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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 is Letitia pleased to discover in her room at the Braithwhite manor house?

2. What is the name of the police captain with Caleb in Chapter 3?

3. What type of business do Atticus’s father and uncle run?

4. How many guests arrive at Samuel Braithwhite’s manor house in Chapter 1?

5. What is the name of the Black real estate broker Letitia plans to see in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are Titus and Samuel Braithwhite, as revealed in Chapter 1?

3. Who is William and what information does he give to Atticus and the others upon their arrival at the manor house in Chapter 1?

4. What happens at the Simmonsville Dinette in Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Letitia? Why does she decide to travel with Atticus and George in Chapter 1?

10. What is The Book of Days? Who is responsible for maintaining it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Atticus and Caleb. How are they similar, and how are they different? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Atticus experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

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