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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 word from Chapter 25 refers to generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless?

2. Who is Dill sitting next to in the courtroom in Chapter 17?

3. What does Atticus Finch claim are the "great levelers" and the place in this country where "all men are created equal" in Chapter 20?

4. According to the narrator in Chapter 22, "Court-appointed defenses were usually given to" what latest addition to the bar?

5. Scout says in Chapter 27 that Bob Ewell is the "only man I ever heard of who was fired from the WPA for" what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Scout describe the jury when they return with their verdict in Chapter 21? What is the verdict?

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

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

4. What do Jem, Scout, and Dill discover about Mr. Dolphus Raymond in Chapter 20?

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

6. How does Helen Robinson respond to the news of Tom Robinson's death in Chapter 25? How do the townspeople respond?

7. How is the courthouse described in Chapter 16? Where do the white and black attendees of the trial sit? Where do Scout, Jem, and Dill sit in the courtroom?

8. What hypocrisy does Scout point out to her teacher regarding Tom Robinson in Chapter 26?

9. What event do Scout and Jem attend on Halloween in Chapter 27? Where does the event take place?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. What kinds of behavior and values does Atticus instill in his children? Would you say Atticus’s relationships with Jem and Scout are close?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of the First Purchase African M.E. Church in the novel. What are Scout’s impressions of the congregation of this church? How does the church service differ from that of Scout’s usual church?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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