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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 does Scout find in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place in the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What is the first object that Jem and Scout see in the knothole of the oak tree in Chapter 7?

4. Who picks up Dill at the train station in Maycomb's one taxi in Chapter 4?

5. Who does Scout tell Mr. Cunningham to say hello to for her in Chapter 15?

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. What is signified by Aunt Alexandra's outburst over Scout and Jem attending a black church in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

6. What does Atticus do when he learns about Jem's behavior toward Mrs. Dubose in Chapter 11?

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 causes Scout to fight with Walter Cunningham in Chapter 3? How does Jem respond to the situation?

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

10. How is the weather described in the beginning of Chapter 8? Who has died during this winter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character of Walter Cunningham in the novel. How does Walter’s home life differ from Scout’s? What are Scout’s impressions of Walter and his family? How does Scout's views of Walter change?

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 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?

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