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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Jem tells Scout in Chapter 7 that it wasn't until he reached what grade that he learned anything of value in school?
2. How old is Jem in the beginning of Chapter 12?
3. Jem broke his arm badly at the elbow when he was nearly how old, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
4. Whose house has caught fire in Chapter 8?
5. At what time in the night does Atticus awaken Scout because of the fire on the block in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes Scout to fight with Walter Cunningham in Chapter 3? How does Jem respond to the situation?
2. What does Atticus do when he learns about Jem's behavior toward Mrs. Dubose in Chapter 11?
3. What grade are Scout and Jem starting in school in Chapter 7? What does Jem reveal to Scout about the night he got his pants from the Radley Place in the beginning of the chapter?
4. How would you describe the behavior of the townspeople with the approach of Tom Robinson's trial in Chapter 14?
5. How would you describe Miss Maudie's influence on Scout? Do you think she's a positive influence? Why or why not?
6. Why does Scout say many of the first-graders are older than Scout is in Chapter 2?
7. How is money exchanged in Maycomb? What other methods of exchange do the citizens participate in? Why?
8. What is revealed of the economic and social makeup of Maycomb County through Scout's first day at school in Chapter 2?
9. Where are Scout and Jem going when they encounter Mrs. Dubose in Chapter 11? How does Scout describe this character?
10. What does Scout discover in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place when she walks home from school alone in the beginning of Chapter 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the setting of the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. How many people live in Maycomb? How is the town’s economic situation described? Where do Scout and Jem live in relation to the town?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the gender roles and expectations in 1930s Alabama. When did women gain the right to vote in the U.S.? How would you describe the women of Maycomb County in comparison with the rest of the nation at this time?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss and analyze the character of Boo Radley in the novel. What is Boo Radley’s history? How has Boo come to be “legendary” to Jem, Scout, and Dill? In what ways does Boo Radley differ from the rest of Maycomb society?
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