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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. Who is described by Uncle Jack in Part 5, Chapter 14 as "a Maycomb resident long noted for his independence of mind, [and] disentombed his own grandfather and extracted all his gold teeth to pay off a mortgage"?

2. From where were pupils shipped in at Jean Louise's school when she was in sixth grade?

3. Who asks Jean Louise to be "It" in a game of "Hot-Grease-in-the-Kitchen" in the flashback in Part 4, Chapter 11?

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

5. What kind of car does Jem buy when he is a senior in high school?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed of Jean Louise’s relationship with Calpurnia through the flashback in Part 4, Chapter 11?

3. How does Uncle Jack respond to Jean Louise’s revelations about her father in Part 5, Chapter 14?

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

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

6. What is Atticus Finch’s motivation for representing Frank in court?

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

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

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

10. Where does Jean Louise go and what does she think about after her father’s conversation regarding Frank’s trial in Part 4, Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the Maycomb County Citizens' Council? What are the objectives of this organization? What is Atticus Finch’s involvement with the organization? How does Jean Louise discover her father’s involvement and how does she respond?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the plot structure of Go Set a Watchman. Where in the narrative do the following occur: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement? How traditionally structured is the story? How would you compare the structure of Go Set a Watchman with To Kill a Mockingbird?

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