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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. What does Atticus say the Ewell family patriarch spends his relief checks on in Chapter 3?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Horse races.
(d) Whiskey.

2. Scout says in Chapter 6 that Mr. Avery boards a room across the street from whose house?
(a) Ruth Jones's.
(b) Bob Ewell's.
(c) Mrs. Dubose's.
(d) Maxwell Green's.

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

4. Who is the little boy that Scout's teacher sees a "cootie" crawling on in Chapter 3?
(a) Link Deas.
(b) Heck Tate.
(c) Burris Ewell.
(d) Maxwell Green.

5. What does Scout observe for the first time that makes her scream for Atticus saying that the world is ending in Chapter 8?
(a) Hail.
(b) Snow.
(c) A tornado.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the telephone operator that calls Atticus to tell him that school has been canceled in Chapter 8?

2. Aunt Alexandra presents a book to Jem and Scout that was written by what cousin of theirs in Chapter 13?

3. Scout claims in Chapter 8 that "Mr. Avery said it was written on the Rosetta Stone that when children disobeyed their parents, smoked cigarettes and made war on each other," what would happen?

4. What does Miss Maudie detest growing in her yard?

5. What is the first object that Jem and Scout see in the knothole of the oak tree in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Scout to fight with Walter Cunningham in Chapter 3? How does Jem respond to the situation?

2. What item of clothing does Jem lose as he flees the Radley Place in Chapter 6? How does Dill explain this loss?

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

4. How would you describe the behavior of the townspeople with the approach of Tom Robinson's trial in Chapter 14?

5. How would you describe Miss Maudie's influence on Scout? Do you think she's a positive influence? Why or why not?

6. What is revealed of the economic and social makeup of Maycomb County through Scout's first day at school in Chapter 2?

7. How does the mood of the novel change after the fire that destroys Miss Maudie's house in Chapter 9?

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

9. What is significant about the incident with Tim Johnson in Chapter 10? What does this occurrence indicate?

10. What causes Scout to get into a fight at school in Chapter 9? How does Atticus respond to this news?

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