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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 does Dill say he's going to be when he grows up as Miss Rachel approaches them on the sidewalk in Chapter 22?

2. How does the Sheriff contend that Mr. Ewell died in Chapter 30?

3. How much money does Mayella say she offered to Tom Robinson to bust up a chiffarobe for her in Chapter 18?

4. Who is said to have spit in Atticus's face and threatened him in Chapter 22?

5. How long has the jury been out when Jem, Scout, and Dill return from eating lunch in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Atticus tell Jem in order to help him understand the trial and the verdict in Chapter 23?

2. What occurs as Scout and Jem are returning home in Chapter 28? How do the children react?

3. When the sheriff arrives in Chapter 29, he tells Scout that he believes she was saved by what?

4. How does Jem respond to the verdict in the Robinson trial in Chapter 22? How have his perceptions changed of the people of Maycomb as a result of the trial?

5. What is ironic about Bob Ewell's testimony in Tom Robinson's trial in Chapter 16?

6. Who relates the news of Tom Robinson's death in Chapter 24? How was Tom Robinson killed?

7. What social activity does Aunt Alexandra arrange in Chapter 24? What are Scout's perceptions of this event?

8. What does Atticus Finch attempt to convey to the jury during his closing statements in Chapter 20?

9. What is symbolic about the conversation between Scout and Jem regarding the roly-poly bug in Chapter 25?

10. How does Miss Maudie attempt to placate Jem, Scout, and Dill after the trial has ended in Chapter 22?

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

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

Discuss the character of Dill Harris in To Kill a Mockingbird. How has Dill come to befriend Scout and Jem? Where does Dill live? How does Dill differ as a character from Scout and Jem?

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