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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first name of the elder Mr. Radley?
(a) Nathan.
(b) James.
(c) Matthew.
(d) Andrew.

2. Where is Atticus returning from in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Houston, Texas.
(b) Montgomery, Alabama.
(c) New Orleans, Louisiana.
(d) Washington, D.C.

3. What is the name of the Maycomb trash collector that Jem and Scout see at church in Chapter 12?
(a) Zeebo.
(b) Dill.
(c) Jeb.
(d) James.

4. What is the name of Scout's schoolteacher in Chapter 2?
(a) Miss Caroline Fisher.
(b) Miss Julie Anderson.
(c) Miss Cathy Smith.
(d) Miss Sarah Roberts.

5. 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 Shiloh.
(c) The Battle of Austerlitz.
(d) The Battle of Fontenoy.

6. What county in Alabama does Scout's schoolteacher say she's from in Chapter 2?
(a) Pike County.
(b) Birmingham County.
(c) Jefferson County.
(d) Winston County.

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

8. How old is Jem in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

9. According to the narrator in Chapter 1, where did Atticus Finch go to study law?
(a) Mobile, Alabama.
(b) Hartford, Connecticut.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) New York, New York.

10. What grade is Scout beginning in school in Chapter 7?
(a) First grade.
(b) Second grade.
(c) Fourth grade.
(d) Third grade.

11. At what time does Jem sneak out of the house to go get his pants in Chapter 6?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 12 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

12. 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) Bob Ewell.
(d) Cecil Jacobs.

13. On what date did Alabama secede from the Union during the Civil War era?
(a) March 1, 1860.
(b) September 14, 1862.
(c) July 12, 1860.
(d) January 11, 1861.

14. What ailment does Scout try to get from Miss Rachel's cook's son by rubbing her head against his head in Chapter 9?
(a) The flu.
(b) Mono.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Ringworm.

15. What grade is Jem starting school in Chapter 2?
(a) Fourth grade.
(b) Fifth grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Sixth grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Simon Finch is described in Chapter 1 as a fur-trapping apothecary from what location?

2. Who speaks from the shadows and is revealed to be holding a double-barrel shotgun with the intention of protecting Atticus in Chapter 15?

3. The little figurines of a boy and girl that Scout and Jem find in the tree in Chapter 7 are carved from what material?

4. What does Walter Cunningham pour all over his food that causes Scout to exclaim in Chapter 3?

5. 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?

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