WorksheetsTKAM Test Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 3hrs 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The narrator of the story is
a)
A. Atticus Finch
b)
B. Jean Louise (Scout) Finch
c)
C. Jeremy (Jem) Finch
d)
D. Dill Harris
2.
What is the name of the town where Scout and Jem live?
a)
Mobile
b)
Alabama
c)
Maycomb
d)
Meridian
3.
Where does the novel take place?
a)
Meridian, Mississippi
b)
Maycomb, Mississippi
c)
Maycomb, Alabama
d)
Mobile, Alabama
4.
What is Atticus's occupation?
a)
doctor
b)
farmer
c)
lawyer
d)
undertaker
5.
Jem feared never being able to play football again after he broke his
a)
wrist
b)
arm
c)
finger
d)
collarbone
6.
What is a haint?
a)
Troll
b)
Vampire
c)
Ghost
d)
Smurf
7.
Scout can be described as a
a)
whining little girl
b)
a tomboy
c)
a polite little lady
d)
a mean little girl
8.
What do Jem, Scout and Dill do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
a)
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak in the window
b)
He catches them acting out Boo Radley stabbing his father
c)
Hem accidentally hits the Radley house while practicing with his new gun
d)
He catches them stealing money that has been hidden in a tree in his yard
9.
Why does Jem become so angry with Mrs. Dubose that he destroys her garden?
a)
She said that Jem and Scout were trash.
b)
She said that Calpurnia could not be trusted.
c)
She criticized Jem's father for defending a black man.
d)
She spat at Atticus and told him she'd get him.
10.
According to Nathan Radley, why did he fill the knot-hole in the oak tree?
a)
He didn't want the children climbing the tree
b)
He didn't want animals to nest there
c)
The tree was dying
d)
The pecans were poisonous.
11.
What does Jem have to do for a month for getting into trouble with Mrs. Dubose?
a)
weed her flower beds
b)
mow her lawn
c)
bring her the newspaper
d)
read to her
12.
Which are examples of Boo Radley's presence?
a)
The shutters moved, laughter from the house
b)
gifts in the tree, Jem's pants sewn and folded neatly over the fence
c)
the blanket on Scout, and Boo saving the kids when Bob Ewell attacks
d)
All
13.
Whose house burns down?
a)
Mrs. Dubose
b)
Stephanie Crawford
c)
Maudie Atkinson
d)
Boo Radley
14.
What fearful event awakens the town during the middle of the night?
a)
Miss Maudie's house is on fire.
b)
Lightning sets fire to the Maycomb County Courthouse
c)
Miss Stephanie calls the sheriff because someone is breaking into her house.
d)
Mrs. Dubose's sets her own house on fire.
15.
Atticus says there is one place where are men are created equal. Where is that?
a)
at home
b)
In jail
c)
in a court
d)
in America
16.
Why is Atticus going to defend Tom Robinson even though many people do not support him?
a)
Atticus believes that it's the right thing to do no matter if they win or lose.
b)
Atticus is not racist.
c)
Atticus wants to be a hero.
d)
Atticus is bored.
17.
Why does Dolphus Raymond pretend to drink liquor but actually drink Coca-Cola?
a)
To keep people away from him.
b)
So people can explain away his style of living which was to associate with African Americans.
c)
Because he thinks drinking looks cool, but he doesn't like the taste.
d)
To earn welfare money.
18.
What does Reverend Sykes do when the congregation does not donate enough money for Helen Robinson?
a)
He donates the needed amount himself.
b)
He says that there would be no church service until the necessary amount is raised.
c)
He locks the doors of the church and won't let anyone leave until enough money is raised.
d)
He talks members of the church into stealing the money from Judge Taylor.
19.
How does Helen Robinson support her family after Tom's death?
a)
She goes on welfare
b)
She works as a cook for Link Deas
c)
She moves in with her sisters family.
d)
She begins to work with Zeebo collecting garbage.
20.
Why did Mayella really ask Tom Robinson to come into the house?
a)
She wanted to maker her father angry.
b)
She was attracted to him and wanted his attention
c)
She wanted him to chop up a dresser to use for firewood.
d)
She needed help watering her flowers.
