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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. What is described in the narrative as Jean Louise's favorite game?

2. How much money does Jean Louise tip the porter when she departs in Maycomb?

3. What "pretend game" do Jean Louise, Dill, and Jem decide to play in the flashback in Part 2, Chapter 5?

4. What do Henry and Jean Louise do at the river in Part 2, Chapter 5?

5. How old is Henry Clinton in Go Set a Watchman?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Henry and Jean Louise’s past? What does the author reveal of their history through exposition in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. Who is Alexandra? What characteristics define Alexandra in Go Set a Watchman?

3. Who is Mr. O’Hanlon? What is revealed of his character in Part 3, Chapter 8?

4. What does Henry reveal about Atticus’s health in Part 1, Chapter 1?

5. What can be discerned of Jean Louise’s character based on her remarks about Edgar to Alexandra in Part 1, Chapter 2?

6. How is Mr. Willoughby’s character described? What are Jean Louise’s perceptions of Mr. Willoughby?

7. How would you describe Alexandra’s perceptions of race? How does she regard the pamphlet Jean Louise finds?

8. How does Jean Louise respond to the discoveries made about her father in Part 3?

9. How does the theme of tradition emerge in Part 3, Chapter 6?

10. What indication does Jean Louise give that she will in fact marry Henry in Part 2, Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Jem in Go Set a Watchman. How did Jem die? Why do you think the author chose to explore Jem’s character further in To Kill a Mockingbird? How has Jem influenced Jean Louise’s character?

Essay Topic 2

What earlier trial of Atticus Finch’s is referred to in Go Set a Watchman? How is this trial displayed in To Kill a Mockingbird? In what ways does the trial connect the two novels?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the differences between the setting of Maycomb, Alabama, and the setting of New York City. Does the reader ever experience New York through the characters in Go Set a Watchman? How large is Maycomb? Upon what Alabama town was Maycomb most likely based?

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