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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 complaint does Deacon Simms have about snakes?
(a) They are messengers of the devil and represent evil.
(b) He can never tell the difference between venomous and non-venomous snakes.
(c) The snakes keep eating his chicks.
(d) They are the only creature of which he is afraid.

2. What color shirt is Dave Carter wearing?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Yellow.
(d) The text does not reveal the color.

3. How do Sisters Taylor and Thomas respond to Reverend Childers' greeting?
(a) They ignore him and continue with their conversation.
(b) They give him polite, strained smiles but do not respond.
(c) They immediately begin to criticize his position concerning the trial.
(d) They glare at him and simply grunt in reply.

4. Why does Joe Clarke tell Marshal Lum Boger to save the mule bone?
(a) He wants to make sure that no one else uses it as a weapon.
(b) He needs to return it to Matt Brazzle.
(c) He needs to return it to Joe Lindsay.
(d) He needs it for evidence at the trial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Deacon Simms, what kind of day is it in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. How do the sisters Taylor and Thomas treat Deacon Simms when he arrives?

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

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

5. Why do some women challenge Joe Clarke's involvement in Jim Weston's trial?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Dave and Jim compete for Daisy's affections in Act 3?

3. Describe the men's reaction to Deacon Simms' arrival.

4. Describe Reverend Childers' successful prosecution argument. How does he convince Joe Clarke that Jim is guilty of assault with a weapon?

5. Why does Hambo bring out the checkerboard?

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

7. How do the different congregations react when the participants of the trial enter?

8. Describe Daisy's reaction to Dave's and Jim's fight.

9. What does the crowd on the porch suggest to Dave and Jim about Daisy's intentions, and how do the men respond?

10. According to Sister Thomas, why is Joe Clarke siding with the Baptists in the fight over Jim's trial?

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