To Kill a Mockingbird Test Review Part 1

What causes Miss Caroline to scream (after returning from lunch on the first day of school)?

• There is a giant spider in the classroom

• A mouse scurries out from under her desk

• Someone has vandalized the blackboard

• One of the students has a “cootie” crawl out of his hair

What do the children catch Mr. Avery doing one night?

• Wringing a chicken’s neck in his backyard

• Wolf-whistling at Miss Maudie when her back is turned

• Peeing in his front yard

• Inviting a Negro woman on a dinner date

Why are the “foot-washing Baptists” angry with Miss Maudie?

• She plays poker (with real playing cards) on the weekends

• She drinks a sip of whiskey each night before bed to help her sleep

• She is having a torrid affair with Atticus Finch

• She spends too much time in her garden

During Maycomb’s only snow, which neighbor does Jem create his snowman to resemble?

• Boo Radley

• Mr. Avery

• Miss Rachel

• Atticus Finch

What caused the fire in Chapter 8?

• a curling iron that was left on all night

• an arsonist

• a cat that tipped over a lit candle

• a fire that was lit in the fireplace all night

What item does Boo Radley give to Scout during the fire scene (without her knowledge)?

• A stick of chewing gum slipped in her pocket

• A fancy decorative comb stuck in her hair

• A woolen blanket wrapped around her shoulders

• A “kick-me” sign taped to her back

What has Tom Robinson been accused of?

• Murdering a white man

• Raping a white woman

• Stealing from his boss (a white man)

• Talking disrespectfully to a white woman

What gift do both Scout and Jem receive for Christmas from their Uncle Jack one year?

• air rifles

• pogo sticks

• hobby horses

• yo-yos

Why does Scout take up cussing like it’s a hobby?

• She wants the boys at school to think she’s tough

• She hopes that it will compel Atticus to let her stay home from school

• She’s not allowed to fight anymore, so she starts cussing at kids instead

• She wants to shock her Uncle Jack at Christmas

Why does Scout beat up her cousin Francis at Finch’s Landing on Christmas?

• he calls her a girl

• he tries to give her a kiss

• he refers to Atticus with a derogatory term

• he calls Aunt Alexandra an old goat