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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 Scout say "always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere" in Chapter 24?
(a) Little kids.
(b) Groups of ladies.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Schoolteachers.

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

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

4. Who does the Sheriff say called him to the Ewell residence on the night of the alleged crime in Chapter 17?
(a) Mayella Ewell.
(b) Bob Ewell.
(c) Tom Robinson.
(d) Mr. Dolphus Raymond.

5. 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 courts.
(c) The factory floors.
(d) The senate rooms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of government does Miss Gates say Germany operates under in 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 towns-person is described by Jem in Chapter 16 as voting "the straight Prohibition ticket"?

4. Who is the judge that oversees the trial of Tom Robinson?

5. What year does Atticus Finch say it is in his closing statements in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would you describe Tom Robinson's guilt in the crime he is charged with in the trial? Do you think Tom is guilty?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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