include questions from to kill a mocking bird
chapter 12-31
Here is a sample set of questions for Section D: Literature, covering To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapters 12–31, following your exam blueprint. This includes both short answer and broad
literary questions, as required.
Section D: Literature (To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapters 12–31)
Short Answer Questions
(Answer any two. Each carries 5 marks. Use evidence from the text.)
1. How does Calpurnia’s church differ from the one Scout and Jem usually attend? What do the
children learn from their visit?
2. Why is Helen Robinson unable to find work after Tom’s accusation?
3. What lesson does Scout learn from Boo Radley at the end of the novel?
4. How does Jem show he is growing up in these chapters? Give two examples.
5. What is the significance of the jury’s verdict in Tom Robinson’s trial?
6. Why does Heck Tate insist that Bob Ewell’s death was an accident? What does this reveal
about his character?
7. Explain the metaphor of the mockingbird. Which characters are considered “mockingbirds”
in the novel and why?
Broad Literary Question
(Answer any one. Each carries 5 marks. Write in detail, using examples from Chapters 12–31.)
1. Discuss the theme of prejudice as shown in the trial and its aftermath. How do different
characters respond to prejudice?
2. Analyze the character of Boo Radley and his role in Scout’s journey from innocence to
maturity.
3. How does Harper Lee use minor characters (such as Calpurnia, Heck Tate, or Mayella Ewell)
to develop the main themes of the novel?
These questions reflect the types and styles outlined in your syllabus and blueprint, and are
based on key events and themes from Chapters 12–31 of To Kill a Mockingbird [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] .
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1. https://www.enotes.com/topics/to-kill-a-mockingbird/quiz/chapter-12
2. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/to-kill-a-mockingbird/chapter-12
3. https://slideplayer.com/slide/6277648/
4. https://ca01001129.schoolwires.net/cms/lib/CA01001129/Centricity/Domain/1299/TKM Study Guide
Questions.pdf
5. https://www.enotes.com/topics/to-kill-a-mockingbird/quiz/chapter-31