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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. What does Deacon Simms say he will use as his legal reference during the trial?
(a) He says he will use the Bible, from beginning to end.
(b) He says he will use his own legal knowledge and experience.
(c) He says he will use the evidence and let that speak for itself.
(d) He says he will use the law books that he borrowed from the library.

2. 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 were at Daisy's house.
(c) They have been out working in the fields all day.
(d) They have been working up North at a white-owned factory.

3. Why does Joe Lindsay bring the mule bone to the store?
(a) He wants to return it to its rightful owner.
(b) He uses it to protect himself from stray dogs.
(c) He wants to show it to the other men.
(d) He believes it will bring him luck.

4. According to Deacon Simms, why does the town need a jail?
(a) The town is full of lawlessness.
(b) The church basement is overcrowded with prisoners.
(c) The jail will bring in government money.
(d) The jail will provide some much-needed jobs.

5. What assurance does Deacon Simms give Sisters Taylor and Thomas?
(a) He assures them that the trial will be quick and fair.
(b) He assures them that Jim Weston will get the punishment he deserves.
(c) He assures them that they will both get a chance to testify at the trial.
(d) He assures them that not only will Jim Weston be cleared, but they may get a new mayor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Taylor say she would do with Daisy if she were her mother?

2. Why does the store owner at first refuse to give Mrs. Roberts the meat that she asks for?

3. What part of Joe Clarke's appearance does Sister Thomas criticize?

4. Where has Daisy been before her return to town?

5. What name does Sister Taylor call the girl who sasses back at her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Jim's and Dave's attitudes toward Daisy change at the end of Act 3?

2. Why does Sister Taylor struggle to read the sign posted on the tree?

3. What evidence in Act 3 suggests that Dave and Jim still have a strong bond?

4. How does Joe Clarke defend his decision to oversee the trial?

5. How do the children's religious background become a competition?

6. Describe Elder Simms' attitude toward the people of the town.

7. Why does Sister Taylor want to testify at the trial even though she was not present at the fight?

8. What evidence throughout Act 2, Scene 2, suggests that Joe Clarke is unfamiliar with court procedures?

9. What comments do Sisters Taylor and Thomas have about Joe Clarke when he approaches them on his way to the trial?

10. What kind of relationship does Daisy seem to have with her mother?

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