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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the telephone operator that calls Atticus to tell him that school has been canceled in Chapter 8?
(a) Eula May.
(b) Who is the telephone operator that calls Atticus to tell him that school has been canceled in Chapter 8?
(c) Mayella Ewell.
(d) Miss Maudie.

2. What game does Miss Maudie say Atticus is the best at in town in Chapter 10?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Chess.
(c) Poker.
(d) Basketball.

3. What time does Scout get out of school each day in Chapter 7?
(a) 3:00.
(b) 3:15.
(c) 2:00.
(d) 2:30.

4. Scout says in Chapter 6 that "Matches were dangerous, but" what "were fatal"?
(a) Cards.
(b) Guns.
(c) Lighters.
(d) Knives.

5. What is the name of Atticus Finch's brother?
(a) Edward Finch.
(b) George Finch.
(c) William Finch.
(d) Jack Finch.

6. What is the name of the black man that Atticus Finch is assigned to defend in the novel?
(a) Mr. Dolphus Raymond.
(b) Tom Robinson.
(c) Cecil Jacobs.
(d) Bob Ewell.

7. What does Scout ask Atticus if Jem might have when Jem's appetite grows considerably in Chapter 12?
(a) A tapeworm.
(b) Meningitis.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) The measles.

8. Why does Miss Maudie tell Scout it is a sin to kill a mockingbird?
(a) Because it is written in Leviticus.
(b) Because they symbolize peace.
(c) Because all they do is sing.
(d) Because they are the color of heaven.

9. Scout says in Chapter 4 that the train stop called Maycomb Junction is actually in what county?
(a) Lafayette County.
(b) Warren County.
(c) Abbott County.
(d) Montgomery County.

10. What "dim organization on the north side of the square" does Mrs. Dubose tell Scout she'll grow up to work at in Chapter 11?
(a) The White Horse.
(b) The Lost Coast.
(c) The O.K. Cafe.
(d) Jenny's Cafe.

11. In the beginning of Chapter 8, Scout says that Maycomb County is experiencing the coldest winter since what year?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1900.

12. What does Scout find in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place in the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Wooden chess pieces.
(b) Soap figurines.
(c) Chewing gum.
(d) A ball of twine.

13. How much money does Scout's teacher offer to loan to the little boy who has no lunch with him in Chapter 2?
(a) 1 dollar.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 2 dollars.

14. Aunt Alexandra presents a book to Jem and Scout that was written by what cousin of theirs in Chapter 13?
(a) Cecil Jacobs.
(b) John Taylor.
(c) Joshua St. Clair.
(d) Mr. Tensaw Jones.

15. How old does Scout say Atticus is in Chapter 10?
(a) 42.
(b) Nearly 50.
(c) Nearly 60.
(d) Nearly 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Dill say he took from his mother's purse in order to come to Maycomb in Chapter 14?

2. What is the name of the Maycomb trash collector that Jem and Scout see at church in Chapter 12?

3. What does Jem intend to buy for himself with his birthday money in the beginning of Chapter 11?

4. Who picks up Dill at the train station in Maycomb's one taxi in Chapter 4?

5. For how long does Atticus leave home because the legislature is called into emergency session in Chapter 12?

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