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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 illiterate.
(b) Ewell is left-handed.
(c) Ewell is right-handed.
(d) Ewell is blind.

2. Who does Jem leave Scout to hang out with at the Halloween pageant in Chapter 28?
(a) Link Deas.
(b) Cecil Jacobs.
(c) John Taylor.
(d) Stephanie Crawford.

3. What is the name of Tom Robinson's wife?
(a) Carol.
(b) Helen.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Anne.

4. What are the first names of Misses Tutti and Frutti?
(a) Wilma and Betty.
(b) Sarah and Frances.
(c) June and Mary.
(d) Anne and Alva.

5. What word used in Chapter 24 refers to a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess?
(a) Hypocrite.
(b) Wanderer.
(c) Suffragette.
(d) Abolitionist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is killed in Chapter 28?

2. What does Dill say he's going to be when he grows up as Miss Rachel approaches them on the sidewalk in Chapter 22?

3. Who is said to have spit in Atticus's face and threatened him in Chapter 22?

4. What lady from Maycomb is described in Chapter 16 as one who dips snuff in private?

5. When Atticus opens the envelope that Calpurnia brings him at the courtroom in Chapter 21, he tells the judge that the letter is from whom?

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 the courthouse described in Chapter 16? Where do the white and black attendees of the trial sit? Where do Scout, Jem, and Dill sit in the courtroom?

3. Who is Mr. Link Deas? Why is Mr. Deas's testimony disregarded in Chapter 19?

4. What social activity does Aunt Alexandra arrange in Chapter 24? What are Scout's perceptions of this event?

5. What is ironic about Bob Ewell's testimony in Tom Robinson's trial in Chapter 16?

6. How does Helen Robinson respond to the news of Tom Robinson's death in Chapter 25? How do the townspeople respond?

7. Who is the first witness called to the stand by the prosecutor in Chapter 17? What statement does this character make?

8. What does Atticus tell Jem in order to help him understand the trial and the verdict in Chapter 23?

9. How does Scout describe the jury when they return with their verdict in Chapter 21? What is the verdict?

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

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