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TKAM chapters 1 - 3

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is set during the ...
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1940s
d)
1950s
2.
Scout and Jem's mother ...
a)
left their father when Scout was two and was never heard from again.
b)
died giving birth to Scout, leaving Scout with no memories of her.
c)
lives in an insane asylum in North Carolina.
d)
died of a heart attack when Scout was two.
3.
Boo Radley is rumored to have ...
a)
killed a man with a pair of scissors.
b)
stabbed his own father.
c)
broken out of an insane asylum.
d)
been bitten by a vampire. 
4.
Dill dares Jem to...
a)
go into the Radley’s front yard.
b)
throw a tomato at the Radley home.
c)
steal a basket from the Radleys’ front porch.
d)
touch the Radleys’ house. 
5.
At the end of the first summer, Dill...
a)
runs away from home.
b)
returns to his family in another town.
c)
falls out of a tree and beaks his leg.
d)
goes to a military academy for boys.
6.
The first grade teacher, Miss Caroline, forbids Scout to ...
a)
let her father teach her to read.
b)
play in the nearby pond.
c)
fight with Dill.
d)
check out the more interesting books for the older students.
7.
The opening of TKAM begins with what memory?
a)
The first time Scout and Jem meet Dill. 
b)
Scout's first ever day of school.
c)
The time Jem broke his arm. 
d)
It opens with with Scout and Jem staring at Boo Radley's house. 
8.
The narrator of TKAM is....
a)
Scout
b)
Jem
c)
Atticus
d)
Boo
9.
Scout's friend who visits during the summer time.  He is described as being eccentric, adventurous, and has light features.  
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Jem 
c)
Scout
d)
Dill
10.
Who takes care of Boo after his father died?
a)
Mrs. Radley
b)
Nathan Radley
c)
No one - everyone is scared of him. 
d)
Social Services
11.
This is Finch family cook.  She is African American and Scout describes her as having tyrannical presence.  
a)
Alexandra
b)
Caroline
c)
Cunningham
d)
Calpurnia
12.
In the classroom, which student doesn't have lunch?
a)
Walter Cunningham
b)
Bob Ewell
c)
Scout - Calpurnia forgot to pack it. 
d)
Jem - Calpurnia forgot to pack it. 
13.
Why won't Walter Cunningham accept the quarter from Miss Caroline? 
a)
It is illegal to accept money from teachers in Alabama
b)
He is borrowing the quarter from Scout. 
c)
He goes home for lunch. 
d)
The Cunningham's, as Scout explains, don't accept handouts
14.
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
15.
What is Atticus' occupation?
a)
doctor
b)
farmer
c)
lawyer
d)
undertaker
16.
Which of the following is NOT a reason the Radleys are considered 'outsiders' in Maycomb?
a)
They do not attend church
b)
They don't visit neighbors
c)
They always kept their doors and windows closed
d)
No one from the house ever goes into town
17.
The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to...
a)
Show the general disrespect that children have for authority
b)
Blame education system for incidents that follow in novel
c)
Introduce reader to various families in Maycomb County
d)
Denounce the segregation of blacks and whites
18.
Which is NOT true of Miss Caroline?
a)
She's young, only 21
b)
She's pretty
c)
She's from a northern county that thinks differently from Maycomb
d)
She lives with her husband in town
19.
What book does Dill offer up in the bet with Jem?
a)
The Gray Ghost
b)
The Hardy Boys
c)
Percy Jackson
d)
Tom Sawyer
20.

What happens to Burris Ewell?

a)

Cecil Jacobs beats him up

b)

A bug crawls out of his hair

c)

Scout tells lies about him to Miss Caroline

d)

He gets kicked out of school

21.

What does Walter do at lunch at the Finches that shocks Scout?

a)

He picks his nose

b)

He's rude to Calpurnia

c)

He pours maple syrup all over his plate of meat and vegetables

d)

He refuses to say grace

22.

Why was the first day of school so disappointing for Scout?

a)

Miss Carloine doesn't want her reading at home.

b)

Miss Caroline punished her for lying.

c)

She didn't get to sit by her best friend.

d)

She failed a test.

23.

"You never really understand a person until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" means...

a)

Don't judge a book by its cover.

b)

Some people aren't worth getting to know.

c)

Give everyone a chance.

d)

Don't judge people until you try to see from their perspective.

24.

What does Burris Ewell do as he is leaving school the first day?

a)

Call the teacher a bad name

b)

Yell at all the students

c)

Answer all of the questions correctly

d)

Nothing, he leaves silently

25.

At the end of chapter 3, because of Burris, the reader now knows that the Ewell family:

a)

is a mean, dirty group of children who obviously aren't cared for at home.

b)

is a lovely, well-settled group that means well even though they are poor.

c)

is a family who is though of as trash, even though they do not deserve that reputation.

d)

is a family of African Americans who are just trying to get ahead in life, despite setbacks.

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