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To Kill a Mockingbird

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Scout's costume in the Halloween pageant is a

a)

pumpkin

b)

ghost

c)

ham

d)

turkey leg

2.

Miss Maudie moves in with Miss Stephanie Crawford because

a)

They are sisters.

b)

Miss Maudie's house burns down.

c)

of the critical remarks of the foot-washing Baptists

d)

of threats of people who call her a nigger-lover

3.

The jury finds Tom Robinson

a)

guilty of rape

b)

guilty of murder

c)

guilty of embezzlement

d)

not guilty

4.

Scout's mother

a)

is very strict with children, especially during Tom Robinson's trial

b)

disappears

c)

is away visiting relatives

d)

died when Scout was very young

5.

When Scout and Jem meet Dill Harris, they

a)

challenge him to an air rifle match

b)

have a spitting contest

c)

become angry and leave him immediately

d)

are not very impressed that he can read

6.

At the end of the book, Scout and Jem are

a)

kidnapped

b)

killed

c)

attacked

d)

sent to bed without supper

7.

The action of this novel covers a span of how many years?

a)

three

b)

ten

c)

half a year

d)

slightly more than one year

8.

Which words best describe Heck Tate?

a)

cruel, unjust

b)

wise, tolerant

c)

stupid, ignorant

d)

insensitive, uncaring

9.

Tom Robinson finally

a)

is shot by prison guards when he tries to escape from prison

b)

escapes successfully

c)

kills himself

d)

dies of Maycomb's usual disease

10.

The setting of this novel is

a)

Arkansas in the 1880s

b)

Indiana in the 1960s

c)

California in 1955-59

d)

Alabama in the 1930s

11.

Atticus Finch is a

a)

lawyer and state legislator

b)

farmer

c)

city mayor

d)

doctor

12.

At the end of the book, who saves Scout and Jem?

a)

Heck Tate

b)

Atticus

c)

Boo Radley

d)

Calpurnia

13.

Which two characters represent mockingbirds?

a)

Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

b)

Scout Finch and Dill Harris

c)

Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra

d)

Atticus and Heck Tate

14.

Why is it a sin to kill mockingbirds?

a)

The mockingbird is a sacred animal.

b)

It is a sin to kill any bird.

c)

They are so much like humans.

d)

They do not harm anyone.

15.

The novel is narrated in first person by who?

a)

Harper Lee

b)

Jem

c)

Atticus

d)

Scout

16.

Which descriptive adjectives best describe Tom Robinson?

a)

honest, hardworking

b)

lazy, good-for-nothing

c)

lying, cheating

d)

generous, wealthy

17.

The reader knows that Bob Ewell has committed all of the following crimes EXCEPT

a)

assault with attempt to kill

b)

bank robbery

c)

keeping his children from school

d)

beating his daughter

18.

On Christmas Day at Finch's landing

a)

Scout beats up Cousin Francis

b)

Dill arrives for a surprise visit

c)

Jem receives a basketball from Uncle Jack

d)

Jem cuts down Aunt Alexandra's flowers in a fit of rage

19.

An important lesson that Atticus teaches Scout is

a)

that you never really understand a person until you consider things from her or his point of view

b)

to be true to herself

c)

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

d)

that, above all, she must be proud of her family name

20.

As she is getting yelled at, to whom does Scout point out that she never got tell her side?

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Miss Caroline

c)

Uncle Jack

d)

Aunt Alexandra

21.

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

a)

to find a snake in her room

b)

that Atticus could be so cruel

c)

to find Dill in her room

d)

that Jem is not sufficiently punished

22.

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

a)

Atticus is angry that Jem taunted Boo Radley

b)

Atticus feels that it is educational for Scout and Jem to read to Mrs. Dubose

c)

Mrs. Dubose is a morphine addict, and she uses the distraction of reading to break her habit

d)

Atticus is curious about what Mrs. Dubose has to say about his defending Tom Robinson

23.

What reason does Atticus give Scout and Jem for Mr. Cunningham's actions at the jail?

a)

He was drunk, and the liquor made him speak with intimidation.

b)

He hated Atticus and was out to get even with him.

c)

He was basically a good man, but he had a blind spot about black people.

d)

He thought that by killing Tom Robinson, he would become a hero in town.

24.

In the courtroom during the trial, Scout and Jem

a)

sit with the Negroes in the balcony

b)

stand against the wall

c)

are not allowed in because they are too young

d)

sit in the front row right behind their father

25.

Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose's camellias because

a)

he learns she is a morphine addict

b)

she told Mr. Nathan Radley that the children were making fun of Mr. Arthur

c)

she reported that he skipped school

d)

she called Atticus a nigger-lover

26.

According to the testimony given by Tom Robinson, how did Mayella Ewell get Tom into the house? She asked him to

a)

chop up a chiffonrobe

b)

fix the hinge on the door

c)

fix a hole in the ceiling

d)

come in and talk to her for awhile

27.

In his final argument before the jury, Atticus says there is one human institution that makes all people equal. It is a

a)

church

b)

family

c)

legislature

d)

court

28.

Scout discovers that Boo Radley is

a)

friendly and outgoing

b)

willing to become a regular visitor to the Finch residence

c)

shy and childlike

d)

uninterested in Jem and Scout

29.

Scout finally puts herself in Boo's shoes when she

a)

realizes he has saved her life

b)

sits next to him on her porch

c)

stands on the Radley porch

d)

walks with him to the store the next day

30.

The author of To Kill a Mockingbird is

a)

Harper Lee

b)

Jean Louise Finch

c)

Truman Capote

d)

Link Deas

31.

Who writes left-handed?

a)

Atticus

b)

Jem

c)

Tom

d)

Bob Ewell

32.

Who is called “Ol’ One Shot”?

a)

Atticus

b)

Heck Tate

c)

Dolphus Raymond

d)

Nathan Radley

33.

Who is a morphine addict?

a)

Miss Rachel

b)

Miss Stephanie

c)

Mrs. Dubose

d)

Judge Taylor

34.

Who pretends to be drunk, but really drinks Coke?

a)

Heck Tate

b)

Link Deas

c)

Uncle Jack

d)

Dolphus Raymond

35.

Who is Scout’s fiancé?

a)

Little Chuck Little

b)

Cecil Jacobs

c)

Dill Harris

d)

Burris Ewell

36.

Who is the sheriff of Maycomb?

a)

Heck Tate

b)

Walter Cunningham

c)

Link Deas

d)

Tim Johnson

37.

Who has a crippled arm from a cotton gin accident?

a)

Atticus

b)

Tom Robinson

c)

Bob Ewell

d)

Mr. Underwood

38.

Who pours syrup all over his food?

a)

Little Chuck Little

b)

Walter Cunningham, Jr.

c)

Cousin Francis

d)

Cecil Jacobs

39.

Who gives Helen Robinson a job?

a)

Judge Taylor

b)

Walter Cunningham, Sr.

c)

Mr. Underwood

d)

Link Deas

40.

Who cries over the guilty verdict?

a)

Dill

b)

Jem

c)

Scout

d)

Aunt Alexandra

41.

Who is Scout’s first grade teacher?

a)

Miss Caroline

b)

Miss Gates

c)

Miss Maudie

d)

Mrs Merriweather

42.

Who is Jean Louise Finch?

a)

Dill

b)

Jem

c)

Scout

d)

Calpurnia

43.

Who took Scout and Jem to her church?

a)

Aunt Alexandra

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Miss Caroline

d)

Mayella

44.

Who saves Scout and Jem when they are attacked?

a)

Arthur Radley, Jr.

b)

Tom Robinson

c)

Heck Tate

d)

Mr. Gilmer

45.

What is Arthur Radley Jr.’s brother’s name?

a)

Cecil

b)

Walter

c)

Nathan

d)

Chuck

46.

Who lies about being raped?

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Alexandra

c)

Maudie

d)

Mayella

47.

Who loses her home to a fire?

a)

Miss Stephanie

b)

Miss Rachel

c)

Miss Maudie

d)

Mrs. Merriweather

48.

Who punishes Scout for punching her cousin and calling him a bad name?

a)

Uncle Jack

b)

Aunt Alexandra

c)

Atticus

d)

Calpurnia

49.

Who criticizes the way Scout has been raised?

a)

Uncle Jack

b)

Aunt Alexandra

c)

Atticus

d)

Miss Rachel

50.

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.”

a)

Uncle Jack

b)

Aunt Alexandra

c)

Miss Maudie

d)

Heck Tate

51.

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!”

a)

Walter Cunningham, Jr.

b)

Miss Maudie

c)

Jem

d)

Calpurnia

52.

Who said: “His food doesn’t stick going down, does it?” to Mrs. Merriweather.

a)

Miss Maudie

b)

Aunt Alexandra

c)

Mrs. Dubose

d)

Miss Stephanie

53.

