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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. What does Jem use to try to deliver a message to Boo Radley in Chapter 5?
2. How many miles away from home has Dill traveled to come to Maycomb in Chapter 14?
3. What does Miss Maudie say Boo Radley's name is in Chapter 5?
4. Aunt Alexandra presents a book to Jem and Scout that was written by what cousin of theirs in Chapter 13?
5. In Chapter 1, the narrator says, "Being Southerners, it was a source of shame to some members of the family that we had no recorded ancestors on either side of" what battle?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is signified by Aunt Alexandra's outburst over Scout and Jem attending a black church in Chapter 14?
3. Where does Jem go in the middle of the night in Chapter 6? Why?
4. What causes Scout to get into a fight at school in Chapter 9? How does Atticus respond to this news?
5. What is revealed of the economic and social makeup of Maycomb County through Scout's first day at school in Chapter 2?
6. Why does Scout say many of the first-graders are older than Scout is in Chapter 2?
7. How would you describe Miss Maudie's influence on Scout? Do you think she's a positive influence? Why or why not?
8. How do Scout's actions affect Mr. Cunningham and the others within the lynch mob in Chapter 15?
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. Why does Aunt Alexandra say she's coming to live with Scout, Jem, and Atticus for awhile in Chapter 13?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the character of Dill Harris in To Kill a Mockingbird. How has Dill come to befriend Scout and Jem? Where does Dill live? How does Dill differ as a character from Scout and Jem?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Describe and discuss the character of Mrs. Dubose in the novel. What lessons does Jem learn from his encounters with Mrs. Dubose? How does Mrs. Dubose’s death affect Jem and Scout?
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