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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 Miss Maudie say Boo Radley's name is in Chapter 5?
(a) James.
(b) Boris.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Brett.
2. How old does Scout say Atticus is in Chapter 10?
(a) 42.
(b) Nearly 50.
(c) Nearly 40.
(d) Nearly 60.
3. Jem broke his arm badly at the elbow when he was nearly how old, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) 13.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.
4. Who does Atticus say was kind enough to grant a postponement on the trial in Chapter 9?
(a) Bob Ewell.
(b) John Taylor.
(c) Cecil Jacobs.
(d) Dill.
5. How does Scout say Calpurnia's grammar changes whenever she is furious in Chapter 3?
(a) It becomes heightened.
(b) It becomes erratic.
(c) It becomes nonsensical.
(d) It becomes precise.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Dill's real name?
2. What does Atticus say the Ewell family patriarch spends his relief checks on in Chapter 3?
3. Who is the little boy that Scout's teacher sees a "cootie" crawling on in Chapter 3?
4. In the beginning of Chapter 8, Scout says that Maycomb County is experiencing the coldest winter since what year?
5. How many years older is Jem than his sister Scout?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Scout describe the town of Maycomb in Chapter 1? What types of activities does Scout describe in the town?
2. How does the mood of the novel change after the fire that destroys Miss Maudie's house in Chapter 9?
3. How do Scout's actions affect Mr. Cunningham and the others within the lynch mob in Chapter 15?
4. Where are Scout and Jem going when they encounter Mrs. Dubose in Chapter 11? How does Scout describe this character?
5. What is significant about the incident with Tim Johnson in Chapter 10? What does this occurrence indicate?
6. How would you describe Miss Maudie's influence on Scout? Do you think she's a positive influence? Why or why not?
7. What is revealed of the economic and social makeup of Maycomb County through Scout's first day at school in Chapter 2?
8. How would you describe the behavior of the townspeople with the approach of Tom Robinson's trial in Chapter 14?
9. Why does Calpurnia decide to take Scout and Jem to her church with her in Chapter 12?
10. What item of clothing does Jem lose as he flees the Radley Place in Chapter 6? How does Dill explain this loss?
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