What was happening in U.S. history during the time period of the setting for TKAM?

• A Civil War

• The Great Depression

• World War I

• An economic boom.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When is the time period for the setting of the novel?

• 1950's

• 1940's

• 1930's

• 1920's

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

During the time period of the context of the novel (when it was published), what was happening in U.S. history?

• a depression

• slavery

• a civil rights movement

• a civil war

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?

• Michael Jackson

• Atticus Finch

• Tim Johnson

• Harper Lee

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An ideal girl in the 1930s had all of the following traits EXCEPT

• Clean, dressed nicely soft-spoken, quiet stood up for her opinion did not attract attention to herself

• did not attract attention to herself

• soft-spoken, quiet

• stood up for her opinion

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

What does Dill encourage Jem and Scout to do in order to make Boo Radley come out?

• ask Atticus if the children may visit Boo

• throw rocks at the Radley’s porch light

• touch the Radley house

• chase after Tim Johnson

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why is Miss Caroline angry with Scout?

• because Scout fights with Walter Cunningham

• because Scout knows how to read and write

• because Scout is always absent

• because Scout gets into a fight with Cecil Jacobs

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Miss Caroline’s actions show that she

• does not like poor children

• does not understand school law

• does not understand the town and the children

• shows special treatment to boys

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

The “trick” that Atticus tries to teach Scout is

• to discuss everything with Calpurnia

• to tell the town stories about Boo

• to see situations from other points of view

• to ask Miss Maudie questions whenever necessary

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does Miss Maudie describe Atticus?

• a sorry excuse for a human

• the same in his house as he is on public streets

• a different man behind closed doors

• a “coward”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3