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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. Who orders Jim' Weston's arrest?
(a) Deacon Simms.
(b) Marshal Lum Boger.
(c) Joe Clarke.
(d) Daisy.

2. On what errand does Joe Clarke send Lum Boger?
(a) To get the witnesses.
(b) To work at the store during the trial.
(c) To get the gavel.
(d) To get Jim Weston and the mule bone from the barn.

3. Where have Jim Weston and Dave Carter been before they arrive at the store in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) They were at Daisy's house.
(b) They have been out working in the fields all day.
(c) They have been playing music at a whites-only club.
(d) They have been working up North at a white-owned factory.

4. What does Dave Carter do after Jim Weston hits him?
(a) Falls unconscious.
(b) Staggers away, supported by Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms.
(c) Shakes his head and walks back out of town.
(d) Staggers away, supported by Daisy.

5. Why is Joe Clarke so passionate about the town?
(a) It's the only place that he's ever lived.
(b) He needs the town to maintain a positive reputation so that he can sell his property for a profit.
(c) He was born and raised there.
(d) He put up the money to purchase and develop the land.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Sister Taylor, what is Joe Clarke trying to look like as he heads to the trial?

3. What is Mary Ella's criticism about the Methodist Church?

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

5. What are Joe Clarke and Deacon Simms doing when Jim Weston and Dave Carter arrive at the store?

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