WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Scout's costume in the Halloween pageant is a
pumpkin
ghost
ham
turkey leg
Miss Maudie moves in with Miss Stephanie Crawford because
They are sisters.
Miss Maudie's house burns down.
of the critical remarks of the foot-washing Baptists
of threats of people who call her a nigger-lover
The jury finds Tom Robinson
guilty of rape
guilty of murder
guilty of embezzlement
not guilty
Scout's mother
is very strict with children, especially during Tom Robinson's trial
disappears
is away visiting relatives
died when Scout was very young
When Scout and Jem meet Dill Harris, they
challenge him to an air rifle match
have a spitting contest
become angry and leave him immediately
are not very impressed that he can read
At the end of the book, Scout and Jem are
kidnapped
killed
attacked
sent to bed without supper
The action of this novel covers a span of how many years?
three
ten
half a year
slightly more than one year
Which words best describe Heck Tate?
cruel, unjust
wise, tolerant
stupid, ignorant
insensitive, uncaring
Tom Robinson finally
is shot by prison guards when he tries to escape from prison
escapes successfully
kills himself
dies of Maycomb's usual disease
The setting of this novel is
Arkansas in the 1880s
Indiana in the 1960s
California in 1955-59
Alabama in the 1930s
Atticus Finch is a
lawyer and state legislator
farmer
city mayor
doctor
At the end of the book, who saves Scout and Jem?
Heck Tate
Atticus
Boo Radley
Calpurnia
Which two characters represent mockingbirds?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Scout Finch and Dill Harris
Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra
Atticus and Heck Tate
Why is it a sin to kill mockingbirds?
The mockingbird is a sacred animal.
It is a sin to kill any bird.
They are so much like humans.
They do not harm anyone.
The novel is narrated in first person by who?
Harper Lee
Jem
Atticus
Scout
Which descriptive adjectives best describe Tom Robinson?
honest, hardworking
lazy, good-for-nothing
lying, cheating
generous, wealthy
The reader knows that Bob Ewell has committed all of the following crimes EXCEPT
assault with attempt to kill
bank robbery
keeping his children from school
beating his daughter
On Christmas Day at Finch's landing
Scout beats up Cousin Francis
Dill arrives for a surprise visit
Jem receives a basketball from Uncle Jack
Jem cuts down Aunt Alexandra's flowers in a fit of rage
An important lesson that Atticus teaches Scout is
that you never really understand a person until you consider things from her or his point of view
to be true to herself
that when you get the notion that someone thinks she or he is better than everyone else, you must consider the fact he or she may be better than everyone else
that, above all, she must be proud of her family name
As she is getting yelled at, to whom does Scout point out that she never got tell her side?
Calpurnia
Miss Caroline
Uncle Jack
Aunt Alexandra
After a major discussion between Aunt Alexandra and Atticus about how the children have been raised, Scout and Jem get in a fight. Atticus breaks it up, sending Scout to her room. Scott is shocked
to find a snake in her room
that Atticus could be so cruel
to find Dill in her room
that Jem is not sufficiently punished
When Jem and Atticus discuss Mrs. Dubose, Atticus says that if Jem had not been forced by Mrs. Dubose to read to her, Atticus would have sent Jem to read to her anyway. The reason for this is
Atticus is angry that Jem taunted Boo Radley
Atticus feels that it is educational for Scout and Jem to read to Mrs. Dubose
Mrs. Dubose is a morphine addict, and she uses the distraction of reading to break her habit
Atticus is curious about what Mrs. Dubose has to say about his defending Tom Robinson
What reason does Atticus give Scout and Jem for Mr. Cunningham's actions at the jail?
He was drunk, and the liquor made him speak with intimidation.
He hated Atticus and was out to get even with him.
He was basically a good man, but he had a blind spot about black people.
He thought that by killing Tom Robinson, he would become a hero in town.
In the courtroom during the trial, Scout and Jem
sit with the Negroes in the balcony
stand against the wall
are not allowed in because they are too young
sit in the front row right behind their father
Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose's camellias because
he learns she is a morphine addict
she told Mr. Nathan Radley that the children were making fun of Mr. Arthur
she reported that he skipped school
she called Atticus a nigger-lover
According to the testimony given by Tom Robinson, how did Mayella Ewell get Tom into the house? She asked him to
chop up a chiffonrobe
fix the hinge on the door
fix a hole in the ceiling
come in and talk to her for awhile
In his final argument before the jury, Atticus says there is one human institution that makes all people equal. It is a
church
family
legislature
court
Scout discovers that Boo Radley is
friendly and outgoing
willing to become a regular visitor to the Finch residence
shy and childlike
uninterested in Jem and Scout
Scout finally puts herself in Boo's shoes when she
realizes he has saved her life
sits next to him on her porch
stands on the Radley porch
walks with him to the store the next day
The author of To Kill a Mockingbird is
Harper Lee
Jean Louise Finch
Truman Capote
Link Deas
Who writes left-handed?
Atticus
Jem
Tom
Bob Ewell
Who is called “Ol’ One Shot”?
Atticus
Heck Tate
Dolphus Raymond
Nathan Radley
Who is a morphine addict?
Miss Rachel
Miss Stephanie
Mrs. Dubose
Judge Taylor
Who pretends to be drunk, but really drinks Coke?
Heck Tate
Link Deas
Uncle Jack
Dolphus Raymond
Who is Scout’s fiancé?
Little Chuck Little
Cecil Jacobs
Dill Harris
Burris Ewell
Who is the sheriff of Maycomb?
Heck Tate
Walter Cunningham
Link Deas
Tim Johnson
Who has a crippled arm from a cotton gin accident?
