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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. What does Atticus say the Ewell family patriarch spends his relief checks on in Chapter 3?

2. Who lives at the far end of Scout's street next door to the post office in Chapter 4?

3. How far is Maycomb from Finch's Landing?

4. What does Miss Maudie detest growing in her yard?

5. What word is used in the novel to refer to homemade liquor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Scout and Jem discover when they go to leave a thank-you note in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place in Chapter 7?

2. How would you describe the behavior of the townspeople with the approach of Tom Robinson's trial in Chapter 14?

3. Where does Jem go in the middle of the night in Chapter 6? Why?

4. How has the dynamic of friendship changed between Scout, Dill, and Jem in Chapter 5?

5. What concerns arise when Tom Robinson is brought to the Maycomb County jail in Chapter 15?

6. How does Scout describe Atticus's age and his behavior in the beginning of Chapter 10? How does Scout compare Atticus to the other fathers in Maycomb?

7. How would you describe Miss Maudie's influence on Scout? Do you think she's a positive influence? Why or why not?

8. 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?

9. How is money exchanged in Maycomb? What other methods of exchange do the citizens participate in? Why?

10. Why does Aunt Alexandra say she's coming to live with Scout, Jem, and Atticus for awhile in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dill Harris’s journey from Meridian, Mississippi, to Maycomb, Alabama, in Chapter 14. How many miles has Dill traveled? How does Dill travel? How do the adults in the novel respond to Dill's actions?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Mrs. Dubose in the novel. What lessons does Jem learn from his encounters with Mrs. Dubose? How does Mrs. Dubose’s death affect Jem and Scout?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss characters that form the mob that comes to the jail in Chapter 15. Who are these individuals from the town? What is their objective in coming to the jailhouse? Why does Scout step forward to talk to Mr. Cunningham? What happens when she does?

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