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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. Who picks up Dill at the train station in Maycomb's one taxi in Chapter 4?
2. In Chapter 1, the narrator says, "Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of" what battle?
3. Who is the telephone operator that calls Atticus to tell him that school has been canceled in Chapter 8?
4. Where does Scout threaten to go and drown herself in Chapter 3?
5. Atticus asks Jem and Scout as he leaves their room in Chapter 13, "Do you think I'll end up costing the family" how much money?
Short Essay Questions
1. What item of clothing does Jem lose as he flees the Radley Place in Chapter 6? How does Dill explain this loss?
2. How does the mood of the novel change after the fire that destroys Miss Maudie's house in Chapter 9?
3. Where does Jem go in the middle of the night in Chapter 6? Why?
4. What concerns arise when Tom Robinson is brought to the Maycomb County jail in Chapter 15?
5. What is one of the most important aspects of society that Aunt Alexandra wants to instill in Scout and Jem?
6. How are the congregation members of Calpurina's church described in Chapter 12? How is their behavior toward Helen Robertson described?
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. What information does Scout learn about Boo Radley in Chapter 5? Who relates this information to Scout?
10. How has the dynamic of friendship changed between Scout, Dill, and Jem in Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the courtroom and the attendees for the trial in Chapter 16. Where do Scout, Jem, and Dill find a place to observe the proceedings? How and why is the courtroom segregated as it is?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the setting of the First Purchase African M.E. Church in the novel. What are Scout’s impressions of the congregation of this church? How does the church service differ from that of Scout’s usual church?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Scout Finch as you envision her from the narrative. How old is Scout when her character is first introduced? What behavior does Scout exhibit? How does Scout change in the course of the story?
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