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WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird Ch 1-5
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The story took place during...
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1940s
d)
1950s
2.
What is the name of the town where Scout and Jem live?
a)
Mobile
b)
Alabama
c)
Maycomb
d)
Saint Stephens
3.
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
4.
Maycomb, Alabama is a very rich town
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Who narrates the novel?
a)
Scout
b)
Jem
c)
Calpurnia
d)
Atticus
6.
The narrator lives with _________________, her father and _________________, her brother.
a)
Atticus, Jem
b)
Jack, Dill
c)
Jack, Jem
d)
Atticus, Dill
7.
What is the name of the Finch's cook?
a)
Alexandra
b)
Carolina
c)
Calpurnia
d)
Rachel
8.
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
9.
What happened to Scout and Jem's mother?
a)
She died of a heart attack.
b)
She's in a mental institution.
c)
She left Maycomb to live with her sister in Montgomery.
d)
She left to join the circus.
10.
Scout's mother died when Scout was how old?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
What is Atticus's occupation?
a)
doctor
b)
farmer
c)
lawyer
d)
undertaker
12.
When Boo’s father died, his brother, Mr. _________________ Radley took over the household.
a)
Arthur
b)
Walter
c)
Nathan
d)
Simon
13.
What effect does Lee create with the description of the Radley House?
a)
Suspense
b)
Humor
c)
Irony
d)
Allusion
14.
Which of the following is NOT a reason the Radleys are considered 'outsiders' in Maycomb?
a)
They do not attend church
b)
They keep to themselves
c)
They always kept their doors and windows closed
d)
They unfriended everyone on Facebook
15.
What type of literary device does Lee use when she says" The Radley place fascinated Dill...it drew him as the moon draws water" (10).
a)
Metaphor
b)
Flashback
c)
Irony
d)
Simile
16.
Who comes to town every summer?
a)
Charles Baker Harris
b)
Miss Stephanie Crawford
c)
Aunt Alenxander
d)
Uncle Tom
17.
What dare does Jem agree to?
a)
To touch the Radley house
b)
To ring the Radley doorbell
c)
To make a prank call to the Radleys
d)
To invite Boo Radley to join them for tea
18.
Which family fits this description: Poor but hard-working farmers who will not take charity
a)
Ewells
b)
Finches
c)
Cunninghams
d)
Radleys
19.
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
20.
Who told Scout she had to attend school but could still read at night?
a)
Jem
b)
Atticus
c)
Dill
d)
Miss Caroline
21.
What is the name of the family who is given special privileges such as hunting out of season and not attending school?
a)
The Finches
b)
The Ewells
c)
The Cunninghams
d)
The Radleys
22.
Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?
a)
Lee Harper
b)
Harper Lee
c)
Scout Finch
d)
Jean Louise Finch
23.
How does Jem treat Scout at school?
a)
He wants her to stay with her own grade and he acts like she's a pest.
b)
He wants her to meet all of his friends.
c)
He tries to make sure she behaves for the teacher.
d)
He hates her and is cruel to her.
24.
What does Atticus mean when he says you never really understand a person until you "climb into his skin and walk around"?
a)
People are racist.
b)
You have to look at things from other people's points of view to understand them.
c)
Walter Cunningham doesn't understand what it's like to be a Finch.
d)
You have to make someone understand you to get your point across.
25.
Who taught Scout to write?
a)
Jem
b)
Atticus
c)
Calpurnia
d)
Miss Caroline
26.
What is a Hot Steam?
a)
A ghost
b)
A warm bath
c)
A swimming hole
d)
Getting into trouble
27.
What does Scout believe she hears that convinces her to stop playing the Boo Radley game?
a)
Nathan Radley walking down the street
b)
Laughter coming from inside the house
c)
Crying coming from inside the house
d)
Angry fighting coming from inside the house
28.
How many Scottsboro Boys were there?
a)
8
b)
9
c)
10
d)
15
29.
What conclusion did the newspapers make before the trials have even started?
a)
The defendants were innocent.
b)
The accusers were lying.
c)
The trial will probably be long and boring.
d)
The defendants were guilty.
30.
What did Scout do to Walter Cunningham?
a)
Threw a book at him
b)
Hid his books
c)
Rubbed his nose in dirt
d)
Ignored him
31.
"He ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham." What was Cal's response?
a)
She agreed.
b)
"Anyone who visits is company."
c)
She sent Scout to her room.
d)
She laughed.
32.
What was one of Miss Caroline's mistakes on the first day of school?
a)
Arrived late
b)
Argued with Jem
c)
Offered Walter money
d)
Yelled at Scout
33.
Why didn't the Ewells have to go to school?
a)
They were too poor.
b)
They had cooties.
c)
They lived too far away.
d)
The authorities bent the rules for them because of their home life.
34.
Why is Dill in Maycomb?
a)
He has been sent to live with his maternal grandmother
b)
He is visiting his aunt for the summer
c)
His father got transferred to Maycomb from Chicago
d)
He ran away from home
35.
How do the Cunninghams pay their debts?
a)
They pay with food and crops that they grow on their farm
b)
They wash windows and do yard work for the school.
c)
They don't pay their debts back.
d)
Atticus pays their debts for them.
36.
What did Scout find in the tree outside the Radley's house?
a)
Gold
b)
Gum
c)
A letter
d)
Nuts
37.
Who is Jem describing? "...was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch"
a)
Dill
b)
Chuck Little
c)
Boo Radley
d)
Burris Ewell
38.
Who is the "dirtiest human" Scout knows?
a)
Arthur Cunningham
b)
Dill
c)
Jem
d)
Burris Ewell
39.
What did Scout have in her mouth when Jem got home?
a)
Juicy Fruit gum
b)
Double Mint gum
c)
Big Red gum
d)
bubble gum
40.
What did Scout hear outside of the Radley's house when she crashed into it.
a)
a baby
b)
a motor buzzing
c)
Crying
d)
Laughing
41.
Who said this in the text?
"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."
"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
42.
How did Scout end up in the Radley's yard.
a)
He was dared
b)
Rolled into the yard in a tire
c)
Fell of a tree
d)
He was captured by Boo Radley
43.
What did Scout find inside the jewelry box at the Radleys?
a)
Indian-head pennies
b)
chocolate
c)
gum
d)
a bird
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