Incoming Freshman Summer Book Test Study Guide
Summer 2015
Book I – To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Note: Those enrolled in English 1H are expected to earn an 85 or higher on each summer book test.]
Test will be a scantron format (multiple choice, matching, true/false-type questions) – you MUST
bring pencils and erasers to the test.
Character Identification
a. Scout
b. Jem
c. Atticus
d. Calpurnia
e. Boo Radley
f. Tom Robinson
g. Bob Ewell
h. Nathan Radley
i. Mrs. Dubose
j. Miss Maudie
k. Miss Stephanie
l. Aunt Alexandra
m. Dill
n. Miss Rachel
o. Heck Tate
p. Judge Taylor
q. Zeebo
r. Mr. Cunningham
s. Cecil Jacobs
t. Walter Cunningham
u. Miss Caroline
Chapter 1
1) How is Simon Finch related to Scout?
2) What characters do we meet in this chapter?
3) What point of view is this story being told from? Whose is it?
4) What is the town’s name? The state’s name?
5) What is Scout and Jem’s father’s name and occupation?
6) Who is Calpurnia?
7) Where is their mother?
8) What home holds the children’s facination? Why?
9) Who is their summertime playmate? Why does he only come in summer?
Chapter 2
1) What did Scout do for the first time that fall?
2) Who was Miss Caroline?
3) Why is Miss Caroline annoyed with Scout?
4) Who taught Scout how to read? To write?
5) What is Scout’s real name?
6) Does Miss Caroline understand the children of this town and their problems? Why or why not?
Chapter 3
1) What does Jem invite Walter Cunningham to do?
2) What did Miss Caroline see that frightened her? Where was it located?
3) What simple trick does Atticus teach Scout (about getting along with others)?
Ch 4 & 5
1) What is the real Dewey Decimal System?
2) What does Scout find in the tree in the Radley’s front yard?
3) What do Scout and Jem find next in the tree?
4) What is “A Hot Steam”?
5) Would Atticus approve of the “Boo Radley” game?
6) Who is Miss Maudie Atkinson?
7) What does Uncle Jack ask Miss Maudie every Christmas?
8) What do Dill and Jem want to deliver to Boo?
9) How does their plan turn out?
Ch 6 & 7
1) What do the children want to do for Dill’s last night in Maycomb?
2) How do you keep a sqeaky gate from making a noise?
3) How does Jem lose his pants?
4) How does Dill say Jem lost his pants?
5) What does Jem do later that night?
6) What age are the children now in Chapter 7?
7) What items did the children recover from the hole?
8) What sad discovery do they make about the knothole?
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v. Mrs. Merriweather
w. Mayella Ewell
x. Burris Ewell
y. Helen Robinson
z. Reverend Sykes
aa. Mr. Underwood
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9) Do you think Jem knows who has been putting treasures in the tree? Explain.
Chapter 8
1) What unusual thing happens that year?
2) Who died that winter?
3) What great project does the snow occasion?
4) What happens that evening in Miss Maudie’s home?
5) Where had the blanket come from that Scout finds around her shoulders?
6) Where is Miss Maudie going to stay?
Ch 9 & 10
1) Why does Scout get in a fight with Cecil Jacobs?
2) What is Atticus about to do that places his honor in question?
3) Does he expect to win the case? Why or why not?
4) What do the Finches do at Christmas?
5) Compare and contrast Uncle Jack with Atticus.
6) What does Scout wish were different about Atticus?
7) What does Atticus say about Mockingbirds? What does this mean?
8) What does Atticus do which makes him a hero in the eyes of his children?
9) How does Jem feel about his father after this incident?
Chapter 11
1) Describe Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose.
2) What does Atticus say about Mrs. Dubose?
3) What comment does Mrs. Dubose make that really upsets Jem?
4) How does Jem retaliate?
5) What is Jem’s punishment for this act?
6) What does Atticus say a ‘nigger lover’ is?
7) What happens to Mrs. Dubose?
8) Do you think Mrs. Dubose was a great lady, as Atticus says?
Chapter 12
1) How old are the children now?
2) What is the relationship like between Jem and Scout?
3) Where do the children attend church for a change?
4) How are the songs sung differently at this church?
5) Who is the collection taken up for?
6) Do you think the children benefit from Cal’s presence in the household (besides the physical care she gives them)?
Chapter 13
1) Who is waiting for the children on their porch?
2) Describe Aunt Alexandra.
Chapter 14
1) What does Aunt Alexandra suggest about Cal?
2) What does Scout find in her bedroom?
3) Does Jem hide this discovery or reveal it?
4) Contrast Dill’s home life with Scout’s.
Chapter 15
1) What two reasons do men stand outside on the front lawn for?
2) What trial is everyone talking about?
3) When Atticus went out that night, what did he do that he usually doesn’t do?
4) Where was Atticus and what was he doing that night?
5) Who comes to talk to Atticus?
6) How does Scout intervene in the situation? Does she help or hurt the situation?
Chapter 16
1) Finish Atticus’ quote (pg. 167): “A mob’s always….”
2) Where are all the people going?
3) Is Miss Maudie going to court, too?
4) How is Mr. Dolphus Raymond connected to the black people?
5) Describe the Idlers’ Club.
6) Where do Jem and Scout find seats?
7) An important part of the story is contained in these sentences:
Man 1: “You know the court appointed him to defend this nigger”
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M 2: “Yeah but Atticus aims to defend him. That’s what I don’t like about it.”
Explain what is so important about these sentences.
Chapter 17
1) What position does Heck Tate hold in Maycomb?
2) Explain what type of people the Ewells were.
3) What was Atticus trying to show about Bob Ewell?
Chapter 18
1) What impression does Atticus bring out from Mayella Ewell’s testimony about their home and family life?
2) What is peculiar about Tom which would lead one to believe he could not have grabbed, beaten, and raped Mayella?
Chapter 19
1) Tom’s story is very different from Mayella’s. What does he say happened?
2) What kind of man is Tom Robinson?
3) What is the fatal mistake Tom makes in his testimony and his life?
Why is this a mistake?
4) Why does Dill feel sick?
Chapter 20
1) Why does Mr. Raymond drink coke from a paper bag?
2) Why does he tell the children his secret?
3) Who do you believe beat Mayella?
4) After finishing this chapter, do you think Tom will be convicted?
5) Do you think Atticus made a good defense for him?
Chapter 21
1) Why does Cal come to the courtroom?
2) How does Scout know that the jury convicted Tom?
3) Why do all the Negroes stand up as Atticus leaves the courtroom?
Chapter 22
1) Why does Jem cry as they leave the courtroom?
2) What characteristic phrase does Atticus use the next morning?
3) Why did Judge Taylor probably name Atticus to defend Tom?
4) Why does Dill say he’s going to be a clown when he grows up?
Chapter 23
1) What happens that worries the children so much?
2) Does Atticus really think he is in trouble from Bob Ewell?
3) Atticus asks Jem to stand in whose shoes?
4) Why can’t Miss Maudie serve on a jury? Is the rule the same today?
5) What man took the longest to be convinced that Tom was guilty?
6) What does Jem say about background?
7) What does Jem say in this chapter about understanding Boo Radley?
Chapter 24
1) Why does Scout attend her aunt’s meeting and tea?
2) Does Scout want to learn to be a lady?
3) What is the purpose of this chapter?
4) What news is received of Tom Robinson?
5) Why was he trying to escape?
6) What does Scout learn about being a lady?
Chapter 25
1) What time of year is it now?
2) Who went with Cal and Atticus when they told Helen Robinson of her husband’s death?
3) Why can Mr. Underwood say whatever he wants to in his newspaper?
4) What do the children keep worrying about?
Chapter 26
1) How old are the children by now?
2) What does Scout believe about Boo Radley?
3) Did the people of Maycomb discuss the Robinson case with the children?
4) What confuses Scout about what her teacher says about not persecuting anyone?
5) Why is Jem cross whenever anyone brings up the trial?
Chapter 27
1) Why is Bob Ewell still causing trouble for everyone involved in the case?
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2) What three things happened?
3) What is to be different about Halloween this year?
4) What is Scout’s role in the pageant?
5) Describe her costume.
Chapter 28
1) What fright do the children receive on their way to the pageant?
2) Why do Jem and Scout wait backstage until the audience has left?
3) Why does Scout have to wear the costume home?
4) What happens in the dark?
5) WHO attacked the children near the tree?
6) What happened to this person?
Chapter 29
1) What had saved Scout?
2) Who was the man that saved the children and stabbed Bob?
3) Describe his appearance.
4) Why is it logical that Boo would be the one to save the children?
Chapter 30
1) Whom does Atticus believed stabbed Bob Ewell?
2) Whom does Heck Tate believe stabbed Ewell?
3) Why do these two men agree to say that the stabbing had been accidental (Ewell falling on the knife?)
4) Is this a difficult decision for Atticus to make? Why?
Chapter 31
1) What does Scout do on the Radley porch after Boo goes in?
2) How do you feel about Boo now?
3) Did you learn anything from this book?
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Book II – Outcasts United by Warren St. John
Study Questions
1. What were some of the hardships that refugees faced before coming to America? What about after they got here?
2. How did the members of the Fugees build community after coming to Clarkston?
3. Talk about Clarkston, Georgia before the refugee settlement. How did it change after the refugee settlement was
established?
4. Why was Clarkston chosen for the refugee settlement?
5. What were the different reactions from residents about the settlement? Did anyone’s opinions of the refugee settlement
change over time?
6. Were the refugees all one ethnicity and religion? How did varied ethnic and religious backgrounds affect the refugee
community as a whole?
7. Who were the Somali Bantu? Why were residents wary of the Somali Bantu settling in Clarkston?
8. Who is Luma? Why did she help the students and their families?
9. Is Luma’s refugee experience similar to that of her players? How? How is it different?
10. Did the educational policies in Clarkston help or hinder the members of the Fugees? What, if any, reforms would you
suggest?
11. What kind of coach was Luma? Who influenced her coaching style?
12. Who sponsors the free soccer program that Luma offers to run?
13. Who is Beatrice Ziarty? What is her connection to Luma?
14. Who is Paula Belagamire? What country did she flee from? Why?
15. Who is Chike Chime? What happened to him in Clarkston?
16. What rules does Luma set for her players? Personal hygiene? Academics? Etc?
17. What happened to the Under 15s team?
18. Who is Mandela Ziaty?
19. What happens to the soccer player Fornatee? (Ch.16).
20. Who was shot? Why was he shot? What happens to him?
21. What does the mayor surprisingly approve of for Luma’s soccer team? (Ch 20).
22. How does Luma’s soccer reference to “if you keep getting beat up on the same road, take a different road” (197) have a
deeper meaning?
23. What happens against the Blue Springs Liberty Fire team? Why is this important?
24. Who is Mandela? What happens to him after the team loses a game to the Santos?
25. Why does Luma miss a game?
26. What happens on Halloween with the Under 13s team?
27. Do either the Under 15s or Under 13s win their last game?
28. Why is the soccer team fundraising at the end of the book?
29. Why don’t the teams have a soccer field to practice on at the end of the book?
30. What does St. John reveal about Luma’s life in the epilogue?
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Incoming Freshman Summer Book Test Study Guide
Summer 2015
Book III – No Fear Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Note: Those enrolled in English 1H are expected to earn an 85 or higher on each summer book test.]
Test will be a scantron format (multiple choice, matching, true/false-type questions) – you MUST
bring pencils and erasers to the test.
Character Identification
Montagues: Lord & Lady Montague, Romeo, cousin Benvolio, friend Mercutio, their servants
Capulets: Lord & Lady Capulet, Juliet, the Nurse, servants (including Peter), Tybalt (Juliet’s
cousin), their servants
Others: Prince Escalus, Paris (who wants to marry Juliet), Friar Lawrence, Friar John, the
Apothecary, Rosaline, the Chorus
Vocabulary:
Prologue – information given before the action of the play/story begins
Dramatic Irony – when the audience or reader knows more than the characters do.
Foreshadow – giving hints of what is to come in the plot
Foil – a character who is the opposite of another character in personality, actions or beliefs
Act I
1. In the Prologue, what does the chorus say will happen to the two lovers?
2. What does Prince Escalus of Verona say he will do to anyone who fights in the future?
3. How does Benvolio say the fighting began?
4. According to others, how has Romeo been acting recently?
5. What remedy does Benvolio suggest for Romeo's problem?
6. In scene 2, what does Capulet tell Paris he will have to do in order to marry Juliet?
7. Why does the servant ask Romeo to read the list of guests who are invited to the party at the
Capulets?
8. What makes Romeo decide to go to the party?
9. In scene 3 we learn that Juliet is how old?
10. What is the nurse's opinion of Paris?
11. How do Romeo and friends plan to hide their identity at the Capulet's party?
12. Who is Queen Mab?
13. What feelings about dreams does Mercutio express in his Queen Mab monologue?
14. At the end of scene 4, what does Romeo fear?
15. How does Romeo react when he first sees Juliet? To what does he compare her?
16. How does Juliet react to Romeo in their first meeting?
17. How does Tybalt react to the news that Romeo is at the party? How does Capulet react?
Act II
1. What does Romeo compare Juliet to in scene 1?
2. Who do Mercutio and Benvolio think Romeo is with?
3. Why does Juliet want Romeo to have some other name?
4. When Juliet discovers Romeo at her balcony, what does she fear?
5. Why does Juliet fear the love that she and Romeo share?
6. What concerns does Friar Laurence have about Romeo and Juliet's relationship?
7. Why does Friar Laurence agree to help the two?
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8. Why has Tybalt sent a letter to Romeo's house?
9. What warning does the nurse give Romeo?
10. What message does Romeo give the nurse to tell Juliet?
11. Why is Juliet annoyed at the beginning of scene 5?
12. What fears does Friar Laurence express in scene 6?
13. What is an example of dramatic irony from Act II?
14. What is an example of foreshadowing from Act II?
Act III
1. Why has Tybalt come looking for Romeo?
2. What does Mercutio do?
3. How does Romeo contribute to Mercutio’s death?
4. What is the outcome of the fight between Romeo and Tybalt?
5. What punishment does Escalus give Romeo?
6. Why does Juliet defend Romeo’s actions?
7. At the end of scene ii, what does Juliet ask the nurse to do?
8. What is Romeo’s reaction when Friar Laurence tells him that Escalus has banished him?
9. What is Friar Laurence’s plan for Romeo?
10. In scene iv, what does Capulet tell Paris?
11. At the beginning of scene v, why do Romeo and Juliet discuss whether it is morning or not?
12. What is Capulet’s reaction when he learns that Juliet refuses to marry Paris?
13. What does the nurse tell Juliet she should do?
14. At the end of scene v, why is Juliet so angry with the nurse?
15. How are Juliet’s beliefs about love and marriage different from her parents’?
16. When talking to her parents in this act, explain how some of Juliet’s lines are filled with double
meanings?
17. Describe the change in Juliet’s behavior toward her parents.
Act IV
1. How does Paris think Juliet feels about him?
2. What does Juliet ask of Friar Laurence?
3. What does Juliet say she will do if she cannot find a way to avoid marrying Paris?
4. How does Juliet respond to Paris’ complements in this act?
5. What does Friar Laurence say will happen when Juliet drinks the potion?
6. How will Romeo learn of Friar Laurence’s plan?
7. What does Friar Laurence say Romeo and Juliet will do after Juliet awakens?
8. In scene ii what does Juliet tell her father?
9. What activities occur in the Capulet household at the start of scene ii?
10. Describe Capulet’s character at the end of scene ii.
11. Describe the various fears Juliet has as she gets ready to drink Friar Laurence’s potion.
12. What effect might Capulet’s change of plans have on the Friar’s arrangements?
13. At what time does scene iv occur?
14. How do Capulet, his wife, the nurse, and Paris react when they find Juliet?
15. What does Friar Laurence tell the family?
16. According to Lord Capulet, what will happen now to all the preparations that were made for the
wedding?
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Act V
1. Why is Romeo feeling cheerful at the beginning of scene i?
2. What news does Balthasar bring Romeo?
3. After hearing the news, where does Romeo plan to go?
4. What does the speed with which Romeo makes his decision tell you about his character?
5. How is Friar John prevented from going to Mantua to deliver Friar Laurence’s letter?
6. Why does Paris go to the Capulet tomb?
7. How do you think Paris feels about Juliet?
8. What is Romeo’s real reason for sending Balthasar away from the tomb?
9. Why does Paris think Romeo has come to the tomb?
10. What does Friar Laurence find when he enters the tomb?
11. How does Juliet kill herself?
12. What causes Lady Montague’s death?
13. Who tells the story of the events to the Prince?
14. What does the Prince mean when he says, “All are punished.”
15. At the conclusion of the play, what happens between the Capulets and the Montagues?
16. In this final act, how are Romeo’s actions guided more by emotion than reason?
17. By family, list the people who have died in the play.
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