Atticus
Tom Robinson
Bob Ewell
Mr. Underwood
Who pours syrup all over his food?
Little Chuck Little
Walter Cunningham, Jr.
Cousin Francis
Cecil Jacobs
Who gives Helen Robinson a job?
Judge Taylor
Walter Cunningham, Sr.
Mr. Underwood
Link Deas
Who cries over the guilty verdict?
Dill
Jem
Scout
Aunt Alexandra
Who is Scout’s first grade teacher?
Miss Caroline
Miss Gates
Miss Maudie
Mrs Merriweather
Who is Jean Louise Finch?
Dill
Jem
Scout
Calpurnia
Who took Scout and Jem to her church?
Aunt Alexandra
Calpurnia
Miss Caroline
Mayella
Who saves Scout and Jem when they are attacked?
Arthur Radley, Jr.
Tom Robinson
Heck Tate
Mr. Gilmer
What is Arthur Radley Jr.’s brother’s name?
Cecil
Walter
Nathan
Chuck
Who lies about being raped?
Calpurnia
Alexandra
Maudie
Mayella
Who loses her home to a fire?
Miss Stephanie
Miss Rachel
Miss Maudie
Mrs. Merriweather
Who punishes Scout for punching her cousin and calling him a bad name?
Uncle Jack
Aunt Alexandra
Atticus
Calpurnia
Who criticizes the way Scout has been raised?
Uncle Jack
Aunt Alexandra
Atticus
Miss Rachel
Who said: “…it’s all right to be soft-hearted, you’re an easy man, but you have a daughter to think of. A daughter who’s growing up.”
Uncle Jack
Aunt Alexandra
Miss Maudie
Heck Tate
Who said: “Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo’ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty!”
Walter Cunningham, Jr.
Miss Maudie
Jem
Calpurnia
Who said: “His food doesn’t stick going down, does it?” to Mrs. Merriweather.
Miss Maudie
Aunt Alexandra
Mrs. Dubose
Miss Stephanie
Who said: “See what you’ve done? Hasn’t snowed in Maycomb since Appomattox. It’s bad children like you makes the seasons change.”
Mrs. Dubose
Nathan Radley
Mr. Avery
Miss Caroline
Who said: “I'm gonna be a new kind of clown. I'm gonna stand in the middle of the ring and laugh at the folks."
Tom Robinson
Walter Cunningham, Jr.
Jem
Dill Harris
Who said: “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us to try not to win.”
Heck Tate
Judge Taylor
Miss Maudie
Atticus
Who said: “I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley stayed shut up in his house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside.”
Scout
Jem
Dill
Atticus
Who said: Well, it’d be sort of like shooting a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?”
Scout
Jem
Dill
Atticus
Who said: “Don’t say hey to me, you ugly girl!”
Bob Ewell
Mr. Avery
Miss Stephanie
Mrs. Dubose
Who said: “Let the cup pass from you.”
Uncle Jack
Calpurnia
Atticus
Aunt Alexandra
Who said: “Let the dead bury the dead.”
Calpurnia
Aunt Alexandra
Atticus
Heck Tate
The children found all of the following in the knothole of the tree EXCEPT:
a watch and chain
soap carvings
chewing gum
a letter
Jem fears never being able to play football again after he breaks his:
leg
finger
arm
hand
The story takes place during the:
Great Depression
present day
Civil War
Civil Rights Era
When Scout is pushed in the tire, she ends up in:
Miss Maudie’s yard
the Radleys’ yard
Miss Stephanie’s yard
the school playground
Why does Scout beat up Walter Cunningham?
He stole her lunch.
Walter made fun of her.
He got her in trouble on the first day of first grade.
Jem made her.
Scout gets in trouble with Miss Caroline on the first day of school for:
being able to read
cursing
refusing to read
making fun of Burris Ewell
Who is pictured in a cartoon in the Montgomery Advertiser?
Tom Robinson
Atticus
Judge Taylor
Mr. Underwood
Unbeknownst to Atticus, who helps Atticus guard Tom Robinson at the jailhouse?
Walter Cunningham, Sr.
Heck Tate
Nathan Radley
Mr. Underwood
Who sews Jem’s ripped pants?
Boo Radley
Calpurnia
Nathan Radley
Aunt Alexandra
What do Scout and Jem receive for Christmas?
Tom Swift books
air rifles
Coca-Cola
oranges
How many women are on Tom Robinson’s jury?
one
none
two
four
Who is rumored to have poisoned pecans?
Miss Maudie
Miss Stephanie
The Radleys
Mr. Avery
Who does Tom Robinson work for?
Link Deas
Atticus Finch
Heck Tate
Mr. Underwood
What is said to be Maycomb’s “usual disease”?
piety
prejudice
hypocrisy
greed
What type of evidence is presented at Tom Robinson’s trial?
physical evidence
eyewitness testimony
the accused’s confession of guilt
circumstantial evidence
What era followed the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
The Civil Rights Era
World War I
The Great Depression
The Jazz Age
What were Hoovervilles?
the black Quarters
big cities full of rich people
makeshift towns of very poor people
little communities within Maycomb
Who introduced the New Deal?
Herbert Hoover
Atticus Finch
Franklin Roosevelt
Link Deas
On what was Tom Robinson’s trial in To Kill a Mockingbird based?
the Jim Crow laws
the Civil Rights movement
the Plessy versus Ferguson case
The Scottsboro Trials
What are Jim Crow laws?
laws that forbid women to vote
laws that make rape a capital offence
laws that segregate blacks and whites
laws that give aid to those who are very poor
