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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 will happen to Tom Robinson if he loses his appeal, according to Atticus in Chapter 23?
(a) He'll receive the death penalty.
(b) He'll be placed on parole.
(c) He'll spend 20 years in prison.
(d) He'll spend life in prison.

2. What flowers does Miss Maudie grow and obsess over in the novel?
(a) Roses.
(b) Orchids.
(c) Azaleas.
(d) Pansies.

3. Who does Scout point out as the person that saved her and Jem from their attacker in Chapter 29?
(a) Sam Levy.
(b) Boo Radley.
(c) John Taylor.
(d) Cecil Jacobs.

4. Jem says in Chapter 23 of Atticus, "He told me havin' a gun around's an invitation" for what?
(a) Somebody to shoot you.
(b) Somebody to rob you.
(c) Somebody to stab you.
(d) Accidents.

5. Jem is in what grade in school in the beginning of Chapter 26?
(a) Seventh grade.
(b) Fourth grade.
(c) Sixth grade.
(d) Fifth grade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is said to have spit in Atticus's face and threatened him in Chapter 22?

2. What does Scout say "always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere" in Chapter 24?

3. Who is Dill sitting next to in the courtroom in Chapter 17?

4. How many children does Tom Robinson say he has in Chapter 19?

5. Scout describes the lament of the bluejay in Chapter 28 as a repetitive sounding of what phrase?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Atticus Finch attempt to convey to the jury during his closing statements in Chapter 20?

2. What hypocrisy does Scout point out to her teacher regarding Tom Robinson in Chapter 26?

3. What event do Scout and Jem attend on Halloween in Chapter 27? Where does the event take place?

4. Who relates the news of Tom Robinson's death in Chapter 24? How was Tom Robinson killed?

5. How is the courthouse described in Chapter 16? Where do the white and black attendees of the trial sit? Where do Scout, Jem, and Dill sit in the courtroom?

6. Who has saved Scout and Jem from their attacker in the end of the novel? What does Scout make of this character?

7. How does Jem respond to the verdict in the Robinson trial in Chapter 22? How have his perceptions changed of the people of Maycomb as a result of the trial?

8. Who is called to see to Jem in Chapter 28? How has Jem been injured? Who hurt Jem?

9. What is symbolic about the conversation between Scout and Jem regarding the roly-poly bug in Chapter 25?

10. How does Helen Robinson respond to the news of Tom Robinson's death in Chapter 25? How do the townspeople respond?

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