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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 little boy that has no lunch with him at school in Chapter 2?
2. What does Jem intend to buy for himself with his birthday money in the beginning of Chapter 11?
3. How many miles away from home has Dill traveled to come to Maycomb in Chapter 14?
4. Who does Scout almost come to blows with on the playground because he insults Atticus in the beginning of Chapter 9?
5. According to the narrator in Chapter 1, where did Atticus Finch go to study law?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe the behavior of the townspeople with the approach of Tom Robinson's trial in Chapter 14?
2. What is significant about the incident with Tim Johnson in Chapter 10? What does this occurrence indicate?
3. What causes Scout to fight with Walter Cunningham in Chapter 3? How does Jem respond to the situation?
4. How does Scout introduce the main characters in her story in Chapter 1? Who comprises Scout's family?
5. What is revealed of the economic and social makeup of Maycomb County through Scout's first day at school in Chapter 2?
6. What causes Scout to get into a fight at school in Chapter 9? How does Atticus respond to this news?
7. How is money exchanged in Maycomb? What other methods of exchange do the citizens participate in? Why?
8. Where is To Kill a Mockingbird set? How does Scout describe her family's history in this setting in Chapter 1?
9. What is signified by Aunt Alexandra's outburst over Scout and Jem attending a black church in Chapter 14?
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
Discuss the gender roles and expectations in 1930s Alabama. When did women gain the right to vote in the U.S.? How would you describe the women of Maycomb County in comparison with the rest of the nation at this time?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the themes of racism, poverty, and domestic violence in To Kill a Mockingbird. Which characters in the story represent these themes symbolically? How do poverty and violence influence the actions of these characters?
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