To Kill A Mockingbird 12-16

To Kill A Mockingbird 12-16

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English

9th Grade

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Medium

CCSS
RI.2.1, RI.8.4, RL.6.3

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Glenda Layton

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In Dill's letter to Scout, what reason did he give for not coming to Maycomb during the summer?

he has to attend summer school
His mother does not have enough money to send him
He has a new father
His mother is afraid about the trial

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is going on in the novel when Calpurnia says, "I don't want anybody sayin' I don't look after my children."

Aunt Alexandra is coming for a visit and Calpurnia doesn't want to be subjected to her criticism
Atticus is due to come home from his special session of the state legislature, and Calpurnia wants them to look nice for him
Calpurnia is bringing them to her church and she wants them to look clean and well-dressed
Dill's aunt is bringing him for a visit and Calpurnia wants the children to look good.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Calpurnia start calling Jem, "Mister Jem"?

because Atticus asked her to
because Aunt Alexandra told her to
because she realizes he is starting to grow up
because she is proud of the way he includes Scout

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Atticus recant or take back his speech to Scout about being more ladylike?

He got called away to the special session of the state legislature
Jem pointed out that he was wrong
when he saw Scout's reaction, he realized he was wrong
Aunt Alexandra told him not to bother, and that Scout was a "lost cause"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the church take up a collection for Helen?

because she is one of Tom's attorneys and she needs money to work on the case
because she is Tom's wife and his having trouble getting work because of the trial
because she lost her home to a fire and needs to buy furniture and clothes
because she wants to travel to another country to become a missonary

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Scout find out about Tom Robinson's criminal charges?

she asked Calpurnia about Tom Robinson after church
Lula told her all about the charges during the service
Jem explained them to her during dinner
She asked Aunt Alexandra about them

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Calpurnia respond when Jem asks her why she speaks differently to them than she does to the people at her church?

She said she speaks that way at chruch because she doesn't want to seem like she is "putting on airs"
She said she speaks the same at church as she does to them, and that Jem is "crazy"
She said she speaks that way in church because she has a good reputation
She said she speaks differently in church because her mother told her to speak that way

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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