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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jem use to try to deliver a message to Boo Radley in Chapter 5?
(a) A paper airplane.
(b) A rock.
(c) A slingshot.
(d) A fishing pole.

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

3. Of whom does Scout say in Chapter 9, "I decided that she had been swapped at birth, that my grandparents had perhaps received a Crawford instead of a Finch"?
(a) Aunt Clara.
(b) Aunt Elizabeth.
(c) Aunt Mayella.
(d) Aunt Alexandra.

4. The little figurines of a boy and girl that Scout and Jem find in the tree in Chapter 7 are carved from what material?
(a) Clay.
(b) Stone.
(c) Soap.
(d) Wood.

5. What does Atticus say the Ewell family patriarch spends his relief checks on in Chapter 3?
(a) Horse races.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Lawyers.
(d) Whiskey.

6. Where does Dill live during the school year?
(a) Meridian, Mississippi.
(b) Clinton, Texas.
(c) Malvern, Arkansas.
(d) Montague, California.

7. What word does Atticus define for Scout in Chapter 14 as "carnal knowledge of a female by force and without consent"?
(a) Coercion.
(b) Insolence.
(c) Fortitude.
(d) Rape.

8. Who picks up Dill at the train station in Maycomb's one taxi in Chapter 4?
(a) Scout.
(b) Jem.
(c) Atticus Finch.
(d) Miss Rachel.

9. When Jem and Scout were given air-rifles, Atticus told Jem that it was a sin to kill a mockingbird, but that he could shoot all of what kind of bird that he wanted?
(a) Robins.
(b) Cardinals.
(c) Starlings.
(d) Bluejays.

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

11. What does Miss Maudie say Boo Radley's name is in Chapter 5?
(a) Boris.
(b) James.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Brett.

12. At what time does Scout get out of school each day in Chapter 4?
(a) 3:00 p.m.
(b) 2:00 p.m.
(c) 2:30 p.m.
(d) 3:30 p.m.

13. How many miles away from home has Dill traveled to come to Maycomb in Chapter 14?
(a) 200.
(b) 300.
(c) 50.
(d) 150.

14. In Chapter 1, the narrator says, "Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of" what battle?
(a) The Battle of Hastings.
(b) The Battle of Austerlitz.
(c) The Battle of Shiloh.
(d) The Battle of Fontenoy.

15. The medal that Scout and Jem find in the knothole of the oak tree in Chapter 7 is one that was awarded for what achievement?
(a) The Maycomb Spelling Bee.
(b) The Maycomb Horse Race.
(c) The Maycomb Sack Race.
(d) Acts of Valor in WWI.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scout say Calpurnia's grammar changes whenever she is furious in Chapter 3?

2. What word is used in the novel to refer to homemade liquor?

3. The twirling baton that Scout longs for in Chapter 11 is sold at what store in town?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 1, where did Atticus Finch go to study law?

5. Who does Scout almost come to blows with on the playground because he insults Atticus in the beginning of Chapter 9?

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