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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. What bug is Scout about to kill in the beginning of Chapter 25 when Jem tells her to take it outside?
3. Scout says in Chapter 27 that Bob Ewell is the "only man I ever heard of who was fired from the WPA for" what?
4. How does the Sheriff contend that Mr. Ewell died in Chapter 30?
5. According to Tom Robinson's testimony, he spent thirty days in jail once before when he was convicted of what crime?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is symbolic about the conversation between Scout and Jem regarding the roly-poly bug in Chapter 25?
3. What event do Scout and Jem attend on Halloween in Chapter 27? Where does the event take place?
4. How is Mayella Ewell described when she takes the stand in Chapter 18? What does she assert took place on the night in question?
5. What incidents in town have occurred involving Bob Ewell in Chapter 27. What do these events signify?
6. How would you describe the author's development of tension and suspense throughout the trial in Chapter 17?
7. What hypocrisy does Scout point out to her teacher regarding Tom Robinson in Chapter 26?
8. What does Atticus Finch attempt to convey to the jury during his closing statements in Chapter 20?
9. How does Scout describe the jury when they return with their verdict in Chapter 21? What is the verdict?
10. What social activity does Aunt Alexandra arrange in Chapter 24? What are Scout's perceptions of this event?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze the character of Nathan Radley in the novel. Why does Nathan Radley fill the knothole of the oak tree with cement? What does this action symbolize?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss and analyze the character of Boo Radley in the novel. What is Boo Radley’s history? How has Boo come to be “legendary” to Jem, Scout, and Dill? In what ways does Boo Radley differ from the rest of Maycomb society?
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