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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. How old was the oldest boy in Jean Louise's sixth grade class?

2. What do the women at Jean Louise's Coffee claim the NAACP is dedicated to in Part 5, Chapter 13?

3. Where does Jem seriously consider going to school during his senior year of high school?

4. What color dress does Jean Louise wear to the junior-senior dance in Part 6, Chapter 15?

5. What causes Jean Louise to cry at the junior-senior dance?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Jean Louise feel after her conversation with Uncle Jack in Part 5, Chapter 14?

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

6. How does Jean Louise perceive the concept of “manners,” as seen in the novel?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 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?

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