To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 7-8 Quiz

What did Scout and Jem find in the tree?

• rope, toy cars, hockey trophy, pen

• silly string, backpack, gum, Hershey bars, bracelets

• twine, soap dolls, gum, a spelling medal, watch, pocketknife

• rubber bands, wooden soldiers, a cat collar, popcorn.

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What did Jem admit to Scout about the pants?

• Dill retrieved them for him.

• He ripped them on purpose.

• When he went to retrieve them, he had to go into the Radley house.

• When he went to retrieve them they had been mended and neatly folded.

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Who probably sewed Jem's pants?

• Scout

• Calpurnia

• Dill

• Boo

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What do Jem and Scout leave in the knot-hole of the tree?

• a pack of gum

• a thank-you note

• an invitation to a party

• a toy car

Based on what you know about the Radleys, what is the real reason why Nathan Radley plugged up the tree?

• to prevent it from dying

• to keep the children from communicating with Boo

• to make the neighborhood look neater

• to get Atticus angry

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How does Jem react to the tree being plugged up?

• It upsets him to the point of crying.

• He doesn't really seem to care.

• He is unaware that it has been done.

• He gets angry and knocks on the Radley's door.

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Why did the "Footwashers" tell Miss Maudie she was "going to Hell?"

• She spends more time outside with her flowers than inside reading the Bible.

• She gossips too much about Boo Radley and his family.

• She only goes to church on Christmas and Easter, but not regularly on Sundays.

• She sometimes says bad words when she is weeding in her garden.

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"If Boo wanted to stay inside his own house he had a right to stay inside free from the intentions of inquisitive children." What does inquisitive mean?

• jealous

• nosey

• friendly

• insecure

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According to Scout, "...if I had gone alone to the Radley Place at two in the morning, my funeral would have been held the next afternoon." Which figurative language device is being used with this statement?

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

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How is the tree a symbol of Boo Radley?

• Nathan handled the tree like he handles Boo; he plugged it up and wanted to keep people away from it.

• Like a tree, Boo Radley's personality changes color in the fall.

• Nathan handles the tree like he handles Boo; Boo was very sick and Nathan felt sorry for him and tried to help him.

• Like a tree, Boo Radley has deep family roots that come from all over the United States.

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