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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years older is Jem than his sister Scout?
(a) 3 years older.
(b) 2 years older.
(c) 1 year older.
(d) 4 years older.

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

3. What grade is Scout beginning in school in Chapter 7?
(a) Third grade.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) First grade.
(d) Second grade.

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

5. What word is used in the novel to refer to homemade liquor?
(a) Shiner.
(b) Shinny.
(c) Ginny.
(d) Moonbeam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the homestead that Simon Finch established for himself in Alabama?

2. What does Scout find in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place in the beginning of Chapter 4?

3. What does Jem intend to buy for himself with his birthday money in the beginning of Chapter 11?

4. How many miles away from home has Dill traveled to come to Maycomb in Chapter 14?

5. Why does Miss Maudie tell Scout it is a sin to kill a mockingbird?

Short Essay Questions

1. What grade are Scout and Jem starting in school in Chapter 7? What does Jem reveal to Scout about the night he got his pants from the Radley Place in the beginning of the chapter?

2. How does Scout introduce the main characters in her story in Chapter 1? Who comprises Scout's family?

3. How do the discoveries in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place change the reader's perceptions of Boo Radley in Chapter 4?

4. Why does Calpurnia decide to take Scout and Jem to her church with her in Chapter 12?

5. What is signified by Aunt Alexandra's outburst over Scout and Jem attending a black church in Chapter 14?

6. What occurrence causes Miss Fisher to become hysterical in the classroom in Chapter 3? How do the children respond?

7. What does Scout discover in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place when she walks home from school alone in the beginning of Chapter 4?

8. Where does Jem go in the middle of the night in Chapter 6? Why?

9. How is the weather described in the beginning of Chapter 8? Who has died during this winter?

10. How has the dynamic of friendship changed between Scout, Dill, and Jem in Chapter 5?

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