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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 is noted by Atticus when he has Bob Ewell write his name before the court in Chapter 17?
(a) Ewell is left-handed.
(b) Ewell is illiterate.
(c) Ewell is blind.
(d) Ewell is right-handed.

2. How does the Sheriff contend that Mr. Ewell died in Chapter 30?
(a) He fell on his knife.
(b) He was stabbed by Boo Radley.
(c) He was stabbed by Jem Finch.
(d) He was shot by Scout Finch.

3. What store does Miss Stephanie Crawford say she was leaving when she saw Atticus get threatened in Chapter 23?
(a) Wal-Mart.
(b) Sears.
(c) J.C. Penney's.
(d) Jitney Jungle.

4. Who "told Aunt Alexandra in Jem’s presence (“Oh foot, he’s old enough to listen.”) that Mr. Ewell said it made one down and about two more to go" in Chapter 25?
(a) Emily Davis.
(b) Ruth Jones.
(c) Mayella Ewell.
(d) Miss Stephanie Crawford.

5. What is the name of the young woman who claims to have been raped by Tom Robinson in the trial?
(a) Stephanie Crawford.
(b) Miss Maudie.
(c) Mayella Ewell.
(d) Ruth Jones.

Short Answer Questions

1. The children discover that Mr. Dolphus Raymond is actually drinking what from his brown paper bag in Chapter 20?

2. Jem says in Chapter 23 of Atticus, "He told me havin' a gun around's an invitation" for what?

3. What does Scout say "always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere" in Chapter 24?

4. How many siblings does Mayella Ewell have?

5. How did Tom Robinson injure his left arm, according to Reverend Sykes in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe the author's development of tension and suspense throughout the trial in Chapter 17?

2. How is Mayella Ewell described when she takes the stand in Chapter 18? What does she assert took place on the night in question?

3. What does Atticus Finch attempt to convey to the jury during his closing statements in Chapter 20?

4. Who is called to see to Jem in Chapter 28? How has Jem been injured? Who hurt Jem?

5. Who relates the news of Tom Robinson's death in Chapter 24? How was Tom Robinson killed?

6. How does Miss Maudie attempt to placate Jem, Scout, and Dill after the trial has ended in Chapter 22?

7. What is symbolic about the conversation between Scout and Jem regarding the roly-poly bug in Chapter 25?

8. What incidents in town have occurred involving Bob Ewell in Chapter 27. What do these events signify?

9. When the sheriff arrives in Chapter 29, he tells Scout that he believes she was saved by what?

10. Who has saved Scout and Jem from their attacker in the end of the novel? What does Scout make of this character?

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