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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where has Daisy been before her return to town?
(a) She was in the North working for a white family.
(b) She was away at college.
(c) She was in prison for a suspicious accident.
(d) No one knows where she has been.
2. What game are the children playing in front of the store?
(a) Hopscotch.
(b) Double-dutch.
(c) Red rover.
(d) Chick-me, chick-me, cranie-crow.
3. When the fighting children enter, what does Sister Taylor look for, and what does she intend to do with it?
(a) She looks for an easy exit so she can get away from the children.
(b) She looks for a stick with which she can hit the children.
(c) She looks for another adult to help back her up.
(d) She looks for a rock to throw at the children.
4. Which of the following best describes Sister Taylor's position about Daisy's involvement in the fight between Jim Weston and Dave Carter?
(a) Sister Taylor believes that Daisy is innocent; it is not her fault that men find her attractive.
(b) Sister Taylor believes that the two men would fight about any girl.
(c) Sister Taylor believes that men are responsible for their own actions.
(d) Sister Taylor believes that Daisy caused it by showing off and teasing the men.
5. How do the men at the store react to the arrival of Teets Miller and Bootsie Pitts?
(a) They agree that the women are attractive, but not as attractive as Daisy.
(b) They agree that both women are just as pretty as Daisy.
(c) They do not even notice.
(d) They are too shy to speak to them directly.
6. What name does Sister Taylor call the girl who sasses back at her?
(a) A "Satan's chile."
(b) A "limb of Satan."
(c) A "little heifer."
(d) A "truck o' trouble."
7. According to Deacon Lindsay, what does Sister Taylor smell like?
(a) Like a "nest of grand daddies."
(b) Like a "louse in de church."
(c) Like "de devil's doll baby."
(d) Like a "neet of yellow hammers."
8. According to Mrs. Roberts, why should the store owner give her some meat?
(a) Their religion requires that he take care of the poor.
(b) He gave meat to her neighbor, so it is only fair that he do the same for her.
(c) Her husband doesn't provide enough for her and her children.
(d) He owes her money for some eggs that she traded.
9. On what errand does Joe Clarke send Lum Boger?
(a) To work at the store during the trial.
(b) To get the witnesses.
(c) To get Jim Weston and the mule bone from the barn.
(d) To get the gavel.
10. What does Deacon Simms discuss after he moves beyond the subject of snakes?
(a) He begins to gossip about Daisy Blunt.
(b) He wants to know what the men think about Mrs. Roberts.
(c) He wants to talk about making improvements to the town's school.
(d) He begins to preach about changes that the town needs.
11. Where have Jim Weston and Dave Carter been before they arrive at the store in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) They have been playing music at a whites-only club.
(b) They have been out working in the fields all day.
(c) They were at Daisy's house.
(d) They have been working up North at a white-owned factory.
12. Where did Joe Lindsay find the mule bone?
(a) He always carries it with him when he walks to town in order to fight off stray dogs.
(b) It is his good luck charm, so he never leaves home without it.
(c) He says he found it behind the store.
(d) He says he found it while he was hunting.
13. How do the men at the store react to Daisy's arrival?
(a) They suddenly become very formal and well-mannered.
(b) They flirt with Daisy and ask her to reveal which man she prefer, Jim or Dave.
(c) They are embarrassed to speak to her.
(d) No one speaks to her, but they all stare at her.
14. What does Sister Taylor call the Baptist children?
(a) "You all varmints."
(b) "Lil Baptis' Haitians."
(c) "Limbs of Satan."
(d) "Devil's chillen."
15. Where is Deaconr Simms headed when he meets Sisters Taylor and Thomas?
(a) He is looking for the evidence that will free Jim Weston.
(b) He is going to speak to Jim Weston before the trial.
(c) He is looking for Joe Clarke so the he can discuss the trial process.
(d) He is headed to the Baptist church to prepare for the trial.
Short Answer Questions
1. How do the sisters Taylor and Thomas treat Deacon Simms when he arrives?
2. What color shirt is Dave Carter wearing?
3. How does Daisy respond to the question of whether she prefers Jim Weston or Dave Carter?
4. Why does the store owner at first refuse to give Mrs. Roberts the meat that she asks for?
5. Which of the following best describes the children's journey to the church?
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