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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. Where did Henry start working as a clerk after school following his mother's death?
2. Who was thrown from the car when a bump was hit on the road in the flashback in Part 2, Chapter 5?
3. What does Henry tell Jean Louise he might do in Part 2, Chapter 5?
4. What word from Part 2, Chapter 5 means caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature?
5. Where do Henry and Jean Louise go after eating on their date in Part 2, Chapter 5?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is foreshadowed by Jean Louise and Henry’s swim in the river in Part 2, Chapter 5?
2. How is the character of Charles Baker Harris described in Go Set a Watchman?
3. How does Jean Louise respond to the discoveries made about her father in Part 3?
4. What is revealed of Henry’s character by his remark about black drivers in Part 2, Chapter 5?
5. From what narrative perspective is Go Set a Watchman related?
6. How does the theme of tradition emerge in Part 3, Chapter 6?
7. How would you describe Atticus Finch in Go Set a Watchman? How does Jean Louise perceive her father in the beginning of the novel?
8. How would you describe Alexandra’s perceptions of race? How does she regard the pamphlet Jean Louise finds?
9. What causes the game of “Revival” to be broken up in the flashback in Part 2, Chapter 5?
10. What is significant about Henry pointing out how Jean Louise drinks her coffee in Part 2, Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the differences between characterizations of Atticus Finch in Go Set a Watchman and To Kill a Mockingbird. How did this character evolve in Harper Lee’s drafts? Why do you think the character changed? Do you think that Atticus is more realistic in one novel over the other? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What trial does Atticus Finch decide to take in Go Set a Watchman? Who is being charged in this trial? What are Atticus’s motivations for taking the case? How does Jean Louise respond to the case?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Dill in Go Set a Watchman and in To Kill a Mockingbird. What is revealed about Dill through Jean Louise in Go Set a Watchman? Why do you think the character of Dill is more focused upon in Harper Lee’s later draft (To Kill a Mockingbird)?
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