TKAM - Chapters 6-10 Quiz

After Dill made up a story the crowd didn’t believe about Jem’s pants, Jem made up a story that they did believe.  What is humorous about this?

• People would rather think they were playing with matches instead of playing poker.

• People would be happy that they are playing with the new kids in town.

• People are upset that they stole a soda from a deli in town, but don’t arrest them.

• People are happy that they are playing hopscotch, because it's not healthy staying inside.

What is the advantage of having a blending of a child’s innocence and an adult’s maturity for a point of view?

• Scout doesn’t get some of the dry humor because she is innocent, but the reader does.

• The narration stays pure and innocent throughout the novel.

• Scout appears innocent, but the reader knows she is not.

• The narration stays mature throughout, and the reader isn’t bored with Scout’s innocence.

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What did Jem admit to Scout about the pants?

• Dill retrieved them for him.

• He ripped them on purpose.

• When he went to retrieve them, he had to go into the Radley house.

• When he went to retrieve them, they had been mended and neatly folded.

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Who probably sewed Jem’s pants?

• Scout

• Boo

• Calpurnia

• Dill

• Atticus

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What happened to the knot-hole in the tree?

• a. It was used by birds to build a nest in

• b. Someone filled it in with cement

• c. Someone nailed a board over it

• d. Nothing

Based on what you know about the Radleys, what is the real reason why Nathan Radley plugged up the tree?

• to prevent it from dying

• to keep the children from communicating with Boo

• to make the neighborhood look neater

• to get Atticus angry

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How does Jem react to the tree being plugged up?

• It upsets him to the point of crying.

• He doesn’t really seem to care.

• He is unaware that it has been done.

• He gets angry and knocks on the Radley’s door.

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According to Scout, “…if I had gone alone to the Radley Place at two in the morning, my funeral would have been held the next afternoon.”

Which figurative language device is being used with this statement?

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

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How is the tree a symbol of Boo Radley?

• Nathan handled the tree like he handles Boo; he plugged it up to keep people away from it.

• Like a tree, Boo Radley's personality changes color in the fall.

• Nathan handles the tree like he handles Boo; Boo was very sick, and Nathan felt sorry for him.

• Like a tree, Boo Radley has deep family roots that come from all over the United States.

Who passes away during chapter 8?

• Miss Maudie

• Miss Stephanie

• Miss Radley

• Miss Caroline

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