To Kill a Mockingbird Review: Chapters 1-3

What is the setting of the first three chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird?

• A) New York City during the 1920s

• B) Maycomb County, Alabama during the Great Depression

• C) London, England in the early 1900s

• D) Chicago, Illinois during the 1950s

Who is the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird?

• A) Atticus Finch

• B) Tom Robinson

• C) Scout Finch

• D) Boo Radley

What does the Radley Place symbolize in the early chapters of the novel?

• A) Safety and security

• B) Mystery and fear

• C) Wealth and prosperity

• D) Isolation and loneliness

Which character is introduced as a new friend of Scout and Jem in the summer?

• A) Miss Maudie

• B) Calpurnia

• C) Dill Harris

• D) Boo Radley

What is Atticus Finch's profession?

• A) Doctor

• B) Lawyer

• C) Teacher

• D) Farmer

How does Scout feel about starting school?

• A) Excited and eager

• B) Indifferent and uninterested

• C) Nervous and scared

• D) Disappointed and upset

What lesson does Atticus Finch try to teach Scout about understanding people?

• A) "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."

• B) "People are best understood by their actions, not their words."

• C) "Understanding comes from listening, not speaking."

• D) "The best way to understand someone is to fight for their cause."

Why does Scout get in trouble at school?

• A) For fighting with a classmate

• B) For being able to read, knowing how to write in cursive, and helping Walter Cunningham.

• C) For refusing to do her homework

• D) For talking back to the teacher

Who is Calpurnia in the Finch household?

• A) The neighbor

• B) The cook/ housekeeper and mother-figure to Scout and Jem

• C) Scout's teacher

• D) Jem and Scout's mother

What does Dill dare Jem to do regarding the Radley Place?

• A) To knock on the front door

• B) To steal a peek through the window

• C) To touch the house

• D) To leave a note for Boo Radley