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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 does Walter Cunningham pour all over his food that causes Scout to exclaim in Chapter 3?
(a) Milk.
(b) Gravy.
(c) Molasses.
(d) Honey.

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?
(a) Cecil Jacobs.
(b) John Taylor.
(c) Sam Levy.
(d) Mr. Underwood.

3. Who is the telephone operator that calls Atticus to tell him that school has been canceled in Chapter 8?
(a) Miss Maudie.
(b) Who is the telephone operator that calls Atticus to tell him that school has been canceled in Chapter 8?
(c) Eula May.
(d) Mayella Ewell.

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) Collard greens.
(b) Strawberry vines.
(c) Blackberry vines.
(d) Melon vines.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Scout say taught her and Jem to shoot when they received air-rifles in Chapter 10?

2. Jem tells Scout in Chapter 7 that it wasn't until he reached what grade that he learned anything of value in school?

3. What time does Scout get out of school each day in Chapter 7?

4. For how long does Atticus leave home because the legislature is called into emergency session in Chapter 12?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How would you describe the behavior of the townspeople with the approach of Tom Robinson's trial in Chapter 14?

9. What is significant about the incident with Tim Johnson in Chapter 10? What does this occurrence indicate?

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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