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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 Tom Robinson's wife?

2. What does Jem believe the justice system should get rid of in Chapter 23?

3. How many bullet holes does Atticus say they found on Tom Robinson in Chapter 24?

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

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. How would you describe Atticus Finch's outlook following the trial of Tom Robinson in Chapter 23?

3. 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?

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

5. Who is the first witness called to the stand by the prosecutor in Chapter 17? What statement does this character make?

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

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

8. Who is Mr. Link Deas? Why is Mr. Deas's testimony disregarded in Chapter 19?

9. How would you describe Tom Robinson's guilt in the crime he is charged with in the trial? Do you think Tom is guilty?

10. What leads to the discovery of Atticus that Scout, Jem, and Dill have been attending the trial in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Dill Harris’s journey from Meridian, Mississippi, to Maycomb, Alabama, in Chapter 14. How many miles has Dill traveled? How does Dill travel? How do the adults in the novel respond to Dill's actions?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss characters that form the mob that comes to the jail in Chapter 15. Who are these individuals from the town? What is their objective in coming to the jailhouse? Why does Scout step forward to talk to Mr. Cunningham? What happens when she does?

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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