Who said it? Part 1, To Kill a Mockingbird
English
9th Grade
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This quiz focuses on character identification through memorable quotations from Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird*, making it appropriate for 9th grade English Language Arts students who are studying this classic American novel. The questions assess students' comprehension of character voices, understanding of key themes, and ability to distinguish between the distinct perspectives and speaking styles of various characters throughout the text. Students need a thorough knowledge of character development, thematic elements such as moral courage, empathy, and social justice, as well as the ability to recognize how different characters express the novel's central messages. The quiz requires students to connect specific dialogue with character personalities, demonstrating their understanding of how Lee uses direct speech to reveal character traits and advance the novel's exploration of prejudice, morality, and growing up in the American South. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying *To Kill a Mockingbird* in 9th grade. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for checking student comprehension after reading assignments, functioning effectively as a quick formative assessment to gauge whether students are actively engaging with the text and paying attention to character distinctions. Teachers can use this quiz as a warm-up activity before class discussions about character analysis, as homework to reinforce reading assignments, or as review material before unit tests on the novel. The format encourages students to move beyond surface-level reading and develop deeper analytical skills by focusing on how authors use dialogue to create distinct character voices and convey important themes. This quiz aligns with CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, which focuses on analyzing how complex characters develop throughout a text, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2, which emphasizes determining themes and analyzing their development through specific textual details.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win."
Atticus
Calpurnia
Scout
Jem
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“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 corn cribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us.”
Atticus
Miss Maudie
Miss Stephanie
Mr. Avery
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view—until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
Atticus
Scout
Dill
Miss Maudie
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
Atticus
Mrs. Dubose
Scout
Uncle Jack
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
"Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty!”
Calpurnia
Mrs. Dubose
Miss Maudie
Miss Caroline
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Uncle Jack
Atticus
Miss Maudie
Nathan Radley
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
“...it’s never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn’t hurt you.”
Miss Rachel
Miss Maudie
Mrs. Dubose
Miss Caroline
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
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