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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. Jem and Dill had been heading home from where when they'd encountered Atticus going to the Robinson home, according to Scout in Chapter 25?

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

3. What kind of government does Miss Gates say Germany operates under in Chapter 26?

4. Who is killed in Chapter 28?

5. What grade in school has Scout begun in the beginning of Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. What incidents in town have occurred involving Bob Ewell in Chapter 27. What do these events signify?

2. Who has saved Scout and Jem from their attacker in the end of the novel? What does Scout make of this character?

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

4. What does Tom Robinson assert took place on the night in question when he takes the stand in Chapter 19?

5. Who is called to see to Jem in Chapter 28? How has Jem been injured? Who hurt Jem?

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

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. 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?

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

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

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

Discuss the novel’s narrative style. Is the narrative related from a first, second, or third point of view? Is the narrator’s perspective limited or omniscient? Why do you think the author chose to write the story from this narrative point of view?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the character of Mrs. Dubose in the novel. What lessons does Jem learn from his encounters with Mrs. Dubose? How does Mrs. Dubose’s death affect Jem and Scout?

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