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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. Whose ice cream shop is Jean Louise sitting behind in Part 6, Chapter 15?

2. What numbers does Jean Louise sit out of at the dance in Part 6, Chapter 15?

3. At what time does the junior-senior dance end?

4. What nickname do the students call Gladys Grierson in Part 6, Chapter 15?

5. What is the name of the newspaper in Jean Louise's hometown?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of identity explored in Part 5, Chapter 14?

2. What does Jean Louise ponder regarding her recent discoveries in Part 4, Chapter 12?

3. What does Jean Louise remark about New York during the Coffee in Part 5, Chapter 13?

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

5. How does Uncle Jack define his greatest fears and the fears of the Council members in Part 5, Chapter 14?

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

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

8. How does Henry justify Atticus’s membership in the Ku Klux Klan in Part 6, Chapter 16?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Jean Louise’s views on race, racism, and the South. Do you think that Jean Louise’s views are vastly different from those of Atticus, Alexandra, or Uncle Jack? Why or why not? What has shaped Jean Louise’s views on racial prejudice?

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