TKAM Chapters 1-4
Authored by Danielle Filas
English
8th - 9th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz comprehensively assesses students' understanding of the opening chapters of Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird*, covering essential foundational elements that establish the novel's setting, characters, and major themes. Designed for 8th or 9th grade English students, the questions span multiple levels of comprehension, from basic recall of character details and plot events to more sophisticated analysis of character relationships, authorial intent, and thematic development. Students need solid reading comprehension skills to track character ages, relationships, and motivations, while also demonstrating their ability to interpret symbolic elements like the children's fascination with Boo Radley and Scout's challenging school experiences. The quiz particularly emphasizes character analysis skills, requiring students to understand complex family dynamics, social hierarchies in Maycomb, and the children's evolving perceptions of their community, while also assessing their grasp of important themes like empathy, social class, and education. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying American literature in grades 8-9. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a reading check to ensure students have completed the assigned chapters, a review tool before class discussions of character development and setting, or a formative assessment to gauge student comprehension before moving deeper into the novel's more complex themes. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before exploring Scout's perspective as narrator, assign it as homework to reinforce key details from the reading, or implement it as a quick comprehension check during novel study units. The quiz aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 for textual analysis and inference, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3 for character analysis and plot development, and supports the development of close reading skills essential for success with classic American literature.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?
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CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During what period does this novel take place?
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CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was this novel written?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How old is Jem Finch at the beginning of the novel?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How old is Scout at the beginning of the novel?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Scout's mother die?
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why doesn't Scout miss her mother like Jem does?
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
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