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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. After whom was Maycomb County named, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. What annual trip to Maycomb is Jean Louise making in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. What did the pilot fly through on Jean Louise's last flight, according to the narrator in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. What word from Part 2, Chapter 5 means caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is foreshadowed by Jean Louise and Henry’s swim in the river in Part 2, Chapter 5?

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

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

4. What is significant about Henry pointing out how Jean Louise drinks her coffee in Part 2, Chapter 4?

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

6. How is Jean Louise introduced in Part 1, Chapter 1? Where does she live and where is she traveling?

7. How is the setting of Maycomb, Alabama described in Part 2, Chapter 4?

8. What rumor has emerged regarding Jean Louise in Part 3, Chapter 6? How do Atticus and Alexandra respond?

9. What is revealed of Henry’s character by his remark about black drivers in Part 2, Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author’s use of flashback in Go Set a Watchman. What is revealed about the main characters through the flashbacks in the narrative? How is theme employed in these flashbacks? How do the flashbacks serve the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Uncle Jack in Go Set a Watchman. How does Uncle Jack differ in his views and attitudes from Atticus? How does he differ from Jean Louise? What do you make of Uncle Jack’s theories in the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the major confrontation/conflict between Jean Louise and Atticus Finch in Go Set a Watchman. How does Atticus justify his beliefs and his actions? How does Jean Louise respond? What is the outcome of this conflict?

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