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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 has Jem been voted as in his senior class?

2. What percentage of the South's population does Uncle Jack claim never saw a slave much less owned one, in Part 5, Chapter 14?

3. What is the name of Hester Sinclair's black servant?

4. When was the NAACP formed?

5. Who laments at Jean Louise's Coffee that there "hasn't been a good trial around here in ten years"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Calpurnia acts as she does when Jean Louise visits her in Part 4, Chapter 12?

2. Who convinces Jean Louise to attend the Commencement Dance in the flashback in Part 6, Chapter 15?

3. What does Jean Louise do in preparation for the Commencement Dance in the flashback in Part 6, Chapter 15?

4. What is notable about the Calpurnia’s manner of speech when Jean Louise visits her?

5. Why is Jean Louise forced to face a confession in the flashback in Part 6, Chapter 15?

6. What are your thoughts on the legitimacy of Atticus’s actions and attitudes in Go Set a Watchman?

7. What has foreshadowed the car accident that occurs in Part 4, Chapter 12?

8. What advice does Henry give to Jean Louise regarding the school principal in Part 6, Chapter 15?

9. What is the major conflict that arises during the Commencement Dance for Jean Louise in Part 6, Chapter 15?

10. What happens when Jean Louise arrives at Uncle Jack’s house in Part 5, Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Jean Louise’s flashback to the Commencement Dance when she was fourteen. What is the “moral” of this story? How is Atticus’s character revealed through his actions in this story? How is Henry’s character revealed through his actions in this story?

Essay Topic 2

What is “The Black Plague”? How does this work influence Jean Louise’s actions in Go Set a Watchman? How does she respond to the ideas presented in the work? From where did the work arise?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Jean Louise Finch as the protagonist of Go Set a Watchman. How old is Jean Louise in the narrative? For how long has Jean Louise lived away from Maycomb? Where does she live? How does Jean Louise’s character evolve in the course of the novel?

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