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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 "offense" does Atticus say Mayella Ewell committed and then attempted to cover her guilt for in his final statement to the jury?
(a) She tempted a black man.
(b) She killed her mother.
(c) She was secretly married.
(d) She fell down a well.

2. What towns-person is described by Jem in Chapter 16 as voting "the straight Prohibition ticket"?
(a) John Taylor.
(b) Sam Levy.
(c) Maxwell Green.
(d) Mr. Tensaw Jones.

3. What does Scout dress up as for the Halloween parade in Chapter 28?
(a) A cat.
(b) A ham.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A werewolf.

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 22, "Court-appointed defenses were usually given to" what latest addition to the bar?
(a) Link Deas.
(b) Bob Ewell.
(c) Maxwell Green.
(d) Dolphus Raymond.

5. Who does Mr. Dolphus Raymond offer a drink to in the beginning of Chapter 20?
(a) Dill.
(b) Scout.
(c) Calpurnia.
(d) Jem.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jem is in what grade in school in the beginning of Chapter 26?

2. What bug is Scout about to kill in the beginning of Chapter 25 when Jem tells her to take it outside?

3. What kind of cola does Scout describe the black attendees of the trial drinking in Chapter 16?

4. What kind of government does Miss Gates say Germany operates under in Chapter 26?

5. Jem and Scout learn in Chapter 23 that the one juror that wanted to find Tom Robinson innocent was a relative of what family?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What hypocrisy does Scout point out to her teacher regarding Tom Robinson in Chapter 26?

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

4. What occurs as Scout and Jem are returning home in Chapter 28? How do the children react?

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

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

7. How would you describe Atticus Finch's outlook following the trial of Tom Robinson in Chapter 23?

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

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

10. What event do Scout and Jem attend on Halloween in Chapter 27? Where does the event take place?

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