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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 described in Chapter 9 as "Maycomb County’s sole surviving Confederate veteran"?
(a) Ike Finch.
(b) Bob Ewell.
(c) Mr. Dolphus Raymond.
(d) Mr. Tensaw Jones.

2. Whose house has caught fire in Chapter 8?
(a) Miss Emily Davis's.
(b) Mr. Underwood's.
(c) Miss Maudie's.
(d) Miss Stephanie Crawford's.

3. 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) Starlings.
(b) Robins.
(c) Cardinals.
(d) Bluejays.

4. What does Jem tell Scout to not get tangled up with in the garden as the children steal into the Radley yard in Chapter 6?
(a) Melon vines.
(b) Blackberry vines.
(c) Strawberry vines.
(d) Collard greens.

5. What household pets does Jem suggest Boo Radley eats in Chapter 5?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Parakeets.
(d) Goldfish.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At what time does Scout get out of school each day in Chapter 4?

4. At what time does Jem sneak out of the house to go get his pants in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What grade are Scout and Jem starting in school in Chapter 7? What does Jem reveal to Scout about the night he got his pants from the Radley Place in the beginning of the chapter?

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

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

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

7. What is signified by Aunt Alexandra's outburst over Scout and Jem attending a black church in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

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