TKAM Part I Review

What items do Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?

• Pennies

• Gum

• Pennies and gum

• None of the above

When do Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities, with whom does she spend more time?

• Miss Maudie

• Atticus

• Calpurnia

• Boo Radley

Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?

• The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

• The futile attempt to prolong life by patching up deadly wounds

• The withdrawal of Boo Radley from society forever

• The sealing off of generosity

Which two characters are the "outcasts" of the novel, maligned by Maycomb

• Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

• Jem and Scout

• Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra

• Boo Radley and Maudie Atkinson

After Atticus Finch agrees to defend Tom Robinson, what does Scout get told at school about him?

• Atticus is "an immigrant"

• Atticus is "a coward"

• Atticus is "a racist"

• Atticus is "a n*gge* lover"

For Christmas, Uncle Jack brings Jem and Scout what presents?

• Pennies

• Puppies

• Gum

• Air rifles

Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis calls Atticus a "n*gger-lover"; how does Scout react?

• She punches him in the mouth

• She stays silent - like Atticus instructed her to do

• She runs away

• She screams at him

Why does Atticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?

• Because he knows the judge is biased

• Because he knows the Ewells are well respected in town

• It is the word of a black man against a white man

What is the best reason for why Atticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?

• To raise a furor within the town of Maycomb

• Because he is befriended with the Robinson family

• To maintain his conscience and his integrity

• Because he needs the money

When Jem and Scout get their air guns, what does Atticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?

• Tin cans

• A mockingbird

• Dogs

• Blue jays