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WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird Test Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Aunt Alexandra disapproves of the way Atticus is raising his children.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The black community of Maycomb is bitter toward Atticus.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
In Maycomb, the word of an honest black man outweighs that of a dishonest white man.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
For a short while, Jem and Scout think that their father is old and untalented.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Atticus doesn’t think Bob Ewell will carry out his threats.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Miss Maudie feels Boo Radley is a victim of his strict upbringing.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
To protect Jem from scandal, Heck Tate claims Bob Ewell fell on his own knife.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
All through the trial, Jem knows that Tom Robinson will be found guilty.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Dill makes up stories about his parents because he thinks they don’t love him.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Even though she seems cold and formal, Aunt Alexandra demonstrates understanding and compassion.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Dill gives Jem and Scout the idea of making Boo Radley come out.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Scout’s first grade teacher, Miss Caroline, is upset because Scout can read and write.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Atticus advises Scout that the best way to understand people is to leave them alone until they’re willing to open their hearts.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Nathan Radley fills the oak’s knothole with cement.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The first time Scout sees snow, she thinks the world is coming to an end.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
When fire destroys her house, Miss Maudie planned to build a larger house.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Atticus encourages Scout to keep her fists down and to fight with her head.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Jem is no longer ashamed of his father after he watches him shoot that mad dog.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Atticus believes that a person’s conscience is the one thing that does not have to abide by majority rule.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Aunt Alexandra comes to stay with the Finches in Maycomb because she divorced Uncle Jimmy.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Atticus has Mr. Ewell write his name in court because Atticus wants to demonstrate that Mr. Ewell is left-handed.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Scout and Jem have permission to attend Tom Robinson’s trial.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Dolphus Raymond tells Scout and Dill his deepest secret because they’re children and will understand.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Because Jem and Scout have complete confidence in Atticus’s ability to protect himself, they are not frightened by Bob Ewell’s threat.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Jem comes to the conclusion that Boo Radley stays shut up in his house because Boo wants to stay inside.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Mr. Underwood compares Tom Robinson’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
Scout never fully understands the meaning of “walking around in another person’s skin.”
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Although she has already chewed the gum that she found in the tree, Jem cautions Scout, telling her she shouldn’t
a)
take things that don’t belong to her because it will upset Atticus.
b)
even touch the Radley trees because touching them would kill her.
c)
eat gum or candy that she finds because it will make her sick.
29.
The best part about summer for Scout and Jem is
a)
playing make believe.
b)
sleeping late every morning.
c)
Dill Harris.
30.
When Scout rolls into the Radley front yard in the tire, she
a)
sees someone looking out the window.
b)
finds another treasure in the knot-hole.
c)
hears someone inside the house laughing.
31.
When Jem goes back to get his pants that are caught in the Radley’s fence, he finds them
a)
mended and folded across the fence.
b)
torn into shreds.
c)
gone without a trace.
32.
As a result of the fire at Miss Maudie’s
a)
the townspeople help build her a new house.
b)
Scout and Jem return a blanket to Boo.
c)
Jem realizes that Boo is a gentle, good man.
33.
Scout starts a fight with her cousin Francis because he
a)
calls her names.
b)
claims Atticus is ruining the family.
c)
makes fun of Jem.
34.
Atticus considers it a sin to kill a mockingbird because
a)
they bring only beauty to harm no one.
b)
it's a waste of time and ammunition.
c)
they are extinct.
35.
Because Mrs. Dubose’s comments about Atticus angers Jem, he grabs Scout’s baton and
a)
breaks Mrs. Dubose’s front window.
b)
slashes Mrs. Dubose’s camellia bush.
c)
throws it at Mrs. Dubose.
36.
Atticus defends Tom Robinson because
a)
he is a good friend of Tom’s.
b)
no one else will take the case.
c)
he wants to be true to his convictions.
37.
Atticus says that Mrs. Dubose represents
a)
true generosity.
b)
real courage.
c)
exceptional pride.
38.
Jem and Scout know that Atticus is undertaking an unusual adventure when he leaves the house with a long extension cord and
a)
walks to his office.
b)
goes to visit Miss Maudie.
c)
takes the car.
39.
The group of men at the jail disperse because
a)
Scout’s words bring them to their senses.
b)
Heck Tate is holding a gun on them.
c)
Tom Robinson is no longer in the jail.
40.
When Mayella Ewell is on the stand, Atticus
a)
tries to make her admit that her father beat her up.
b)
refuses to cross-examine her.
c)
gets her to confess that she loved Tom.
41.
During their encounter with Dolphus Raymond, Scout and Dill discover that he
a)
owes Atticus a large sum of money.
b)
only pretends to be a drunk.
c)
dislikes his lifestyle.
42.
Atticus’s final address to the jury is aimed at
a)
a condemnation of Mayella Ewell.
b)
the jurors’ individual consciences.
c)
the unfairness of the prosecution.
43.
Atticus says that Mayella Ewell has broken the rigid and time-honored Southern code of
a)
lying to her father.
b)
tempting a Negro.
c)
disgracing her family.
44.
When Tom Robinson is convicted, Jem is upset because
a)
Jem once respected Judge Taylor.
b)
Tom Robinson is his friend.
c)
Jem doesn’t think the verdict is fair
45.
When Heck Tate investigates the scene of the attack on Scout and Jem, he finds
a)
Bob Ewell, dead from a knife wound.
b)
Cecil Jacobs, unconscious from a blow to the head.
c)
nothing but Scout’s costume.
46.
Aunt Alexandra believes people are a product of
a)
their community.
b)
their education.
c)
their family background.
d)
all of these.
47.
The story takes place during
a)
the 1930s.
b)
the 1940s.
c)
the 1950s.
d)
the 1960s.
48.
The people of Maycomb County know the Ewells are
a)
hard working.
b)
Northerners.
c)
lazy and unworthy of respect.
d)
victims of fate.
49.
Atticus said the bravest person he knew was
a)
Miss Stephanie.
b)
Heck Tate.
c)
Calpurnia.
d)
Mrs. Dubose.
50.
When her house burns down, Miss Maudie is
a)
panic-stricken.
b)
glad.
c)
grieved.
d)
confused.
51.
Scout teaches Uncle Jack to
a)
never punish children.
b)
trust his own instinct.
c)
make a snowman.
d)
hear both sides of an issue.
52.
Scout learns to understand people by following Atticus’ advice to
a)
go to school.
b)
walk around in their "skin".
c)
learn their family backgrounds.
53.
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird is
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Randy Pausch
c)
Harper Lee
d)
Edgar Allan Poe
54.
The author wrote the story during what decade
a)
the 1930's.
b)
the 1940's.
c)
the 1950's.
d)
the 1960's.
55.
After saving Jem and Scout, Boo Radley began to come out of the house more.
a)
True
b)
False
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