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To Kill a Mockingbird Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who said this in the text?
"First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
a)
Jem Finch
b)
Atticus Finch
c)
Bob Ewell
d)
Heck Tate
2.
Who said this in the text?

"There are just some kind of men who—who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results."
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Stephanie Crawford
c)
Miss Maudie
d)
Calpurnia
3.
Who said this in the text?

"You're not gonna change any of them by talkin' right, they've got to want to learn themselves, and when they don't want to learn there's nothing you can do but keep your mouth shut or talk their language." 
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Tom Robinson
c)
Mayella Ewell
d)
Calpurnia
4.
Who said this in the text?

"Well I'm gonna be a new kind of clown. I'm gonna stand in the middle of the ring and laugh at the folks."
 
a)
Jem Finch
b)
Scout Finch
c)
Dill Harris
d)
Cecil Jacobs
5.
Who said this in the text?

"Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more'n the rest of 'em-"
a)
Tom Robinson
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Atticus Finch
d)
Miss Maudie
6.
Who said this in the text?

"Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad."
a)
Scout Finch
b)
Jem Finch
c)
Dill Harris
d)
Boo Radley
7.
Who said this in the text?

"I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to stay inside."
 
a)
Scout Finch
b)
Jem Finch
c)
Dill Harris
d)
Miss Maudie
8.
Who said this in the text?

"I got somethin' to say an' then I ain't gonna say no more. That nigger yonder took advantage of me an' if you fine fancy gentlemen don't wanta do nothin' about it then you're all yellow stinkin' cowards, stinkin' cowards, the lot of you. Your fancy airs don't come to nothin'—your ma'amin' and Miss Mayellerin' don't come to nothin', Mr. Finch-" 
a)
Bob Ewell
b)
Mayella Ewell
c)
Mrs. Dubose
d)
Francis Hancock
9.
Who said this in the text?

"Because—he—is—trash, that's why you can't play with him. I'll not have you around him, picking up his habits and learning Lord-knows-what."
 
