To Kill a Mockingbird Practice Test

Who is narrating (telling) the story?

• Scout

• Atticus

• Unknown (The narrator is not identified)

• A reporter

Scout and Jem's main complaint about their father is that...

• He is old and dull (boring)

• He is simple and unintelligent

• He is gone too often

• He is unpredictable and moody

Scout, Jem, and Dill like to pass time by...

• Building forts and castles

• Training animals

• Playing board games and card games

• Acting out stories

The kids spend a lot of time considering the mystery of...

• What their teacher is trying to hide

• The Radley family

• How Scout and Jem's house burned down

• The haunted forest

Miss Caroline (the teacher) is angry when she discovers that Scout...

• Stole from the donation plate

• Has been hiding in the broom closet

• Has been reading on her own

• Has been passing notes in class

Which choice does NOT accurately describe Maycomb?

• Religion is a big part of life in Maycomb

• Most of the people there have plenty of money

• The residents love to gossip

• Racism and discrimination are very common

Where do Scout and Jem discover the hidden goodies?

• In a tree

• At the bottom of the swimming hole

• In Atticus' desk

• Buried in the flour sack

When Scout has a conflict with someone, her first impulse is to...

• Surrender and do what they want.

• Run away and tell Calpurnia or Atticus.

• Fight.

• Talk it over and try to work out an agreement.

Disaster strikes the neighborhood when...

• There is a fire.

• There is a robbery.

• A virus starts spreading.

• The taxes are increased.

Dill is unusually (more than most) _______.

• Big and clumsy.
• Virtuous (always doing what is righ
• Sneaky and mean.
• Imaginative and clever.