TKAM Chapter 7-11 Quiz

What evidence is there in the text to support the notion that Scout learns from the advice she is given?

• Scout tries to pace herself and save writing for the third grade, as Miss Caroline told her to do

• Scout stops actively trying to invade Boo's privacy

• Scout stands up for herself at school and talks back to Miss Caroline

• Scout decides to try and act more mature like Jem

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When Jem goes back to retrieve his pants from the Radley yard, what is surprising about what he finds?

• The pants have dissapeared completely, with no trace of who took them

• Mr Radley finds the pants and reprimands Jem for trespassing

• The pants have been sewn back together in a crude fashion

• The pants have been ripped to shreds by some kind of animal

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why do Jem and Atticus decide to NOT return the blanket to Boo Radley after the fire

• Scout can hold on to it, and on some later day thank him for covering her with the blanket

• Atticus does not trust Boo Radley and wants to keep the children out of danger

• Arthur Radley Sr. prohibits them from trying to return it when they approach the house

• The blanket has been slightly burned by the fire, and the children feel it would make Boo sad to see the blanket in that state

What is "Maycomb's usual disease"?

• The prejudice that grips the town when discussing African Americans

• The odd way older members of the community develop Dementia early on in their lives

• A wave of Spanish flu that comes through every 5 years to decimate the town

• The towns obsession with physically harassing Boo Radley

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

In chapter 9. Atticus is receiving a lot of hatred from the town for doing what?

• Not associating with other members of the town during social events

• Taking the case of a black man accused of a crime

• Shooting a rabid dog in the middle of the road

• Teaching Scout to read from an early age

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How is the title of the novel explained in Chapter 10?

• Jem accidentally kills a mockingbird by holding it too close to him

• Scout sees a Ewell shoot a mockingbird out of the air and then brag about the killing

• Atticus tells the kids that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird

• Scout is instructed on how to shoot birds with Calpurnias help

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

How are the children's perceptions of their father changed by the episode with the mad dog?

• Jem becomes afraid of Atticus, while Scout is curious and wants to know more

• Scout wants to learn sharpshooting from Atticus, while Jem does not want to

• They realize there is more to their father than they previously knew, and that Atticus is a complex person

• The children are horrified by Atticus' actions, which creates a divide between them

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did Jem have to read to Mrs. Dubose?

• Jem was given an assignment to read to another person by his teacher

• Jem cut the buds off of the flowers in her garden in a fit of rage

• Jem and Scout tried to break into her backyard, but Scout managed to get away while Jem was caught

• Jem insulted Mrs. Dubose in public, which humiliated Atticus

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

According to Atticus, why was Mrs. Dubose a 'great lady'?

• Mrs Dubose is suffering from Dementia, and being read to helps her stay more aware of what is going on around her

• Mrs. Dubose helped Atticus out a great deal in his earlier years

• Mrs. Dubose donated a lot of money to the town during the hardest years of the Great Depression

• Mrs Dubose fought off morphine addiction in her final days, which was the real motivation behind making Jem read to her

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3