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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 gift does William give to Letitia at the end of Chapter 1?

2. How does Ruby describe the house that decides to purchase in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the diner Atticus and his companions visit while on their way east in Chapter 1?

4. What gift does William give to Montrose at the end of Chapter 1?

5. What business venture does Letitia want to begin, as revealed in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dell and what role does she play at the manor, as explained in Chapter 1?

2. What does Atticus discover inside his father’s apartment in Chapter 1? Where does Atticus believe his father has gone?

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. What guide does Atticus frequently reference in Chapter 1? What information does it provide him?

6. Who is Earl Maybree, and how does he help Atticus in Chapter 1?

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. What is notable about the guest rooms assigned to Atticus, George, and Letitia at the manor house in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identity is a major theme of the novel. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates the theme of identity, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

Essay Topic 2

Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Atticus answer this question? How would Caleb? What about other characters, such as Letitia and Ruby?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay defining fatherhood from the perspective of Montrose. What does it mean to be a father, according to Montrose? How do the choices he makes reflect these values?

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