To Kill a Mockingbird Part One (Chapters 1-11) Test

To Kill a Mockingbird is set during

• The 1920s

• The 1930s

• The 1940s

• The 1960s

Scout learns to understand people by following Atticus's advice to

• Go to school and stop beating up kids

• Learn her family background

• Fight with her head instead of her fists

• Walk around in their skin

When her house burns down, Miss Maudie is

• Glad and not mad

• Quiet

• Panic-stricken

• Eager to blame someone

Scout teaches Uncle Jack to

• Never punish children

• Listen to children

• Trust his own instincts

• Bake a cake for Christmas

Maycomb's "usual disease" is

• People who are bored and lazy

• Lack of jobs for everyone

• Homelessness

• Prejudice

Scout learns new respect for her father when she discovers he can

• Shoot his target with one shot

• Stay patient and have good morals

• Argue and win court cases

• Create an airtight will

Atticus says the bravest person he has ever known is

• Miss Stephanie

• Mrs. Dubose

• Calpurnia

• Heck Tate

He says that the tree is dying

• Arthur Radley

• Nathan Radley

• Old Mr. Radley

• Mrs. Radley

Atticus tells Jem he must do what Mrs. Dubose demands of him so he can

• See firsthand the effects of drugs

• Understand real courage

• Learn how to control his temper

• Avoid a harsher punishment

How do the Radleys avoid conforming to the norms of Maycomb?

• They socialize on their front porch

• They don't go to church

• They keep chickens in their backyard

• They keep their doors and windows open