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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 one word is written on the note found in Montrose’s apartment in Chapter 1?
2. In what city does Atticus live?
3. What is Dell’s job title, as she explains on page 73?
4. According to the narrator in Chapter 3, which individual has a cousin who works at the museum?
5. How many months after Chapter 1 does Chapter 2 take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. What special book does Atticus discover on page 65? Where does he find it?
2. What genre of fiction does Atticus love most? Why does this love also give him pain, as explained in Chapter 1?
3. What does Caleb give to George and Montrose at the end of Chapter 3?
4. What happens during the ritual Atticus is forced to perform on page 100?
5. Who is Dell and what role does she play at the manor, as explained in Chapter 1?
6. According to George on page 110, what will Letitia be unable to get? Why?
7. What announcement does Atticus make during dinner at the manor house in Chapter 1?
8. Who is Caleb? What information does he tell Atticus on page 80?
9. Who is Earl Maybree, and how does he help Atticus in Chapter 1?
10. What does Atticus discover inside his father’s apartment in Chapter 1? Where does Atticus believe his father has gone?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why does Atticus laugh at the end of the final chapter? How is his laughter a reaction to the immediate situation, and how is it reflective of the novel’s conflicts and themes? Answer, supporting your claims with evidence from the text.
Essay Topic 2
The characters in Lovecraft Country all highlight the idea the past is never truly past. Choose three characters and explain how each illustrates this idea, using textual evidence to support your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Atticus experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does he change and in what ways does he remain the same? By the novel’s end, is he better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.
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