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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Describe the relationship between the Methodists and the Baptists in town.
(a) They are beginning to learn how to accept one another.
(b) They are friendly toward one another.
(c) They work together to fight corruption.
(d) They do not agree on many ideas and do not get along.

2. From which mule did the bone originally come?
(a) No one knows.
(b) Lum Boger's old mule.
(c) The mule that escaped from Will Cody's pasture.
(d) Matt Brazzle's mean mule.

3. Why does Jim Weston begin to play music?
(a) It is the only way he can express his love for Daisy.
(b) One of the men at the store requests a song.
(c) When he is nervous, he plays music.
(d) Daisy asks him to play for her.

4. Which of the following best describes the children's journey to the church?
(a) The Baptist children decide to go first, and the Methodist children follow.
(b) Both the Baptist and the Methodist children are pushing and fighting to get there first.
(c) They all race the whole way there to see who will arrive first.
(d) The Methodist children go first, and the Baptist children follow.

5. 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) He owes her money for some eggs that she traded.
(d) Her husband doesn't provide enough for her and her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Joe Clarke respond to Deacon Simms' suggestion about the jail?

2. What does Daisy think of Jim Weston and Dave Carter's music?

3. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas greet Joe Clarke when he arrives at the trial?

4. Which two characters are the first to speak in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What complaint does Deacon Simms have about snakes?

Short Essay Questions

1. About what do the men on the porch tease Teets and Bootsie? How do the girls respond?

2. Why does Daisy refuse to follow Jim and wander on without direction in Act 3?

3. Describe Lum Boger's role as marshal.

4. What complaint does Walter make about Baptist theology?

5. How does Mrs. Thomas' show herself to be hypocrite with her response to Mrs. Blunt's request?

6. Why are people confused by the ringing of the church bell?

7. What outcome does Deacon Simms expect from the trial?

8. How does the ending of the play confirm that Jim and Dave have reconciled their friendship?

9. What excuse does Dave offer to prove that he is not on his way to visit Daisy?

10. Why do both Jim and Dave resent the townspeople's interference in their argument?

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