell his property for a profit.
(b) It's the only place that he's ever lived.
(c) He was born and raised there.
(d) He put up the money to purchase and develop the land.
Short Answer Questions
1. What instrument does Jim Weston play?
2. Where did Joe Lindsay find the mule bone?
3. Why does Jim Weston begin to play music?
4. From which mule did the bone originally come?
5. According to Deacon Simms, why does the town need a jail?
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