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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what language is the invocation that Atticus is forced to read on page 100?
(a) The language of Adam.
(b) The language of God.
(c) The language of Abraham.
(d) The language of Eve.

2. How does Marvin describe the town of Bideford in Chapter 1?
(a) As melancholy.
(b) As welcoming.
(c) As insular.
(d) As expansive.

3. How many months after Chapter 1 does Chapter 2 take place?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

4. How does Atticus describe his relationship with his father in Chapter 1?
(a) As contentious.
(b) As supportive.
(c) As ebullient.
(d) As brotherly.

5. How does Montrose describe Samuel on page 97?
(a) As a jester.
(b) As a fool.
(c) As an entertainer.
(d) As a golfer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city has Atticus just left at the beginning of the novel?

2. What is Atticus’s last name?

3. Who first escapes the officers who accost Atticus, George, and Letitia in Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of Montrose’s landlady, as revealed in Chapter 1?

5. What is the name of the childhood friend who plans to accompany Atticus and his uncle on their road trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Atticus when he gets a flat tire in Chapter 1?

2. What happens during the ritual Atticus is forced to perform on page 100?

3. Who contacts Letitia at the beginning of Chapter 2? What news does she receive?

4. What does Caleb give to George and Montrose at the end of Chapter 3?

5. Who are Atticus’s father and uncle? What business do they run, as explained in Chapter 1?

6. Who is John Archibald, and what does he show Letitia and Ruby?

7. Who are Albert and Thea Powell, and what did they experience?

8. Who is Dora? What has Atticus’s father discovered, and how does it impact Atticus?

9. Who built the Winthrop House? What is notable about it?

10. Who is Caleb? What information does he tell Atticus on page 80?

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