View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Atticus tells Scout not to use the "n" word because it is what, in Chapter 9?
(a) Obscene.
(b) Common.
(c) Lofty.
(d) Vulgar.

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) Pneumonia.
(d) A tapeworm.

3. Of whom does Scout say in Chapter 9, "I decided that she had been swapped at birth, that my grandparents had perhaps received a Crawford instead of a Finch"?
(a) Aunt Mayella.
(b) Aunt Alexandra.
(c) Aunt Clara.
(d) Aunt Elizabeth.

4. Who picks up Dill at the train station in Maycomb's one taxi in Chapter 4?
(a) Miss Rachel.
(b) Jem.
(c) Scout.
(d) Atticus Finch.

5. Dill tells Atticus that he won Jem's pants playing what game in Chapter 6?
(a) Strip poker.
(b) Double-Dare.
(c) Go Fish.
(d) Bridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of Miss Maudie's father?

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 grade is Jem starting school in Chapter 2?

5. What is the first name of the elder Mr. Radley?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What does Atticus do when he learns about Jem's behavior toward Mrs. Dubose in Chapter 11?

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

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

8. What is one of the most important aspects of society that Aunt Alexandra wants to instill in Scout and Jem?

9. How does Scout describe Atticus's age and his behavior in the beginning of Chapter 10? How does Scout compare Atticus to the other fathers in Maycomb?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 947 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample