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Literature
To Kill A Mockingbird - Extract 1
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Q.1
What is the immediate context for this passage?
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Jem, Scout and Dill have decided to find out where Atticus has gone
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Tom Robinson has been convicted
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Atticus has just shot the rabid dog
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Calpurnia has been looking for the Finch children
Q.2
What immediately follows this passage?
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Mr Ewell chases after Jem and Scout
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The trial comes to an end and Tom Robinson is convicted
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Scout recognizes Mr Cunningham
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Tom Robinson is shot
Q.3
Which of the following best describes the atmosphere of this passage?
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Sombre
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Menacing
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Suspenseful
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All of the above
Q.4
Re-read the paragraph beginning, "We were taking a short cut". Which of its words contribute most to the atmosphere of the passage?
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Dusty, cars, highway
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Came, moving, went, passed, stopped
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Square, building, front
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Square, cars, jail
Q.5
Why are the men looking for Tom?
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They wish to talk to him
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They wish to set him free
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They plan to kill him
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They want to frighten him
Q.6
What makes the jail's physical appearance rather absurd?
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Its architectural style is much more grand than that of the rest of town
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It is too plain
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Its large size makes it stand out from the other buildings on the square
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It looks shabby in comparison to the other buildings
Q.7
Which of the following is NOT true of the reasons given for approving of the jail's physical appearance?
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It makes the town more respectable
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It looks like an old-fashioned outhouse
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It is reassuringly solid
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It doesn't appear to be the sort of building which houses black people
Q.8
How is Atticus presented in this passage?
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As careless of consequences
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As stern and uncaring
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As nervous
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As courageous
Q.9
"Whispered", "sneaked", "shelter" and "peeked" emphasize which of the following?
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The children's desire to take the men by surprise
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The children's wish to surprise Atticus
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The children's efforts to be discrete
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The children's love of playing hide-and-seek
Q.10
"Shadows became substance as light revealed solid shapes moving towards the jail door." What is the effect of this phrase?
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It implies that the light above the courthouse is not doing much good
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It emphasizes that the men remain shadowy presences
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It relates the moment when vague danger becomes suddenly real
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None of the above
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