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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 does Lee kill at the start of Chapter 4?

2. How do Cross and Lee return to campus in Chapter 2?

3. What school does Gates get accepted into in Chapter 1?

4. Which member of the faculty requests a haircut from Lee at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What is Lee studying for at the start of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lee discover in her home at the end of Chapter 5? What does it make her realize?

2. Who are Maria and Rufina, and what do they think of Ault? Why is this, according to Lee?

3. What are circumstances around Lee's assassination in Chapter 3?

4. What does Lee think about racism at Ault? How does Chapter 4 further develop this theme?

5. What is Lee's plan to kill her second target, McGrath, in Chapter 3?

6. Why is Lee embarrassed to read her English paper aloud to the class in Chapter 4? How does her teacher respond?

7. What is the "surprise holiday" and how is it shared with the students in Chapter 2?

8. What happens when Lee gets back to her dorm after surprise holiday in Chapter 2?

9. Why does Aspeth get in trouble during her English presentation? How does she respond? What does she later reveal to Lee?

10. What talent does Lee discover in Chapter 4? What does Martha think of this talent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the world of Ault with the world of South Bend, Indiana. How does Lee define the similarities and differences between her new world and her original one?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the future has in store for Lee after the close of the novel? Predict Lee’s future based on her thoughts and actions over the course of the novel as well as the growth she experiences at the end.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Conchita, Little, and Sin-Jun. What do these characters illustrate about the Ault community? What do they illustrate about Lee?

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