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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. 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?
(a) The weather would change.
(b) It would get hot.
(c) Someone would die.
(d) It would start raining.

2. Who is the sole owner, editor and printer of The Maycomb Tribune?
(a) Mr. Underwood.
(b) Sam Levy.
(c) John Taylor.
(d) Cecil Jacobs.

3. Whose house has caught fire in Chapter 8?
(a) Miss Stephanie Crawford's.
(b) Mr. Underwood's.
(c) Miss Emily Davis's.
(d) Miss Maudie's.

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

5. What does Walter Cunningham pour all over his food that causes Scout to exclaim in Chapter 3?
(a) Honey.
(b) Molasses.
(c) Gravy.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scout say Calpurnia's grammar changes whenever she is furious in Chapter 3?

2. When Jem and Scout were given air-rifles, Atticus told Jem that it was a sin to kill a mockingbird, but that he could shoot all of what kind of bird that he wanted?

3. Where does Scout threaten to go and drown herself in Chapter 3?

4. Who speaks from the shadows and is revealed to be holding a double-barrel shotgun with the intention of protecting Atticus in Chapter 15?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Scout's actions affect Mr. Cunningham and the others within the lynch mob in Chapter 15?

3. 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?

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

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

6. How does Scout describe the town of Maycomb in Chapter 1? What types of activities does Scout describe in the town?

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

8. What concerns arise when Tom Robinson is brought to the Maycomb County jail in Chapter 15?

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

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

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