To Kill a Mockingbird Test Part One

The story is told from ______'s point of view.

• Scout

• Jem

• Atticus

• Harper

This novel is set ________.

• during the civil war
• during the Great Depression
• during the Revolutionary war
• during the Industrial Revolution

Scout can be described as a 

• whining little girl
• a tomboy
• a polite little lady
• a mean little girl

Whose house caught on fire?

• Mrs. Dubose's
• Miss Maudie's
• Calpurnia's
• The Finch's

Atticus accepted Tom Robinson's case because

• He felt morally obliged to
• He knew he would win
• The people of Maycomb wanted him to
• He needed the money

Before the incident with the dog, Scout and Jem both think Atticus is...

• the best dad ever.
• embarrassing and kind of lame.
• very intelligent and impressive.
• aggressive and mean.

Why are the townspeople upset with Atticus?

• He intends to defend Tom Robinson.
• He isn't really trying to defend Tom.
• Negroes are allowed to attend the trial.
• He lets his children call him "Atticus".

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

• They are an endangered species.
• They are innocent and make music.
• They are beautiful birds.
• It says so in the Bible.

Dill dares Jem to_________.

• give a note to Boo
• prank call Boo
• touch the Radley house
• make up a play about the Radleys

Miss Caroline doesn't understand _________.

• the ways of the black people in Maycomb

• the ways of the country folk.

• how to deal with angry parents.

• how to interpret school law