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Miss Maudie
c)
Aunt Alexandra
d)
Stephanie Crawford
10.
Who's only line in the entire story is...
"Can you take me home?"
a)
Walter Cunningham
b)
Cecil Jacobs
c)
Burris Ewell
d)
Arthur Radley
11.
Atticus taught his children not to kill a mockingbird because it:
a)
is one of God's special creatures
b)
 brings good luck to those who truly listen to it
c)
does not harm anyone or anything
d)
tastes terrible
12.
What was Scout's first crime at school?
a)
She beat up Walter Cunningham
b)
She could read before coming to school
c)
She was rude to Miss Caroline
d)
She hid all of the teacher's furniture
13.
Scout starts the novel by telling the reader that this is a story about...
a)
a monster named Boo Radley
b)
A unfair trial in the South
c)
Her brother breaking her arm
d)
How to kill a mockingbird
14.
Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins? (respectively)
a)
4 and 11
b)
6 and 10
c)
8 and 12
d)
16 and 18
15.
Which item is NOT found by Scout and Jem in the knot-hole  in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
a)
pennies
b)
gum
c)
a baton
d)
a watch
16.
What activity do Dill, Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
a)
They all run into the Radley yard and touch the house
b)
They all roll tires into the yard
c)
They pretend to be various members of the Radley family
d)
They like to leave their pants by the gate
17.
What do Jem, Scout and Dill do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
a)
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak in the window
b)
He catches them acting out Boo Radley stabbing his father
c)
Jem accidentally hits the Radley house while practicing with his new gun
d)
He catches them stealing money that has been hidden in a tree in his yard
18.
The story took place during...
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1940s
d)
1950s
19.
Atticus accepted Tom Robinson's case because
a)
He believed it was the right thing to do
b)
He knew he would win
c)
The people of Maycomb wanted him to
d)
He needed the money
20.
Which character is symbolic of "Maycomb's usual disease"
a)
Mrs. Dubose
b)
Mr. Ewell
c)
Tim Johnson
d)
Tom Robinson
21.
Scout learned new respect for her father when she discovered he could
a)
Play the violin
b)
Write an unbreakable will
c)
Shoot well
d)
Make a snowman
22.
What hand does Bob Ewell sign with?
a)
His right
b)
He doesn't know how to write.
c)
He refuses to write.
d)
His left
23.
Where do Jem, Scout, and Dill watch the trial from?
a)
In the front row, behind their father
b)
From the courtyard, peeking in the window
c)
On the TV in their living room
d)
On the balcony with Reverend Sykes
24.
What does Tom say happened when he was invited inside by Mayella?
a)
She tried to kiss him
b)
Bob Ewell attacked him.
c)
He tried to give Mayella a hug and she went crazy.
d)
Nothing at all.
25.
What character does Scout play in the school pageant?
a)
Pig
b)
Turkey
c)
Ham
d)
Potato
26.
Which two characters are the "outcasts" of the society that become symbolic mockingbirds?
a)
Jem and Scout
b)
Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra
c)
Boo Radley and Maudie Atkinson
d)
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
27.
In Chapter 22, why did Jem cry?
a)
Because Atticus almost got hurt by the angry mob at the jail.
b)
Scout told Atticus that Jem lost his pants in the Radley fence.
c)
Because the jury found Tom Robinson guilty.
d)
Because he found out the Atticus was going to send him to boarding school next year.
28.
Who did Miss Maudie say tried to help Tom during the trial?
a)
Judge Taylor
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Miss Stephanie
d)
Cecil Jacobs
29.
Who on the jury actually wanted to acquit Tom (this is why the jury took a while to give the guilty verdict)?
a)
Mr. Cunningham
b)
Mr. Crawford
c)
Mr. Atticuson
d)
Mrs. Deas
30.
What connection does Jem make at the end of chapter 23 about people's history and their beliefs?
a)
Maycomb's history is impressive and he loves that he is growing up there
b)
Education plays a major role in how someone thinks.
c)
The more a person travels the more that person understands about the world.
d)
The more money someone has the less ignorant they are.
31.
What does Jem have to do for a month for getting into trouble with Mrs. Dubose?
a)
weed her flower beds
b)
mow her lawn
c)
bring her the newspaper
d)
read to her
32.
With whom do Scout and Jem go to church?
a)
Aunt Alexandra
b)
Dill
c)
Calpurnia
d)
Uncle Jack
33.
Which character is an example of someone who struggles with poverty, but does the best he can with what he has
a)
Burris Ewell
b)
Walter Cunningham
c)
Heck Tate
d)
Dolphus Raymond
34.
What event is occurring during the narrator's childhood?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
The Great Depression
d)
The Civil War
35.
"There is nothing to fear but fear itself." This line is an allusion to which president's speech?
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
John F. Kennedy
36.
Jem could be described as which type of character?
a)
Static, Flat
b)
Static, Round
c)
Dynamic, Flat
d)
Dynamic, Round
37.
Miss Caroline could be described as what type of character?
a)
Static, Flat
b)
Static, Round
c)
Dynamic, Flat
d)
Dynamic, Round
38.
Scout noting that there was no moon and that there was a solitary mockingbird in Boo Radley's tree is an example of:
a)
Allusion
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Idiom
d)
Dialect
39.
Which symbol is associated with Mayella Ewell?
a)
White Camellias 
b)
Red Geraniums
c)
Pink Azaleas
d)
Green Fungus
40.
Who is the story's true antagonist?
a)
Boo Radley
b)
Mrs. Dubose
c)
Scout
d)
Bob Ewell
41.
Why is the ending ironic?
a)
The story's initial villan becomes the hero
b)
Bob Ewell fell on his own knife
c)
Atticus was an optimist, but he turns pessimistic after the events of the story
d)
There was no irony in the ending at all
42.
Scout said she would "fight tooth and nail" anyone in her family who said something bad about Atticus. This expression would be known as a(n)
a)
Allusion
b)
Metaphor
c)
Symbol
d)
Idiom
43.
Which character best tries to show how society enforces gender roles. 
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Miss Maudie
c)
Aunt Alexandria
d)
Heck Tate
44.
Which character most demonstrates a lack of racial equality in society?
a)
Heck Tate
b)
Cecil Jacobs
c)
Tom Robinson
d)
Miss Caroline
45.
Which character best demonstrates a lack of social/economic equality in society?
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Miss Stephanie
c)
Walter Cunningham
d)
Mr. Avery
46.
Which character does NOT side with Atticus after hearing the testimony during the Tom Robinson case?
a)
Link Deas
b)
Mr. Underwood
c)
Miss Maudie
d)
Miss Merriweather
47.
Which character is a positive female role model for Scout?
a)
Miss Caroline
b)
Aunt Alexandria
c)
Calpurnia
d)
Miss Crawford
48.
Which is NOT true about Harper Lee's real life?
a)
She grew up during segregation in the South
b)
Her father was a lawyer
c)
She was nearly killed by an attacker as a child?
d)
She had a best friend who was similar to Dill
49.
Which character first shows the theme of maturity?
a)
Francis Hancock
b)
Scout
c)
Jem
d)
Dill
50.
Why is Atticus's life saved in  Chapter 15?
a)
Scout is so innocent
b)
Jem scares off the mob
c)
Mr. Underwood has a gun
d)
Atticus was never in danger