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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scout think is under her bed when she goes to get Jem in Chapter 14?
(a) A bird.
(b) A snake.
(c) A rat.
(d) A cat.

2. Where is Atticus returning from in the beginning of Chapter 13?
(a) Montgomery, Alabama.
(b) Houston, Texas.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) New Orleans, Louisiana.

3. What is the first object that Jem and Scout see in the knothole of the oak tree in Chapter 7?
(a) A piece of gum.
(b) A soap figurine.
(c) A watch.
(d) A ball of twine.

4. Who invites Walter Cunningham to come to the Finch home for dinner in Chapter 3?
(a) Calpurnia.
(b) Scout.
(c) Jem.
(d) Atticus.

5. What does Jem get his pants caught on as the children run from the Radley yard in Chapter 6?
(a) A fence.
(b) A rake.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A tree branch.

6. On what date did Alabama secede from the Union during the Civil War era?
(a) July 12, 1860.
(b) January 11, 1861.
(c) March 1, 1860.
(d) September 14, 1862.

7. What does Scout ask Atticus if Jem might have when Jem's appetite grows considerably in Chapter 12?
(a) Meningitis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) A tapeworm.
(d) The measles.

8. How much money does Scout's teacher offer to loan to the little boy who has no lunch with him in Chapter 2?
(a) 25 cents.
(b) 2 dollars.
(c) 1 dollar.
(d) 10 cents.

9. What grade in school is Scout starting in Chapter 2?
(a) Second grade.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) First grade.
(d) Third grade.

10. What is the name of the black man that Atticus Finch is assigned to defend in the novel?
(a) Cecil Jacobs.
(b) Tom Robinson.
(c) Mr. Dolphus Raymond.
(d) Bob Ewell.

11. What time does Scout get out of school each day in Chapter 7?
(a) 3:15.
(b) 2:30.
(c) 2:00.
(d) 3:00.

12. Who does Jem go to tell that Dill has arrived at the Finch household in Chapter 14?
(a) Calpurnia.
(b) Atticus.
(c) Miss Rachel.
(d) Aunt Alexandra.

13. What does Jem tell Scout to not get tangled up with in the garden as the children steal into the Radley yard in Chapter 6?
(a) Strawberry vines.
(b) Melon vines.
(c) Blackberry vines.
(d) Collard greens.

14. Scout says in Chapter 4 that the train stop called Maycomb Junction is actually in what county?
(a) Warren County.
(b) Montgomery County.
(c) Lafayette County.
(d) Abbott County.

15. At what time does Scout get out of school each day in Chapter 4?
(a) 3:00 p.m.
(b) 3:30 p.m.
(c) 2:00 p.m.
(d) 2:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Atticus asks Jem and Scout as he leaves their room in Chapter 13, "Do you think I'll end up costing the family" how much money?

2. Who is described in Chapter 9 as "Maycomb County’s sole surviving Confederate veteran"?

3. What does Atticus say the Ewell family patriarch spends his relief checks on in Chapter 3?

4. What household pets does Jem suggest Boo Radley eats in Chapter 5?

5. What is Dill's response when Scout asks him in Chapter 14, “Why do you reckon Boo Radley’s never run off?”

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