WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
Why does Atticus think he can't win Tom Robinson's case?
a)
Tom is guilty
b)
No white jury had ever found a black male innocent
c)
There is no evidence
d)
He's a bad lawyer
4.
Who accused Tom Robinson of the crime?
a)
Atticus
b)
Link Deas
c)
Bob Ewell
d)
Reverend Syjkes
5.
Why did Dill cry and have to leave the courthouse?
a)
He was sick
b)
He threw up
c)
Tom was being treated poorly
d)
He was afraid of heights
6.
Why did Dolphus Raymond pretend to drink alcohol?
a)
He liked Coca-Cola
b)
It was easier for the town to think him a drunk
c)
He was a recovering alcoholic
d)
He wasn't pretending; he had alcohol in the bag
7.
What did Calpurnia deliver to Atticus at the end of his closing arguments?
a)
A note
b)
His lunch
c)
A clean jacket
d)
New evidence
8.
What is the message in the note that Calpurnia delivers to Atticus?
a)
There is new evidence
b)
Aunt Alexandra is ill
c)
Boo Radley had gone crazy
d)
The children are missing
9.
The children were allowed to return to the courthouse for the verdict.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Tom Robinson was found ______.
a)
Innocent
b)
Guilty
11.
The morning after the trial, Tom Robinson's friends and family delivered _____ to Atticus in appreciation.
a)
money
b)
a ransom note
c)
meat and food
d)
a gold watch
12.
Miss Maudie said that Judge Taylor helped Tom as best he could by ____.
a)
appointing Atticus as defense attorney
b)
shipping him to New York in the middle of the night
c)
paying for the Robinson family rent
d)
sending Tom a big breakfast
13.
The morning after the trial, Bob Ewell . . .
a)
spat in Atticus's face & threatened him
b)
beat his daughter Mayella
c)
died of a heart attack
d)
killed Tom Robinson
14.
Who said this in the text?
"Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more'n the rest of 'em-"
"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
15.
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.
16.
Which symbol is associated with Mayella Ewell?
a)
White Camellias
b)
Red Geraniums
c)
Pink Azaleas
d)
Green Fungus
17.
The Ewells called a doctor for Mayella after the rape.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Who is Mayella afraid of in the courtroom?
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Tom Robinson
c)
Bob Ewell
d)
Mr. Gilmer
19.
How did Tom's arm and hand become shriveled?
a)
It was a birth defect
b)
He had polio as a child
c)
He got it caught in cotton-picking machinery
d)
He was beat by some white boys as a kid
20.
What did Mr. Link Deas have to say about Tom Robinson during the trial?
a)
He was a terrible employee and should be locked up
b)
That he didn't care about the results as long as he got a new worker
c)
That Tom hasn't been a speck of trouble in the 8 years he has worked for him
d)
That this whole thing will blow over by next week
21.
Why does Calpurnia decide to take the children to church with her?
a)
She doesn't trust them to behave on their own.
b)
She wants them to see what life is like for black people in Maycomb.
c)
She wants to show them off to the people in her church.
d)
All of the above.
22.
Why is Calpurnia's church called First Purchas African M.E. Church?
a)
The church is named after its founder, M.E. Purchase, who was African.
b)
The name is to remind people that the first thing they should spend money on (or purchase) is the church.
c)
The church was the first purchase of freed African slaves.
d)
The church is in Purchase, Alabama in the Maycomb East county.
23.
Zeebo reads the words of hymns and then the people sing those words. What is this called?
a)
Hymning
b)
Wording
c)
Canting
d)
Lining
24.
Why are there no hymn books in First Purchase?
a)
Most of the people cannot read.
b)
They are not allowed to sing in that church.
c)
Nobody knows.
d)
They are not allowed books because of Jim Crow laws.
25.
For what purpose will Reverend Sykes use the money from the collection?
a)
to pay Atticus.
b)
to help Tom Robinson's family while he is in court.
c)
to pay for a roof.
d)
to pay Tom Robinson's bail money.
26.
Why does Atticus go down to the jail?
a)
To prep Tom Robinson for the trial and rehearse some questions he will ask him.
b)
To protect Tom Robinson from angry townspeople.
c)
To go get paperwork for the trial and register himself as Tom's lawyer.
d)
To meet with Judge Taylor about evidence he has to legally submit for the trial.
27.
Why does Aunt Alexandra come to stay with the children?
a)
She wants to give them a "feminine influence."
b)
Her child is away at college and she has nothing else to do.
c)
She is Scout and Jem's favorite aunt.
d)
Calpurnia needs help in the kitchen.
28.
What causes the lynch mob to disperse and go home?
a)
Scout tells Mr. Cunningham to tell Walter "hey".
b)
Atticus fights the group of men.
c)
Mr. Underwood fires a shot from the upstairs window.
d)
Aunt Alexandra interrupts and drags the children home.
29.
According to Atticus, what bird is it acceptable to shoot?
a)
Mockingbird
b)
Yellow Finch
c)
Blue Jay
d)
Cardinal
30.
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
31.
Why does Jem cry the night of the trial?
a)
He is disappointed in Atticus.
b)
He cannot reconcile himself to the injustice of the verdict.
c)
The other kids won't stop taunting him.
d)
Bob Ewell threatens to kill him and his sister.
32.
Who threatens Atticus' life after the trial?
a)
Helen Robinson
b)
Mayella
c)
Reverend Sykes
d)
Bob Ewell
33.
How does Atticus respond to the African Americans' thank you?
a)
He says not to do it again because times are hard enough
b)
He starts crying.
c)
He does not accept it.
d)
He spits on it because it is all gross food.
34.
The jury took a long time to reach a verdict.
a)
False
b)
True
35.
Aunt Alexandra was ________ that the children went to the trial.
a)
Saddened
b)
Glad
36.
Scout wants to invite Walter Cunningham over after school sometime because
a)
they are best buddies
b)
Walter's relative served on the jury
c)
Walter doesn't have any place else to go
d)
Walter needs help learning to read
37.
Dill decides that he wants to be a clown when he grows up because he wants
a)
to be laughed at
b)
to laugh at others
c)
to join the circus and travel
d)
to wear colorful make up
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