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TKAM Ch 1-8

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The opening of TKAM begins with what memory?
a)
The first time Scout and Jem meet Dill. 
b)
Scout's first ever day of school.
c)
The time Jem broke his arm. 
d)
It opens with with Scout and Jem staring at Boo Radley's house. 
2.
The narrator of TKAM is....
a)
Scout
b)
Jem
c)
Atticus
d)
Boo
3.
Scout's friend who visits during the summer time.  He is described as being eccentric, adventurous, and has light features.  
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Jem 
c)
Scout
d)
Dill
4.
According to legend, what was Boo Radley accused of? 
a)
Stabbing his mother
b)
Stabbing his father
c)
Stabbing his sister
d)
Stabbing his brother
5.
Who takes care of Boo after his father died?
a)
Mrs. Radley
b)
Nathan Radley
c)
No one - everyone is scared of him. 
d)
Social Services
6.
This is Finch family cook.  She is African American and Scout describes her as having tyrannical presence.  
a)
Alexandra
b)
Caroline
c)
Cunningham
d)
Calpurnia
7.
What is Miss Caroline's reaction when she realizes that Scout can read? 
a)
She is super excited and asks Scout to read for the class. 
b)
She tells Scout that she shouldn't already know how to read. 
c)
She is indifferent.  Everyone knows how to read. 
d)
She sends a letter home to Atticus asking to meet with him. 
8.
What event is occurring during the narrator's childhood?
a)
World War I
b)
World War II
c)
The Great Depression
d)
The Civil War
9.
Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?
a)
Lee Harper
b)
Harper Lee
c)
Scout Finch
d)
Jean Louise Finch
10.
What does Atticus do for a living?
a)
doctor
b)
lawyer
c)
teacher
d)
dentist
11.
Scout can be described as a 
a)
whining little girl
b)
a tomboy
c)
a polite little lady
d)
a mean little girl
12.

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

13.
What activity do Dill, Scout, and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
a)
They all run into the Radley yard and touch the house
b)
They all roll tires into the yard
c)
They pretend to be various members of the Radley family
d)
They like to go up and ring the door bell then run away
14.
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
15.
Whose house caught on fire?
a)
Mrs. Dubose's
b)
Miss Maudie's
c)
Calpurnia's
d)
The Finch's
16.
Why is Dill in Maycomb?
a)
He has been sent to live with his maternal grandmother
b)
He is visiting his aunt for the summer
c)
His father got transferred to Maycomb from Chicago
d)
He ran away from home
17.
How did Jem lose his pants?
a)
He lost them in a poker game
b)
He had to take them off because they caught on fire
c)
The string that holds them broke and they fell off
d)
They got caught on a fence while he was escaping Boo Radley's yard.
18.

How does Scout come to find a blanket on her shoulders after watching Miss Maudie's house burn?

a)

Nathan Radley has placed it there without her being aware

b)

Miss Maudie has placed it there without her being aware

c)

Calpurnia has placed it there without her being aware

d)

Boo has placed it there without her being aware

19.

What strange thing becomes apparent when Jem goes to retrieve his pants?

a)

His pants are neatly mended and hung on the fence

b)

Boo says hello to the kids

c)

Atticus goes with him

d)

His pants are gone

20.
Where does "To Kill a Mockingbird" take place?
a)
Kent, Washington
b)
Meridian, Mississipi
c)
Montgomery, Alabama
d)
Maycomb, Alabama
21.
How do Jem and Dill plan to send a note to Boo Radley?
a)
They plan to put the note in the Radley's mailbox.
b)
They plan to put a note in the knot-hole of the tree.
c)
They plan to ring the doorbell and give it to Mrs. Radley.
d)
They plan to put the note on a fishing pole and stick it through the shutters of the Radley house.
22.
Who cemented the knot-hole?
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Boo Radley
c)
Nathan Radley
d)
Atticus
23.
What happened to Jem as to why he was only wearing his underpants when Atticus saw them?
a)
His pants got stuck in the fence. 
b)
His pants vanished.
c)
Strip poker
d)
None of the above.
24.
What does Miss Maudie's reaction to the fire reveal about her character?
a)
She is a realist; she understands the truth and does her best with what she's been given
b)
She is an optimistic character who tries to find the hope and joy in the middle of dark situations.
c)
She is a desperate character who only cares about her garden and possessions.
d)
She is indifferent and apathetic about the whole situation and the loss of her possessions. 
25.

Where was Harper Lee born?

a)

Georgia

b)

Arkansas

c)

Alabama

d)

Texas

26.

How many novels did Harper Lee write?

a)

3

b)

1

c)

5

d)

2

27.

Where did Harper Lee attend college?

a)

Harvard

b)

Alabama University

c)

New York College

d)

Huntingdon College

28.

What prestige prize did To Kill A Mockingbird win?

a)

Best Novel of the Year

b)

Pulitzer

c)

NAACP

d)

Poe Award

29.

Define malevolent.

a)

Having hatred

b)

Being evil

c)

Someone who sells medicine

d)

Being less severe

30.

Define assuaged.

a)

Religious devotion

b)

Rolling in

c)

Made less severe

d)

Temporary stay

31.

Define aloof.

a)

Being nice

b)

Distant

c)

Chubby angel

d)

Gloomy, dark

32.

Define cherub.

a)

Obligated

b)

Unspoken

c)

Strength, courage

d)

Winged angel

33.

Define morbid

a)

Overly fat

b)

Dark, gloomy

c)

Strength, courage

d)

Understood without being expressed

34.

Define prowess.

a)

Strength, courage

b)

Gruesome

c)

Unfeeling

d)

Being confused

35.

Define tacit.

a)

Unspoken

b)

Being confused

c)

Immediately afterward

d)

Compassionate

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