To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1 & 2
Authored by Penny Esposito
English
8th - 11th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on American literature, specifically the opening chapters of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." The questions assess reading comprehension, character identification, plot details, and literary analysis skills appropriate for 8th-11th grade students. Students need to demonstrate careful reading of the text to identify key characters like Scout, Jem, Atticus, and Boo Radley, understand their relationships and roles within the story, and recall specific plot events from the first two chapters. The quiz also requires students to analyze literary devices including simile, oxymoron, and paradox, as well as interpret vocabulary in context, such as determining the meaning of "assuaged." Students must understand the novel's setting in Depression-era Alabama, grasp the social dynamics of Maycomb county, and recognize the mysterious atmosphere surrounding the Radley family that drives much of the early plot. Created by Penny Esposito, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 8 and 11. This comprehensive quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding after reading the novel's opening chapters, ensuring students have grasped essential character introductions and plot foundations before progressing further into the text. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity to begin class discussions about the novel, assign it as homework to reinforce reading assignments, or implement it as a review tool before moving to more complex thematic analysis. The quiz effectively supports classroom instruction by verifying that students understand basic story elements while also challenging them to analyze Lee's literary techniques and vocabulary choices. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.3 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3 for analyzing character development, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 for determining word meanings and analyzing literary devices.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened to the narrator’s brother, Jem, when he was about thirteen years old?
He broke his leg.
He broke his arm.
He broke his collarbone.
He suffered a broken heart.
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CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The narrator states, “When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury.” In this context, the word assuaged most closely means
increased
made fun of
intensified
relieved
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who narrates To Kill A Mockingbird?
Jem Finch
Scout Finch
Atticus Finch
Harper Lee
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is Atticus Finch?
The narrator
The narrator's friend
The narrator's father
The town mayor
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is Atticus Finch’s profession?
Doctor
Lawyer
Teacher
Sheriff
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Finch family
is new to Maycomb, Alabama
is related to most other “old” families and is highly respected
lives in poverty and is disrespected in town
includes a scary, reclusive man who never leaves the house
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is Calpurnia?
The Finch's cook
The Finch's neighbor
The Finch's enemy
The narrator's teacher
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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