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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the setting of Act 3?
(a) Near sundown along the railroad tracks outside of town.
(b) Near sunrise along the railroad tracks outside of town.
(c) At sunrise near Maitland.
(d) Near Maitland at sundown.

2. How does Jim Weston react when a person from the mob throws something at him?
(a) He runs into the crowd looking for the person who threw the object.
(b) He picks up a brick and hurls it back at the mob.
(c) He shakes his head sadly and walks away.
(d) He runs away and hides on the other side of the tracks.

3. What is missing when Joe Clarke tries to begin the trial?
(a) The defendant.
(b) Dave Carter.
(c) The witnesses.
(d) The gavel.

4. Why does Jim Weston pick up a heavy stick as they walk back to town?
(a) He uses it as a walking stick.
(b) He plans to use it against anyone in town who tries to keep him out.
(c) He is going to throw it toward a stray dog.
(d) It has an interesting shape, and he wants to show it to Joe Clarke.

5. How does Deacon Simms suggest that they end the trial?
(a) He says everyone should apologize to Jim Weston and set him free.
(b) He says Jim Weston should be compensated for his mistreatment.
(c) He says Joe Clarke should be run out of town, and he himself should be mayor.
(d) He says they should sing, dismiss, and all return to work.

6. Why does Daisy refuse both Jim Weston and Dave Carter?
(a) She has found another man in Maitland who can take care of her better.
(b) She will not marry a man who does not want to work and earn a living.
(c) She is tired of seeing the friends fighting, so she decides to leave them alone.
(d) She never really wanted either of them; she was just playing a game.

7. Who defends herself by saying that everyone's house has some bedbugs and lice?
(a) Sister Taylor.
(b) Sister Lewis.
(c) Sister Thomas.
(d) Sister Hambo.

8. What reason is given to support the idea of the Baptist minister leading the prayer before trial?
(a) The Baptists say better prayers that the Methodists.
(b) The Baptist minister has more formal education.
(c) The trial is in his church, so he should say the prayer.
(d) Joe Clarke is a Baptist, and he is acting as the judge.

9. When did Jim Weston tell Daisy that he could kiss her every day ("as regular as pig-tracks")?
(a) Before she moved up North.
(b) Right before the trial.
(c) When they were children.
(d) Just before the fight.

10. What does Jim Weston do as he sits alone on the railroad tracks?
(a) He says a prayer and asks for direction.
(b) He contemplates suicide.
(c) He closes his eyes and rests for a moment.
(d) He plays a couple of songs on his guitar.

11. What are Jim Weston and Dave Carter doing as the curtain falls?
(a) They are walking arm in arm on their way back into town.
(b) Jim Weston begins by humming a tune, and Dave Carter begins to sing the lyrics.
(c) Jim Weston is playing his guitar, and Dave Carter is singing and dancing alongside.
(d) Jim Weston is humming a tune, and Dave Carter is whistling the same tune.

12. Where do Daisy and Jim Weston plan to go?
(a) They plan to go back into town.
(b) They are going to move to Maitland.
(c) They plan to go to Daisy's mother's house.
(d) They do not know where they are going.

13. How does Joe Clarke respond to Mrs. Nixon's accusation that he mistreats his wife and sells rancid bacon?
(a) He says everyone knows that she lies, so he is not concerned.
(b) He says she smells like a nest of yellow hammers.
(c) He says she will not be allowed to buy anything else from the store until she pays back the money she owes.
(d) He bangs his gavel and calls for order.

14. What does Dave Carter say he got enough of on Saturday night (the night of the fight)?
(a) He says he got enough of fighting.
(b) He says he got enough of Jim Weston.
(c) He says that he got enough of singing and dancing.
(d) He says he got enough of Daisy.

15. According to Reverend Childers, what is the most dangerous weapon in the world?
(a) A flirtatious woman.
(b) The hock bone of a mule.
(c) The anger of one friend toward another.
(d) The jealousy of a man in love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What accusation do the Methodists hurl at Dave Carter when he enters the church?

2. How many people are in the church at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

3. What does Jim Weston pour out of his shoe?

4. Where does Daisy suggest she and Jim Weston live after they get married?

5. How does Daisy respond when Dave Carter and Jim Weston both choose their music over a life with her?

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