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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Atticus say was kind enough to grant a postponement on the trial in Chapter 9?

3. How much money does Scout's teacher offer to loan to the little boy who has no lunch with him in Chapter 2?

4. What does Jem intend to buy for himself with his birthday money in the beginning of Chapter 11?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do the discoveries in the knothole of the oak tree at the Radley Place change the reader's perceptions of Boo Radley in Chapter 4?

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

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

6. Where is To Kill a Mockingbird set? How does Scout describe her family's history in this setting in Chapter 1?

7. Why does Scout say many of the first-graders are older than Scout is in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the gender roles and expectations in 1930s Alabama. When did women gain the right to vote in the U.S.? How would you describe the women of Maycomb County in comparison with the rest of the nation at this time?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the setting of the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. How many people live in Maycomb? How is the town’s economic situation described? Where do Scout and Jem live in relation to the town?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the character of Nathan Radley in the novel. Why does Nathan Radley fill the knothole of the oak tree with cement? What does this action symbolize?

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