To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 15
Authored by Anna Muennich
English
8th - 10th Grade
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This quiz thoroughly examines Chapter 15 of Harper Lee's *To Kill a Mockingbird*, focusing specifically on the pivotal mob scene at the Maycomb County jail. The questions assess students' comprehension of key plot details, character actions, and motivations during this critical moment in the novel where Scout, Jem, and Dill encounter Atticus facing down a lynch mob intent on harming Tom Robinson. Students must demonstrate their understanding of character relationships, particularly Scout's innocent yet powerful interaction with Mr. Cunningham that ultimately disperses the dangerous crowd. The quiz requires 9th to 10th grade level reading comprehension skills, including the ability to track multiple characters' simultaneous actions, understand subtext in dialogue, and recognize the significance of Scout's childlike perspective in defusing adult conflict. Students need to grasp concepts of moral courage, the power of human connection across social divisions, and how innocence can serve as a catalyst for change in tense situations. Created by Anna Muennich, an English teacher in the US who teaches grades 8 and 10. This chapter-specific quiz serves as an excellent tool for checking student comprehension immediately after reading this intense and pivotal scene in the novel. Teachers can deploy this assessment as a formative evaluation to ensure students have grasped the essential plot points and character dynamics before moving into deeper literary analysis of themes like prejudice, moral courage, and the loss of innocence. The quiz works effectively as a warm-up activity to begin class discussions about the chapter, as homework to reinforce reading accountability, or as a quick review before examining the scene's broader significance to the novel's central themes. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.3, as it requires students to cite textual evidence and analyze how complex characters develop throughout the narrative sequence.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is Atticus carrying after dinner when he tells the kids he won't be home until after their bedtime?
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Mr. Underwood holding while Atticus was talking to the mob?
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the man Scout speaks directly to during the scene with the mob?
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Outside which building is Atticus sitting and waiting for the mob?
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why does Scout go with Jem to town on the night of the mob?
She catches him getting ready and demands that she go too
He asks her to go because he is scared
She catches him getting ready, and so he asks her to go too
He asks her to go because he is nervous
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
TRUE or FALSE: Scout jumps into the middle of the mob thinking they are the people she knows, the good guys.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What two things does Scout try to discuss with the man in the mob?
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
CCSS.RI.1.1
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