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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. Where do Montrose and George keep the book they maintain, as revealed in Chapter 3?

2. What is the name of the sheriff who accosts Atticus, George, and Letitia in Chapter 1?

3. After Atticus interrupts the dinner at the manor house in Chapter 1, where does he direct the Order members to go?

4. How much money does Caleb give George and Montrose at the end of Chapter 3?

5. According to George in Chapter 2, what would Letitia have to sign, as the bank would refuse her a mortgage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special book does Atticus discover on page 65? Where does he find it?

2. What happens when Atticus, George, and Letitia encounter Sheriff Hunt in Chapter 1?

3. What does Marvin learn about Devon County, as explained in Chapter 1?

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

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

6. According to George on page 110, what will Letitia be unable to get? Why?

7. What announcement does Atticus make during dinner at the manor house in Chapter 1?

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

9. What gifts does William give to Atticus and the others before they depart the manor house at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using third-person omniscient perspectives. How does viewing the action through multiple perspectives affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through a first-person perspective?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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