To Kill a Mockingbird Midterm Review

Which character in the novel specifically struggles with their identity within the confines of their own gender?

• Calpurnia

• Jean Louise "Scout" Finch

• Jeremy "Jem" Finch

• Arthur "Boo" Radley

• Miss Maudie

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"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."

The mockingbird is symbolic of which characters in the novel?

• Boo Radley

• Ms. Dubose

• Miss Caroline

• Tom Robinson

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

• A mockingbird only gives to the world, it doesn't take

• A mockingbird is an innocent creature that does no harm

• A mockingbird is an endangered bird in the rural south

• A mockingbird is the state bird of Alabama and killing one is a crime

How is Boo Radley demonized in the novel?

• He has a disease and is forced to stay indoors because of it

• His brother does not allow him to go to school or to observe the trial because emotionally he can not handle the stress

• The townspeople of Maycomb gossip and spread malicious rumors about him without true evidence

• Boo Radley is not the character who is demonized in the novel. Dill is.

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Who is the true victim of racism in the novel?

• Tom Robinson

• Boo Radley

• Scout Finch

• Calpurnia

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Why does Atticus say that he ultimately agrees to take Tom Robinson's case?

• He will lose his job if he doesn't and he wants a promotion in the Alabama government.

• Because he knows that no one else will do it.

• It is the morally right thing to do.

• Tom's wife has agreed to pay him a large sum of money and Atticus wants to use that money to send his children to a better school.

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Harper Lee chose a young female as the protagonist for this novel. What are some advantages to seeing this story through a child's eyes?

• Children often have an untainted view of the world

• Children don't know right from wrong and therefore cannot pass judgement on others or display prejudice

• Children are often naive of the way that society functions around them

• Children do not ask enough questions to learn the truth about people

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What is Atticus saying here?

• Maycomb's usual disease is racism and prejudice

• He hopes that his children will come to him with any questions rather than listen to the townspeople

• The concept of racism is a hot topic in Maycomb and people behave foolishly because of it

• He knows that the trial is not going to go well and that a white jury will never take the word of a black man over a white man

• He knows that it is going to be difficult to defend Tom Robinson, but he trusts that the jury will look beyond racism

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Who is the main victim of injustice in the novel?

• Tom Robinson

• Scout Finch

• Atticus Finch

• Boo Radley

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Who or what is the true villain of this novel?

• Arthur Radley

• Bob Ewell

• Tom Robinson

• The townspeople of Maycomb

• Nathan Radley

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