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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 is the name of the black man that Atticus Finch is assigned to defend in the novel?

2. What is the name of the little boy that has no lunch with him at school in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the Maycomb trash collector that Jem and Scout see at church in Chapter 12?

4. What kind of car does Atticus Finch own and keep in the garage?

5. How many years older is Jem than his sister Scout?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What information does Scout learn about Boo Radley in Chapter 5? Who relates this information to Scout?

3. Why does Scout say many of the first-graders are older than Scout is in Chapter 2?

4. What is significant about the incident with Tim Johnson in Chapter 10? What does this occurrence indicate?

5. What causes Scout to get into a fight at school in Chapter 9? How does Atticus respond to this news?

6. Why does Calpurnia decide to take Scout and Jem to her church with her in Chapter 12?

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

8. What item of clothing does Jem lose as he flees the Radley Place in Chapter 6? How does Dill explain this loss?

9. 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?

10. How does Scout describe the town of Maycomb in Chapter 1? What types of activities does Scout describe in the town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the actions, objectives, and obstacles of Miss Maudie in Chapter 5. Why does Miss Maudie spend time with the Finch children? How does Miss Maudie’s attitude about the children differ from the other older characters in Maycomb?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of racial prejudice in To Kill a Mockingbird. What has Tom Robinson been charged with? How would you describe the perceptions of the townspeople of Tom Robinson’s guilt?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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