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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jem tells Scout in Chapter 7 that it wasn't until he reached what grade that he learned anything of value in school?
(a) Sixth grade.
(b) Fifth grade.
(c) Third grade.
(d) Fourth grade.

2. Jem broke his arm badly at the elbow when he was nearly how old, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

3. How much does the twirling baton cost that Scout longs for in Chapter 11?
(a) 2 dollars.
(b) 1 dollar.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 17 cents.

4. What is the first object that Jem and Scout see in the knothole of the oak tree in Chapter 7?
(a) A piece of gum.
(b) A ball of twine.
(c) A watch.
(d) A soap figurine.

5. How much money does Dill say he took from his mother's purse in order to come to Maycomb in Chapter 14?
(a) $23.
(b) $13.
(c) $5.
(d) $50.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jem in the beginning of Chapter 12?

2. Who invites Walter Cunningham to come to the Finch home for dinner in Chapter 3?

3. Who does Atticus say was kind enough to grant a postponement on the trial in Chapter 9?

4. On what day of the week does Aunt Alexandra arrive at the Finch household in Chapter 13?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What occurrence causes Miss Fisher to become hysterical in the classroom in Chapter 3? How do the children respond?

2. Where does Jem go in the middle of the night in Chapter 6? Why?

3. How does Scout introduce the main characters in her story in Chapter 1? Who comprises Scout's family?

4. What item of clothing does Jem lose as he flees the Radley Place in Chapter 6? How does Dill explain this loss?

5. Why does Scout say many of the first-graders are older than Scout is in Chapter 2?

6. How is money exchanged in Maycomb? What other methods of exchange do the citizens participate in? Why?

7. What information does Scout learn about Boo Radley in Chapter 5? Who relates this information to Scout?

8. How has the dynamic of friendship changed between Scout, Dill, and Jem in Chapter 5?

9. How is the weather described in the beginning of Chapter 8? Who has died during this winter?

10. What does Scout discover in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place when she walks home from school alone in the beginning of Chapter 4?

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