WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird - Part Two
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 27mins
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.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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.
15.
Which symbol is associated with Mayella Ewell?
a)
White Camellias
b)
Red Geraniums
c)
Pink Azaleas
d)
Green Fungus
16.
Who is Mayella afraid of in the courtroom?
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Tom Robinson
c)
Bob Ewell
d)
Mr. Gilmer
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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.
20.
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
21.
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.
22.
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.
23.
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.
24.
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.
25.
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.
26.
According to Atticus, what bird is it acceptable to shoot?
a)
Mockingbird
b)
Yellow Finch
c)
Blue Jay
d)
Cardinal
27.
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
28.
Why does Atticus interrupt Aunt Alexandra's tea party?
a)
He promised to have dinner with Helen Robinson and Calpurnia.
b)
He is tired and wants to sit down and read the newspaper.
c)
Tom was shot dead trying to escape from prison.
d)
Helen Robinson has suddenly died.
29.
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.
30.
What is the verdict of the trial?
a)
Innocent
b)
Guilty
c)
Hung Jury
d)
Mistrial
31.
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.
32.
What do the women at Aunt Alexandra's tea party complain about after the trial?
a)
How poorly their African American servants are doing work
b)
What a poor job Atticus is doing raising Jem and Scout
c)
Their plans to join the women's suffragist movement
d)
Hitler and the persecution of the Jews
33.
How does Helen Robinson react when she learns that Tom has died?
a)
She collapses to the ground.
b)
She screams and hits Atticus.
c)
He has no reaction at all.
d)
She cries and cries and cries.
34.
How does Bob Ewell react to Tom's death?
a)
He writes an editorial in the town paper that says, "this proves I was right."
b)
He leaves town because he feels nervous that "people might retaliate. "
c)
He goes to Helen and apologizes because he feels responsible.
d)
He says, "One down and about two more to go."8
35.
The jury took a long time to reach a verdict.
a)
False
b)
True
36.
Tom Robinson died because...
a)
He was hanged as a result of his trial.
b)
Disgruntled citizens shot him.
c)
Policemen shot him because he tried to escape the prison camp.
d)
He drowned from falling into a creek.
37.
What is Mr. Heck Tate's profession?
a)
He is the sheriff.
b)
He is a lawyer.
c)
He is a reporter.
d)
He is a circuit solicitor.
38.
Was the victim of this crime taken to a doctor for an examination?
a)
Yes
b)
No
39.
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
40.
Who is Mr. Dolphus Raymond?
a)
Dill's real father
b)
Tom Robinson's employer who speaks out during the trial
c)
The honorable judge of Tom Robinson's trial
d)
A rich with a man that pretends to be the town drunk
41.
When does Mayella say the rape occurs?
a)
When she goes for a nickel for Tom for breaking the dresser
b)
When she was asleep at night
c)
When she was a child
d)
When she went to the Robinson's to get some sugar and butter
42.
How does Tom feel about Mayella?
a)
He loves her.
b)
He hates her.
c)
He feels sorry for her.
d)
He admires her.
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