To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1 & 2

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

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

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who narrates To Kill A Mockingbird?

• Jem Finch

• Scout Finch

• Atticus Finch

• Harper Lee

Who is Atticus Finch?

• The narrator

• The narrator's friend

• The narrator's father

• The town mayor

What is Atticus Finch’s profession?

• Doctor

• Lawyer

• Teacher

• Sheriff

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CCSS.RL.8.1

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

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.9A

Who is Calpurnia?

• The Finch's cook

• The Finch's neighbor

• The Finch's enemy

• The narrator's teacher

Who is the small boy Jem and the narrator become friends with?

• Chuck

• Boo

• Dill

• Radley

The narrator tells us that, “Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.” This sentence is an example of ______ and means:

• personification; ladies were lazy in Maycomb

• simile; summer weather was incredibly hot in Maycomb

• irony; the people of Maycomb were dirty

• metaphor; women in Maycomb slept late and did not work

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following adjectives best describes Miss Stephanie Crawford?

• religious

• gossiper

• melancholy

• adventurous

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.9A