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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. What time does Scout get out of school each day in Chapter 7?
(a) 2:30.
(b) 2:00.
(c) 3:15.
(d) 3:00.

2. Aunt Alexandra presents a book to Jem and Scout that was written by what cousin of theirs in Chapter 13?
(a) Cecil Jacobs.
(b) John Taylor.
(c) Mr. Tensaw Jones.
(d) Joshua St. Clair.

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

4. What is the name of the Sheriff of Maycomb County?
(a) Bob Ewell.
(b) Tensaw Jones.
(c) Dolphus Raymond.
(d) Heck Tate.

5. What word is used in the novel to refer to homemade liquor?
(a) Moonbeam.
(b) Ginny.
(c) Shiner.
(d) Shinny.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Calpurnia make Scout eat the rest of her dinner after she's insulted Walter in Chapter 3?

3. What grade is Jem starting school in Chapter 2?

4. How far is Maycomb from Finch's Landing?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 8, Scout says that Maycomb County is experiencing the coldest winter since what year?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is To Kill a Mockingbird set? How does Scout describe her family's history in this setting in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. Why does Calpurnia decide to take Scout and Jem to her church with her in Chapter 12?

7. How does the mood of the novel change after the fire that destroys Miss Maudie's house in Chapter 9?

8. What is revealed of the economic and social makeup of Maycomb County through Scout's first day at school in Chapter 2?

9. What do Scout and Jem discover when they go to leave a thank-you note in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place in Chapter 7?

10. How does Scout describe Atticus's age and his behavior in the beginning of Chapter 10? How does Scout compare Atticus to the other fathers in Maycomb?

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