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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. The medal that Scout and Jem find in the knothole of the oak tree in Chapter 7 is one that was awarded for what achievement?

2. What does Scout think is under her bed when she goes to get Jem in Chapter 14?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 8, Scout says that Maycomb County is experiencing the coldest winter since what year?

4. What is the name of Scout's schoolteacher in Chapter 2?

5. Where does Scout threaten to go and drown herself in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the discoveries in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place change the reader's perceptions of Boo Radley in Chapter 4?

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

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

4. 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?

5. How does Scout introduce the main characters in her story in Chapter 1? Who comprises Scout's family?

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

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

8. How do Scout's actions affect Mr. Cunningham and the others within the lynch mob in Chapter 15?

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

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

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 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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