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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. Who is the little boy that Scout's teacher sees a "cootie" crawling on in Chapter 3?
(a) Heck Tate.
(b) Burris Ewell.
(c) Link Deas.
(d) Maxwell Green.

2. How far is Maycomb from Finch's Landing?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 30 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jem go to tell that Dill has arrived at the Finch household in Chapter 14?

2. What grade is Scout beginning in school in Chapter 7?

3. Who does Scout tell Mr. Cunningham to say hello to for her in Chapter 15?

4. What is Dill's real name?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Scout to get into a fight at school in Chapter 9? How does Atticus respond to this news?

2. How do the discoveries in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place change the reader's perceptions of Boo Radley in Chapter 4?

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

4. Where are Scout and Jem going when they encounter Mrs. Dubose in Chapter 11? How does Scout describe this character?

5. How would you describe Miss Maudie's influence on Scout? Do you think she's a positive influence? Why or why not?

6. How do Scout's actions affect Mr. Cunningham and the others within the lynch mob in Chapter 15?

7. How are the congregation members of Calpurina's church described in Chapter 12? How is their behavior toward Helen Robertson described?

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

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

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

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