To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

• They are a sacrifice.

• They are the state bird of Alabama.

• They’re so much like humans.

• They don’t bother anybody.

An important lesson Atticus teaches Scout is:

• keep your promises, no matter how small they are.

• you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- climb into his skin and walk around in it.

• the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.

• that, above all, you must be proud of your family name.

The group of men at the jail disperses when

• Atticus threatens them with a citizen’s arrest

• they learn that Heck Tate is on his way back from the snipe-hunt

• Scout’s words make them feel like individuals instead of a mob

• they learn that Tom Robinson is no longer in the jail

When cross-examining Heck Tate, Atticus wishes to establish that

• Mayella sustained injuries on the right side of her face

• a doctor was never called

• there were bruises on both sides of Mayella’s throat and neck

• all of the above

As a result of the testimony, the reader can deduce that Bob Ewell is

• a callous and insensitive father

• extremely prejudiced against blacks

• an ignorant and uneducated man

• all of the above

As a result of her testimony, the reader can deduce that Mayella

• has blocked out everything that occurred on the night of the alleged rape

• has not confided in friends about what actually occurred on the night of Nov 22

• is an extremely lonely girl, friendless, and afraid of her father

• all of the above

What two things did Atticus prove about the case?

• Tom Robinson could not have raped Mayella because he was too nice.

• Tom Robinson was wrong to have gone there, but he was truly innocent.

• Mayella was crazy and should be locked up.

• There was no medical evidence to suggest that Mayella had been raped and she was most likely beaten by a left-handed man.

Why does Jem cry after the trial?

• People were making fun of Atticus.

• He was punished by Aunt Alexandra.

• He was shocked by the injustice of the jury.

• Scout punched him in the arm.

How did Bob Ewell die?

• He fell on his knife.

• Boo stabbed Ewell with Ewell’s knife.

• Bob Ewell stabbed himself intentionally.

• Jem stabbed Bob Ewell in self-defense.

Scout finally understood and welcomed Boo Radley when she:

• realized that he saved her and Jem’s life

• decided to be in the pageant

• stood on the porch of the Radley house and saw the town from his perspective

• Both A and C