21.
Boo and Tom are mockingbirds in the eyes of many. This is an example of which literary device?
a)
theme
b)
irony
c)
symbolism
d)
foreshadowing
22.
Which character made the following statement? "Courage is best defined as standing up for what is right even when defeat is certain."
a)
Miss Maudie Atkinson
b)
Scout
c)
Tom Robinson
d)
Atticus
23.
The correct completion of the quote 'You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…' is:
a)
...until you climb into his shoes and walk around in them.
b)
...until you have walked in their shoes.
c)
...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
d)
...until you have put yourself in their place.
24.
How did Bob Ewell really die?
a)
Atticus shot him with his shotgun in self-defense.
b)
Link Deas shot him with his rifle to protect Helen Robinson.
c)
Arthur "Boo" Radley stabbed him with a knife to protect Jem and Scout.
d)
He ate bad ham and drank homemade whiskey.
25.
What does Mr. Ewell try to do to the Finch children?
a)
He tries to kidnap them.
b)
He tries to kill them.
c)
He tries to shoot at them.
d)
Make them live at the dump with his family.
26.
Who killed Bob Ewell?
a)
He kills himself
b)
Boo Radley
c)
Heck Tate
d)
Scout Finch
27.
Strong mother figure; children's bridge between the white and black worlds.
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Jem Finch
c)
Scout Finch
d)
Calpurnia
28.
I am the only kid who sees and talks to Boo Radley.
a)
Jem Finch
b)
Scout Finch
c)
Atticus Finch
d)
Dill Harris
29.
The lawyer who defends Tom Robinson
a)
Dill Harris
b)
Atticus Finch
c)
Dill Harris
d)
Calpurnia
30.
Scout's "future husband" who visits in the summer.
a)
Jem Finch
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Atticus Finch
d)
Dill Harris
31.
Hard working black man who dies trying to be a free man.
a)
Arthur "Boo" Radley
b)
Mayella Ewell
c)
Tom Robinson
d)
Mr. Cunningham
32.
As a teen I was charged with many crimes (disorderly conduct)
a)
Arthur "Boo" Radley
b)
Tom Robinson
c)
Mr. Cunningham
d)
Mayella Ewell
33.
I never take what I cannot pay back (charity)
a)
Tom Robinson
b)
Mr. Cunningham
c)
Miss Maudie
d)
Mayella Ewell
34.
I'm a 19 1/2 year old who cares for 7 children
a)
Mayella Ewell
b)
Miss Maudie
c)
Tom Robinson
d)
Arthur "Boo" Radley
35.
Open minded woman; friend of children
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Mayella Ewell
c)
Jean Louise Lee
d)
Rachel Haverford
36.
Old, racist woman who fights a morphine addiction.
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Mayella Ewell
c)
Mrs. Dubose
d)
Scout Finch
37.
Sheriff who lies about the knife he found.
a)
Reverend Sykes
b)
Bob Ewell
c)
Heck Tate
d)
Tim Johnson
38.
I make sure the Finch kids have a good place to sit during the trial.
a)
Mrs. Dubose
b)
Bob Ewell
c)
Heck Tate
d)
Reverend Sykes
39.
I lose my WPA job because I'm too lazy.
a)
Bob Ewell
b)
Heck Tate
c)
Reverend Sykes
d)
Mrs. Dubose
40.
Atticus learned that his children were at Tom Robinson's trial when
a)
Jem shouted at him
b)
Calpurnia delivered a note to him
c)
Scout clapped to get his attention
d)
Dill dropped his pencil
41.
After the trial, Bob Ewell
a)
tried to stab Judge Taylor
b)
moved away with his family
c)
followed Helen Robinson
d)
attacked Heck Tate
42.
After she fought with Jem, Scout
a)
hid Jem's book in her drawer
b)
found Dill hiding under her bed
c)
put a big spider on Jem's pillow
d)
saw a snake curled up in her closet
43.
Scout ___________ in the knothole in the tree.
a)
hid a bag of marbles
b)
lost three gold coins
c)
put a picture frame
d)
found chewing gum
44.
