To kill a mockingbird

Where does the story take place?

• Memphis, Tennessee

• Burmigham, Alabama

• Monroeville, Alabama

• Maycomb, Alabama

What’s Scout’s real name?

• Boo

• Alexandra

• Jean Louise

• Mayella

Where is Scout and Jem’s mother?

• She died when Scout was two and Jem was six.

• She ran off with another man when Scout was two and Jem was six.

• She is recovering from consumption in Europe.

• She was killed in a fire a year before the novel starts.

Who is Dill?

• A boy staying next door for the summer whom Scout and Jem befriend.

• The owner of the town newspaper.

• One of the Ewell kids.

• Huck Finn’s younger brother.

Why won’t Walter Cunningham borrow a quarter from Miss Caroline for lunch?

• Because his family is poor and he won’t ever be able to repay it.

• Because he doesn’t like Miss Fisher.

• Because he’s offended by her offer.

• Because he’s not hungry.

What happens to Burris Ewell?

• Cecil Jacobs beats him up.

• Scout tells lies about him to Miss Caroline.

• He gets kicked out of school.

• A bug crawls out of his hair.

When do the Ewell kids go to school

• Only when the weather is warm and they don’t have to wear shoes

• Only on the first day of every school year

• Only for first and second grade.

• Only when their father is out of town.

How does Miss Maudie account for Boo’s strangeness?

• He’s mentally challenged.

• He was a bad seed from start.

• He suffered from Polio when he was seven.

• He had an incredibly strict Baptist father.

What was brought to the Finch house by the African-American community?

• Money

• Food

• Letters of thanks and condolences

• Hate mail for losing the case

What was a step in the right direction according to Miss Maudie?

• The jury staying out so long during the case.

• Tom being found guilty.

• Black people being grateful to Atticus.

• Getting the case over with.