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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Marvin in Chapter 1, in what year was the town of Bideford founded?
2. According to William at the end of Chapter 1, what has been done to George’s vehicle?
3. What is the name of George’s wife, as revealed in Chapter 2?
4. What genre of fiction does Atticus love the most?
5. When Atticus interrupts the dinner at the manor house in Chapter 1, what does he inform the members of the Order?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Caleb? What information does he tell Atticus on page 80?
2. What is The Book of Days? Who is responsible for maintaining it?
3. What is a realtist and how does it compare to a realtor, as explained on page 112?
4. Who are Atticus’s father and uncle? What business do they run, as explained in Chapter 1?
5. Who is Dora? What has Atticus’s father discovered, and how does it impact Atticus?
6. What happens to Atticus when he gets a flat tire in Chapter 1?
7. Who built the Winthrop House? What is notable about it?
8. What connection does Atticus discover in Chapter 2?
9. What genre of fiction does Atticus love most? Why does this love also give him pain, as explained in Chapter 1?
10. Who are Albert and Thea Powell, and what did they experience?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although the world of Lovecraft Country is firmly rooted in the physical world, the characters of the novel frequently confront the supernatural world. How do supernatural phenomena affect the novel’s characters, plot, and themes?
Essay Topic 2
Atticus experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Caleb’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is he a good person? In what ways is he a bad one?
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