TKAM Chapter 2 Comprehension

In what way did Jem agree to bring Scout to school?

• Willingly, he wanted to do it

• He refused, Jem went to school without her

• He agreed to lower himself to bring Scout to school, condescendingly.

• Atticus took Scout to school on her first day.

Scout's first day of school could best be described as

• a great success

• fun because she got to fight with Walter

• satisfying because Scout already knew everything

• a disaster because Scout kept getting in trouble with Miss Caroline

Who taught Scout to write?

• Atticus

• Jem

• Dill

• Calpurnia

Who taught Scout to read?

• Atticus

• Jem

• Dill

• Calpurnia

What is Scout's real name?

• Julia Louis Finch

• Jean Louise Finch

• Jeanine Lou Finch

• Jeremy Atticus Finch

Who is Calpurnia?

• She is the Finch family's cook/nanny

• She is the Finch family's neighbor

• She is Dill's aunt

• She is the school teacher

How does Miss Caroline react to discovering Scout already knows how to read and write on her first day of school?

• Miss Caroline is happy she won't have to teach Scout anything.

• Miss Caroline is happy because Scout can help Burris Ewell learn to read.

• Miss Caroline is annoyed because she thinks only teachers should teach children to read and write.

• Miss Caroline is impressed that Scout is so smart.

Walter Cunningham's refusal of Miss Caroline's quarter for lunch can best be described as

• happy and grateful

• ashamed and uncomfortable

• embarrassed and angry

• delighted and grateful

Scout's attempt to take a stand for Walter results in (choose two):

• Miss Caroline understanding why Walter won't take the quarter

• Miss Caroline becoming annoyed that Scout is telling her she is wrong to try to give Walter a quarter

• Scout getting punished by Miss Caroline and getting laughed at by the rest of the class

• Scout realizing that she should not speak when the teacher has not asked her anything

Which piece of evidence from page 25 of the novel best shows the reader that Walter's family is poor?

• Miss Caroline went to her desk and opened her purse. "Here's a quarter she said. "Go and eat downtown today."

• Walter looked straight ahead. I saw a muscle jump in his skinny jaw.

• Miss Caroline walked up and down the rows, peering and poking into lunch containers, nodding if the contents pleased her, frowning a little at others.

• If Walter had owned any shoes, he would have worn them the first day and then discarded them until winter.