Who said: “See what you’ve done? Hasn’t snowed in Maycomb since Appomattox. It’s bad children like you makes the seasons change.”

a)

Mrs. Dubose

b)

Nathan Radley

c)

Mr. Avery

d)

Miss Caroline

54.

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."

a)

Tom Robinson

b)

Walter Cunningham, Jr.

c)

Jem

d)

Dill Harris

55.

Who said: “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us to try not to win.”

a)

Heck Tate

b)

Judge Taylor

c)

Miss Maudie

d)

Atticus

56.

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.”

a)

Scout

b)

Jem

c)

Dill

d)

Atticus

57.

Who said: Well, it’d be sort of like shooting a mockingbird, wouldn’t it?”

a)

Scout

b)

Jem

c)

Dill

d)

Atticus

58.

Who said: “Don’t say hey to me, you ugly girl!”

a)

Bob Ewell

b)

Mr. Avery

c)

Miss Stephanie

d)

Mrs. Dubose

59.

Who said: “Let the cup pass from you.”

a)

Uncle Jack

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Atticus

d)

Aunt Alexandra

60.

Who said: “Let the dead bury the dead.”

a)

Calpurnia

b)

Aunt Alexandra

c)

Atticus

d)

Heck Tate

61.

The children found all of the following in the knothole of the tree EXCEPT:

a)

a watch and chain

b)

soap carvings

c)

chewing gum

d)

a letter

62.

Jem fears never being able to play football again after he breaks his:

a)

leg

b)

finger

c)

arm

d)

hand

63.

The story takes place during the:

a)

Great Depression

b)

present day

c)

Civil War

d)

Civil Rights Era

64.

When Scout is pushed in the tire, she ends up in:

a)

Miss Maudie’s yard

b)

the Radleys’ yard

c)

Miss Stephanie’s yard

d)

the school playground

65.

Why does Scout beat up Walter Cunningham?

a)

He stole her lunch.

b)

Walter made fun of her.

c)

He got her in trouble on the first day of first grade.

d)

Jem made her.

66.

Scout gets in trouble with Miss Caroline on the first day of school for:

a)

being able to read

b)

cursing

c)

refusing to read

d)

making fun of Burris Ewell

67.

Who is pictured in a cartoon in the Montgomery Advertiser?

a)

Tom Robinson

b)

Atticus

c)

Judge Taylor

d)

Mr. Underwood

68.

Unbeknownst to Atticus, who helps Atticus guard Tom Robinson at the jailhouse?

a)

Walter Cunningham, Sr.

b)

Heck Tate

c)

Nathan Radley

d)

Mr. Underwood

69.

Who sews Jem’s ripped pants?

a)

Boo Radley

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Nathan Radley

d)

Aunt Alexandra

70.

What do Scout and Jem receive for Christmas?

a)

Tom Swift books

b)

air rifles

c)

Coca-Cola

d)

oranges

71.

How many women are on Tom Robinson’s jury?

a)

one

b)

none

c)

two

d)

four

72.

Who is rumored to have poisoned pecans?

a)

Miss Maudie

b)

Miss Stephanie

c)

The Radleys

d)

Mr. Avery

73.

Who does Tom Robinson work for?

a)

Link Deas

b)

Atticus Finch

c)

Heck Tate

d)

Mr. Underwood

74.

What is said to be Maycomb’s “usual disease”?

a)

piety

b)

prejudice

c)

hypocrisy

d)

greed

75.

What type of evidence is presented at Tom Robinson’s trial?

a)

physical evidence

b)

eyewitness testimony

c)

the accused’s confession of guilt

d)

circumstantial evidence

76.

What era followed the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

a)

The Civil Rights Era

b)

World War I

c)

The Great Depression

d)

The Jazz Age

77.

What were Hoovervilles?

a)

the black Quarters

b)

big cities full of rich people

c)

makeshift towns of very poor people

d)

little communities within Maycomb

78.

Who introduced the New Deal?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Atticus Finch

c)

Franklin Roosevelt

d)

Link Deas

79.

On what was Tom Robinson’s trial in To Kill a Mockingbird based?

a)

the Jim Crow laws

b)

the Civil Rights movement

c)

the Plessy versus Ferguson case

d)

The Scottsboro Trials

80.

What are Jim Crow laws?

a)

laws that forbid women to vote

b)

laws that make rape a capital offence

c)

laws that segregate blacks and whites

d)

laws that give aid to those who are very poor