While Atticus was away on business, Calpurnia took the children
a)
to spend the night at her house
b)
to visit her aunt in Mobile.
c)
to buy ice cream cones at the Freeze
d)
to First Purchase Church with her
45.
To repay Mrs. Dubose for the flowers that Jem had chopped off, Atticus forced Jem
a)
to cut her grass every Saturday
b)
to sweep her walk for the whole summer
c)
to chop and haul wood for six weeks
d)
to read to her every day for a month
46.
Why didn't Scout want to read with Atticus?
a)
He read books that were too hard for her.
b)
He has spilled ink on her new book.
c)
She had to get to Dill's house by noon.
d)
She had been yelled at by Miss Caroline.
47.
Atticus told Jem that Mrs. Debose
a)
possessed real courage
b)
should be avoided
c)
found bones under her porch
d)
was his great aunt
48.
Miss Maudie told Scout it was a sin to kill a mockingbird because mockingbirds
a)
were the state bird
b)
were very rare
c)
didn't harm anything
d)
ate mosquitoes
49.
Before she died, Mrs. Dubose
a)
gave a box of chocolates to Atticus
b)
bought a new baseball bat for scout
c)
sent a perfect, white camellia to Jem
d)
willed her alarm clock to Jessie
50.
Before he left school for the rest of the year, Burris Ewell
a)
scraped his nails on the blackboard
b)
made Miss Caroline cry
c)
spat on the principal's shoes
d)
threw his books at Scout
51.
What happened while Scout watched Miss Maudie's house burn?
a)
Boo Radley put a blanket around her
b)
Bob Ewell tried to kidnap her
c)
a falling ember landed on her foot
d)
she fell in the snow and cut her knee
52.
This book was written by
a)
Robert Lee
b)
Harper Finch
c)
Scout Finch
d)
Harper Lee
53.
Dill told Atticus that Jem wasn't wearing pants because
a)
Scout had hidden them from him
b)
They were stuck on a nail in the dairy barn
c)
He had lost them to Dill playing strip poker
d)
They had fallen into Barker's Eddy
54.
When he tried to escape from prison, Tom Robinson was
a)
beaten by the guards
b)
sent to a maximum-security jail
c)
shot seventeen times
d)
placed in solitary for thirty days
55.
Why did Scout wear her ham costume home from the pageant?
a)
She wanted to show it to Miss Maudie
b)
She wanted to hide her mortification (embarrassment)
c)
She had dropped her dress in the mud
d)
She was going to use it for trick-or-treating
56.
His goal is to get Boo Radley out of his house.
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Bob Ewell
c)
Jem Finch
d)
Dill Harris
57.
He defends an innocent man. Known in his youth as "One-Shot"
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Jem Finch
c)
Bob Ewell
d)
Jack Finch
58.
She is the neighbor who loves gardening.
a)
Mrs. Dubose
b)
Miss Stephanie
c)
Miss Maudie
d)
Mrs. Rachel
59.
He gives testimony to prove Tom is innocent. He convinces Atticus to keep Boo's secret.
a)
Dill
b)
Tom Robinson
c)
Bob Ewell
d)
Heck Tate
60.
Narrator of the story.
a)
Scout
b)
Jem
c)
Dill
d)
Calpurnia
61.
She sits on her porch in a wheelchair and calls Scout an "ugly girl".
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Mrs. Dubose
c)
Miss Stephanie
d)
Miss Caroline
62.
He was found guilty of a crime he did not commit.
a)
Tom Robinson
b)
Heck Tate
c)
Bob Ewell
d)
Atticus Finch
63.
Scout and Jem's Friend from Mississippi. Lives with his Aunt Rachel.
a)
Boo
b)
Burris Ewell
c)
Atticus
d)
Dill
64.
He spits in Atticus' face.
a)
Boo Radley
b)
Heck Tate
c)
Bob Ewell
d)
Tim Johnson
65.
He leaves the children soap carvings in the tree.
a)
Bob Ewell
b)
Boo Radley
c)
Heck Tate
d)
Tim Johson
66.
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
d)
beat people up if they disrespect your family members
67.
