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Worksheets'To Kill A Mockingbird' Quiz
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does Scout learn who her protector was?
a)
She sees Boo in the corner of the room and recognizes him.
b)
Atticus tells her it was Boo.
c)
Jem tells her it was Boo.
d)
Boo carries her under the street light.
2.
What happens to Scout and Jem in the woods on the way home from the pageant?
a)
Someone attacks them.
b)
They get lost.
c)
Scout walks away from Jem.
d)
Jem and Scout get in a fight.
3.
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
a)
They are an endangered species.
b)
They are innocent and make music.
c)
They are beautiful birds.
d)
It says so in the Bible.
4.
Who is the story's true antagonist?
a)
Boo Radley
b)
Mrs. Dubose
c)
Scout
d)
Bob Ewell
5.
Aunt Alexandra is obsessed with
a)
doing the right thing
b)
helping the Mrunas
c)
making Calpurnia feel welcome
d)
ensuring the Finch family always looks good
6.
Why do you think that Atticus kept asking if the victim was taken to the doctor?
a)
Without a doctor's examination there is no proof of a rape
b)
A doctor is the only one who can tell that there was a rape
c)
Without a doctors exam there is no evidence
d)
All of the above
7.
Why is knowing what side of the face the victim had a black eye important?
a)
It proves who the attacker is
b)
It proves that the attacker is left handed
c)
It proves that the attacker is right handed
d)
none of the above
8.
Why did Atticus have Mr. Ewell write his name?
a)
To show that he could write.
b)
To show that he was left handed.
c)
To show that he knew how to spell.
d)
None of the above
9.
The black citizens of Maycomb show their appreciation of Atticus by standing when he exits the courtroom.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What did Bob Ewell do to Atticus?
a)
Shook his hand.
b)
Spit in his face.
c)
Burned his house down.
d)
Kicked his car.
11.
How many times was Tom Robinson shot?
a)
1
b)
7
c)
17
d)
77
12.
How did they say Tom Robinson was killed?
a)
Climbing a fence to try to escape jail.
b)
Fighting with someone.
c)
Spit in an officer's face.
d)
Ran out the front door.
13.
Who is the author of 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?
a)
Lee Harper
b)
Harper Lee
c)
Scout Finch
d)
Jean Louise Finch
14.
The story took place during...
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1940s
d)
1950s
15.
During what time period was the novel written?
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1950s
d)
1960s
16.
What is the setting for the story?
a)
Southfield, Alabama
b)
The narrator never told us.
c)
Trumpland, New York
d)
Maycomb, Alabama
17.
The novel both starts and ends with the incident in which -
a)
Scout is frightened by Boo Radley
b)
Atticus displays his heroic qualities
c)
Jem breaks his arm
d)
Scout referring to the Civil War
18.
After Scout begs Atticus not to make her return to school, what advice does he give her for getting along with people?
a)
"climb into his skin and walk around in it"
b)
That it is the law for her to go to school.
c)
He made her sit with Calpurnia and discuss it.
d)
He told her to tough it out.
19.
Who taught Scout to write?
a)
Jem
b)
Atticus
c)
Calpurnia
d)
Miss Caroline
20.
Who does Scout describe as "the filthiest human!"?
a)
Burris Ewell
b)
Walter Cunningham
c)
She never said that
d)
Little Charles Little
21.
What reason does Walter Cunningham give for not being able to pass the first grade?
a)
He can't read or write.
b)
He never talked to Atticus
c)
He never tried.
d)
He has to help his father on the farm.
22.
Why did Mr. Radley fire off his shotgun?
a)
He never did. It was a rumor.
b)
Scout had entered the yard.
c)
Boo had made him mad.
d)
Jem had been caught in the Radley yard.
23.
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
24.
Aunt Alexandra disapproved of the way Atticus was raising his children.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Atticus accepted Tom Robinson's case because...
a)
He felt morally obliged to
b)
He knew he would win
c)
The people of Maycomb wanted him to
d)
He needed the money
26.
Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
a)
Boo Radley
b)
Tom Robinson
c)
Atticus Finch
d)
Scout Finch
27.
What do some of the Cunninghams plan to do the night Atticus stays out at the Jail?
a)
They want to find Heck Tate and have Tom Robinson released.
b)
They plan to beat up Atticus.
c)
They plan to protect Tom Robinson.
d)
They plan to kill Tom Robinson.
28.
What makes Mr. Cunningham change his mind?
a)
Mr. Underwood's Shot gun
b)
Scout's words about Walter Cunningham, Jr.
c)
Atticus's ability to argue that Tom deserves a fair trial.
d)
All of these.
29.
How did Scout feel about watching the trial?
a)
She was excited to see her father work.
b)
She was bored.
c)
She thought that Mr. Ewell was mean to her father.
d)
none of the above
30.
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
31.
Scout and her urge to fight others is an example of what?
a)
Irony
b)
Symbolism
c)
External Conflict
d)
Internal conflict
32.
All of the following are examples of themes for TKAM except which one?
a)
Empathy
b)
Courage
c)
Racism
d)
Foreshadowing
33.
Which character made the following statement?
"Courage is best defined as standing up for what is right even when defeat is certain."
"Courage is best defined as standing up for what is right even when defeat is certain."
a)
Miss Maudie Atkinson
b)
Scout
c)
Tom Robinson
d)
Atticus
34.
What really happened to Bob Ewell?
a)
He was stabbed and died.
b)
He fell on his own knife.
c)
He fell in front of a car.
35.
Who brought food to the Finch household after the trial was over?
a)
The Black Community
b)
The Radley's
c)
Miss. Maudie
36.
What did Jem and Scout decide to do about all of the gifts they got from the Oak tree?
a)
Give them back
b)
Tell Atticus
c)
Make a special case to keep them in
d)
Write a thank-you letter
37.
Scout starts the novel by telling the reader that this is a story about...
a)
a monster named Boo Radley
b)
an unfair trial in the South
c)
her brother breaking her arm
d)
how to kill a mockingbird
38.
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
39.
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.
40.
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.
41.
Which character first shows the theme of maturity?
a)
Francis Hancock
b)
Scout
c)
Jem
d)
Dill
42.
Which character best tries to show how society enforces gender roles?
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Miss Maudie
c)
Aunt Alexandria
d)
Heck Tate
43.
Which character most demonstrates a lack of racial equality in society?
a)
Heck Tate
b)
Cecil Jacobs
c)
Tom Robinson
d)
Miss Caroline
44.
Which character best demonstrates a lack of social/economic equality in society?
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Miss Stephanie
c)
Walter Cunningham
d)
Mr. Avery
45.
Who said:
"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. . .but sing their hearts out for us. That's why its a sin to kill a mockingbird."
"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. . .but sing their hearts out for us. That's why its a sin to kill a mockingbird."
a)
Atticus
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Miss Maudie
d)
Uncle Jack
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