TKAM Chapter 15 Reading Check

In the first paragraph, Scout says they had a few days of summer peace, and then "a nightmare was upon us" (Lee 193). This is an example of:

• foreshadowing

• tone

• metaphor

• all the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What kind of feeling does Heck Tate have about this upcoming trial?

• excited

• guilty

• uneasy

• boastful

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

At the beginning of the chapter, who "saves" Atticus from the "mob" that visited Atticus at his house?

• Heck Tate

• Jem

• Link Dees

• Scout

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Dill wants to "have a poke at Boo Radley"; who stops him?

• Atticus

• Jem

• Scout

• Calpurnia

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Towards the middle of the chapter, Atticus does something at night that he rarely does, and this worries the children. What does he do?

• takes the car to go somewhere

• walks to the town jail

• borrow's Jem's chemistry set

• takes a gun with him on his walk

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Jem, Scout, and Dill find Atticus reading his newspaper in front of _______________.

• his law office's front door

• the post office front door

• the jail's front door

• Tom Robinson's cell door

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Jem, Scout, and Dill discover a mob surrounding Atticus outside the jail house. What is the mob intending to do?

• Lynch Tom Robinson

• Help Tom Robinson escape

• Ask Atticus to stop being Tom's lawyer

• Offer to help protect Tom Robinson from any impending threats

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Scout becomes excited about what Atticus is saying and runs to him. This causes Atticus to experience what emotion?

• excitment

• anger

• hope

• fear

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which mob member does Scout single out to talk to?

• Heck Tate

• Walter Cunningham

• Mr. Underwood

• Link Dees

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Scout getting in between the mob and her dad shows:

• her innocence as she didn't understand the danger of the situation

• her stubborness as she didn't listen to Dill

• her childishness as she broke curfew just because Aunt Alexandra told her no.

• she thinks she knows best and will do what she wants when she wants.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3