Calpurnia punishes Scout when she is mean to Walter. The lesson Scout learns is
a)
Money does not matter, but manners do.
b)
Be polite to your elders.
c)
Be polite to Atticus.
d)
Syrup tastes great on everything.
68.
What is wrong with Maycomb?
a)
The Great Depression
b)
Racism
c)
Boo is a prisoner
d)
Bad water
69.
When Jem lost his pants, who fixed them?
a)
Atticus
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Boo
d)
Dill
70.
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
d)
has no clue what others think about him
71.
Mayella accuses Tom of
a)
robbery
b)
fraud
c)
rape
d)
racism
72.
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
73.
Atticus asks Bob Ewell 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
d)
personification
74.
Atticus uses Mrs. Dubose as an example of
a)
how not to behave
b)
what a person becomes if s/he is mean
c)
what courage is
d)
what will happen if you become an addict
75.
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
d)
neither of these
76.
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
77.
Who is a mockingbird?
a)
Boo Radley
b)
Bob Ewell
c)
Tim Johnson
d)
Maudie Atkinson
78.
Scout learned new respect for her father when she discovered he could
a)
Play the violin
b)
Write an unbreakable will
c)
Shoot well
d)
Make a snowman
79.
Aunt Alexandra disapproved of the way Atticus was raising his children.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
The black community of Maycomb was bitter toward Atticus for losing the trial.
a)
True
b)
False
81.
Tom Robinson's real 'crime' was that he ___ ____ for a white person. What are the two missing words?
a)
did chores
b)
felt sorry
c)
sexually assulted
d)
deeply loved
82.
The story took place during the...
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1940s
d)
1950s
83.
Atticus accepted Tom Robinson's case because
a)
He felt morally obliged to
b)
He knew he would win
c)
The people of Maycomb wanted him to
d)
He needed the money
84.
What part did Tim Johnson play in the novel?
a)
Lawyer for the prosecution
b)
Dog
c)
Town drunk
d)
Teacher
85.
Jem knew all through the trial that Tom Robinson would be found guilty.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
What does a mockingbird represent?
a)
someone weak or defenseless
b)
a loved one who has passed on
c)
someone wise
d)
someone who cries all the time
87.
Who is Boo Radley?
a)
a recluse that lives nextdoor
b)
Dill's father
c)
Jem's friend
d)
The town gossip
88.
Who is older?
a)
Scout
b)
Jem
89.
How old is Scout when the book begins?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
90.
What year is it when the book starts?
a)
1945
b)
1932
c)
1929
d)
1918
91.
Who does the mockingbird represent in the book?
a)
Bob and Mayella
b)
Tom and Boo
c)
Boo and Scout
d)
Scout and Jem
92.
Based on prior knowledge of the time period, we can guess that the group of men came to the jail to
a)
to talk to Atticus
b)
ensure Tom did not escape
c)
to kill Tom
d)
to bring Tom dinner
93.
Why were Scout and Jem getting teased at school?
a)
Because their father was old
b)
Because their mother died
c)
Because Calpurnia told them what to do
d)
Because their father was defending Tom
94.
What did Atticus ask Scout NOT to do at school?
a)
cry
b)
behave badly
c)
cuss
d)
fight
95.
Which character was most likely the one that sewed up Jem's pants and placed them on the fence?
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Atticus
c)
Boo
d)
Dill
96.
Which item is not found by Scout and Jem in the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
a)
pennies
b)
gum
c)
a baton
d)
a watch
97.
The novel both starts and ends with the incident in which -
a)
Scout is frightened by Boo Radley
b)
Atticus displays his heroic qualities
c)
Jem breaks his arm
d)
Scout referring to the Civil War
98.
What is Boo's first name?
a)
Nathan
b)
Arthur
c)
Charles
d)
Tom
99.
Who is the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird?
a)
Charles Baker Harris
b)
Jeremy Atticus Finch
c)
Jean Louise Finch
d)
Nathan Radley
100.
What, according to Atticus, is the thing that Mayella has done wrong?
a)
She lied on the stand
b)
She tempted a black man
c)
She took her father's side
d)
She cried on the stand
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