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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. Who writes a scathing editorial in the newspaper about the Tom Robinson ordeal in Chapter 25?
(a) Dolphus Raymond.
(b) Mr. Underwood.
(c) Emily Davis.
(d) Link Deas.

2. What does Atticus Finch claim are the "great levelers" and the place in this country where "all men are created equal" in Chapter 20?
(a) The jails.
(b) The factory floors.
(c) The senate rooms.
(d) The courts.

3. What is the name of the court reporter who chain smokes in Chapter 21?
(a) Mitch.
(b) Bill.
(c) Jerry.
(d) Bert.

4. Jem says in Chapter 23 of Atticus, "He told me havin' a gun around's an invitation" for what?
(a) Somebody to shoot you.
(b) Accidents.
(c) Somebody to rob you.
(d) Somebody to stab you.

5. How many witnesses does Atticus say he has for the court in the end of Chapter 18?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does Jem say in Chapter 16, "Lives by himself way down near the county line. He’s got a colored woman and all sorts of mixed chillun"?

2. For whom does Tom Robinson say he worked at the time of the crime in Chapter 19?

3. How does the Sheriff contend that Mr. Ewell died in Chapter 30?

4. What will happen to Tom Robinson if he loses his appeal, according to Atticus in Chapter 23?

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 does Jem respond to the verdict in the Robinson trial in Chapter 22? How have his perceptions changed of the people of Maycomb as a result of the trial?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How would you describe the mood and tone of Chapter 26. How has the mood of the novel changed after the trial?

10. 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?

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