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To Kill a Mockingbird

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
He gives testimony to prove Tom is innocent. He convinces Atticus to keep Boo's secret. 
a)
Dill 
b)
Tom Robinson 
c)
Sheriff Heck Tate
2.
She is the neighbor who loves gardening. 
a)
Mrs. Dubose
b)
Miss Stephanie
c)
Miss Maudie
3.
He defends an innocent man. Known in his youth as "One-Shot"
a)
Atticus Finch 
b)
Jem Finch 
c)
Bob Ewell 
4.
His goal is to get Boo Radley out of his house. 
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Bob Ewell 
c)
Jem Finch 
5.
Narrator of the story. 
a)
Scout 
b)
Jem 
c)
Dill 
6.
She sits on her porch in a wheelchair and calls Scout an "ugly girl". 
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Mrs. Dubose
c)
Miss Stephanie
7.
He was found guilty of a crime he did not commit. 
a)
Tom Robinson
b)
Heck Tate
c)
Bob Ewell 
8.
Scout and Jem's Friend from Mississippi. Lives with his Aunt Stephanie. 
a)
Boo 
b)
Dill 
c)
Atticus
9.
He spits in Atticus' face. 
a)
Boo Radley 
b)
Heck Tate
c)
Bob Ewell 
10.
He leaves the children soap carvings in the tree. 
a)
Bob Ewell 
b)
Boo Radley 
c)
Heck Tate
11.
What advice does Atticus give Scout?
a)
do not speak unless spoken to 
b)
walk in another person's shoes and consider their perspective
c)
cheat off the person sitting next to her
12.
Calpurnia punishes Scout when she is mean to Walter. The lesson Scout learns is
a)
money does not matter, manners matter
b)
be polite to your elders
c)
be polite to Atticus' 
13.

Who are symbolic characters in the novel?

a)

Calpurnia, Bob Ewell, Mr. Radley

b)

Heck Tate, Helen Robinson, Miss Maudie

c)

Tom Robinson, Boo Radley, Atticus

14.
What is wrong with Maycomb?
a)
The Great Depression 
b)
Racism
c)
Boo is a prisoner
15.

Which is a coming of age story?

a)

unreliable narrator

b)

bildungsroman

c)

gothic elements

16.
Who says it is a sin to kill a mockingbird?
a)
Atticus
b)
Miss Maudie
c)
Uncle Jack 
17.
When Jem lost his pants, who fixed them?
a)
Atticus
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Boo 
18.
Atticus tells the children to leave Boo alone and that Mrs. Dubose is a lady even if she has different opinions than him. The reader can conclude that Atticus
a)
hates everyone
b)
judges everyone
c)
thinks it's important to respect his neighbors
19.
Mayella accuses Tom of 
a)
robbery 
b)
fraud
c)
rape
20.
What about Mayella makes her a sympathetic character?
a)
she lives by the dump 
b)
her father is an abusive alcoholic
c)
she has no friends
d)
all of these
21.
Atticus asks Bob to write his name and BOB uses his left hand. This piece of information is an example of what literary term?
a)
alliteration 
b)
foreshadowing
c)
synonym
22.

What does it mean that the novel has an “unreliable narrator”?

a)

the reader cannot depend on the narrator to tell the truth about any of the events.

b)

the narrator’s goal is to deliberately mislead the reader so as to create confusion.

c)

the narrator reports events accurately but with a lack of understanding.

23.

The truth about the Radleys is:

a)

Boo is a harmless recluse who just wants to be left alone

b)

Boo tortured his father and needs to be put away in jail to protect society

c)

Mr. Radley is actually Boo - there IS no son; it’s a myth

24.
Which is an example of Atticus' bravery?
a)
standing outside the jail to protect Tom Robinson
b)
defending Tom Robinson in trial
c)
both of these
25.
Harper Lee was born in 
a)
Alabama
b)
Mississippi 
c)
West Virginia
26.
Harper Lee's childhood fried Truman Capote was the inspiration for what character? 
a)
JEM 
b)
WALTER JR.
c)
DILL 
d)
CECIL 
27.
Jim Crow is the name given to any law that 
a)
segregates blacks and whites
b)
tried to give equality to blacks
c)
was passed in the South after the Civil War 
28.
How was The Scottsboro Boys case similar to Tom Robinson's case? 
a)
a white woman accused a black man of rape
b)
the case was decided by an all white jury 
c)
it happened in 1930's Aabama
d)
all of these
29.
The murder of Emmet Till 
a)
sparked the Civil Rights Movement 
b)
occurred in Alabama 
c)
was tried fairly in court 
30.
Who is a mockingbird?
a)
Boo Radley 
b)
Bob Ewell 
c)
Tim Johnson 
31.

How does Scout diffuse the situation and stop the mob?

a)

by pretending to be hurt

b)

by innocently reminding them that they’re family men

c)

by lecturing them on decency

32.

Tom Robinson does the most damage to Bob Ewell’s reputation during the trial when he

a)

reveals that her father abuses her

b)

says he rejected Mayella’s advances

c)

says Mayella had no one to help her

33.

During the trial, Tom proves that he cannot be guilty. This is the result:

a)

The Ewells get sued for falsifying a report

b)

He is found innocent and set free

c)

He is found guilty anyway

34.

Which of the following is NOT an act of courage from the book?

a)

Scout walks away from a fight with Cecil Jacobs

b)

Mayella Ewell accuses Tom Robinson falsely of rape

c)

Atticus tries a controversial court case he knows he’ll probably lose

d)

Boo comes out of the security of his hiding to save the lives of the children

35.

Sheriff Heck Tate says that according to what he will report

a)

Bob Ewell attacked Boo Radley

b)

Bob Ewell fell on his own knife

c)

Boo Radley saved the children

d)

Jem killed Bob Ewell

36.

How was it that Jem was injured but Scout was not when Bob Ewell attacked them?

a)

Scout’s costume protected her

b)

Boo Radley scared Bob away

c)

Scout ran too fast for Bob to catch her, whereas Jem was slowed down by Boo

37.

How do we know when the story takes place?

a)

Scout refers to FDR’s famous WWII rallying speech

b)

We know because of when the book was published

c)

Scout tells us directly in her narration

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