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TKaM Final Exam Review

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does Atticus do for a living?
a)
Executive Chef
b)
Doctor
c)
Lawyer
d)
Detective
2.
Who narrates the novel?
a)
Scout
b)
Jem
c)
Calpurnia
d)
Atticus
3.
What is the name of the town where Scout and Jem live?
a)
Mobile
b)
Alabama
c)
Maycomb
d)
Saint Stephens
4.
Who lives at Finch's Landing?
a)
Aunt Alexandra
b)
Atticus Finch
c)
Simon Finch
d)
John Hale Finch
5.
Which character is described as a "malevolent phantom"?
a)
Miss Rachel
b)
Boo Radley
c)
Charles Baker Harris
d)
The character is never named
6.
What does Dill dare Jem to do?
a)
Lick a frog
b)
Jump off the roof
c)
Kiss Miss Stephanie Crawford
d)
Try to make Boo Radley come out of his house
7.
What dare does Jem agree to?
a)
To touch the Radley house
b)
To ring the Radley doorbell
c)
To make a prank call to the Radleys
d)
To invite Boo Radley to join them for tea
8.
Who is Calpurnia?
a)
The cook
b)
Scout's step-mother
c)
The gardener
d)
The chauffeur
9.
Which among the White families is considered the lowest?
a)
Cunninghams
b)
Ewells
c)
Finches
d)
Haverfords
10.
What is Dill's real name?
a)
Charles Baker Harris
b)
Charles Burnham Harris
c)
Charlie Baker Harris
d)
Charlie Burnham Harris
11.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Maycomb?
a)
Maycomb is a progressive town.
b)
Maycomb is affected by Great Depression.
c)
People in Maycomb have a lot of things to do.
d)
It is easy to move in and out of Maycomb. 
12.
Why was Caroline Fisher mad at Scout being able to read?
a)
Because Scout was too intelligent for her age.
b)
Because Scout did not properly learn how to read.
c)
Because Scout was too noisy.
d)
Because Scout was very talkative. 
13.
Who did Scout invite to take a lunch with her family?
a)
Walter Cunningham
b)
Burris Ewell
c)
Little John Little
d)
some unnamed kid
14.
What idea is emphasized by Calpurnia when she scolded Scout for embarrassing Walter?
a)
Treating other people as company 
b)
Being a good friend
c)
Being a quiet kid
d)
Being an inquisitive kid
15.
This concept is known as "understanding a person by walking in his/her shoes".
a)
WISES
b)
Empathy
c)
Sympathy
d)
Shoe Shopping
16.
How did Atticus convince Scout to continue going to school?
a)
By baking delicious cakes
b)
By continuing their reading sessions
c)
By scolding Scout
d)
By bringing Scout to school every day
17.
How old is Scout when the book begins? 
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
18.
Calpurnia acts like a ______ to Scout and Jem.
a)
maid
b)
mother
c)
sister
d)
friend
19.

What does the word 'plaited' mean?

a)

Braided

b)

Silly

c)

Odd behaviors

d)

Annoyances

20.

What does the word 'assuaged' mean?

a)

To calm or lessen

b)

To defile

c)

Never wrong

d)

Easily angered

21.
True or False: 'Ambled' means to walk swiftly in a hurry.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Aunt Alexandra has a ____ for fine dresses, socials with the Maycomb ladies, and minding everyone else's business.
a)
indigenous
b)
predilection
23.
Choose a synonym for auspicious.
a)
favorable
b)
unlikely
24.
Choose a synonym for deportment.
a)
behavior
b)
appointment
25.
Scout can be described as ___, always looking for a fight.
a)
contentious
b)
auspicious
26.
Aunt Alexandra feels it is her ___ to interfere with Atticus's parenting of Scout and Jem.
a)
deportment
b)
prerogative
27.
perfect; faultless
a)
Venerable
b)
Infallible
c)
Feral
d)
Unmitigated
28.
Respected; admired
a)
Uncouth
b)
Brash
c)
Iota
d)
Venerable
29.
angry; hostile
a)
Acrimonious
b)
Iota
c)
Rustic
d)
Gait
30.

Filthy

a)

Squalid

b)

Rustic

c)

Recluse

d)

Connived

31.

a list or collection

a)

iota

b)

unmitigated

c)

wryly

d)

repetoire

32.
powerless
a)
Asinine
b)
Unfathomable
c)
Impotent
d)
Articulate
33.
foolish; stupid
a)
Unfathomable
b)
Asinine
c)
Invective
d)
Analogous
34.
to find someone not guilty
a)
acquit
b)
competent
c)
malignant
d)
recluse
35.

a feeling of dislike toward someone inferior

a)

Touchous

b)

Impotent

c)

Foray

d)

Contemptuous

36.

to provide clarification or explain

a)

taut

b)

devoid

c)

subpoena

d)

elucidate

37.

lack of seriousness or sense

a)

venerable

b)

frivolous

c)

infallible

d)

profane

38.

aberration

a)

ghost

b)

different from normal

c)

ugliness

d)

power

39.

mollify

a)

to anger

b)

to fear

c)

to soothe

d)

to hate

40.

Of importance

a)

Benign

b)

Cordiality

c)

Import

d)

Discreet

41.

This character is the 'ghost' of Maycomb

a)

Atticus

b)

Arthur Radley

c)

Dill

d)

Dolphus Raymond

42.

Character that lives in Memphis; related to the Finch family

a)

Jack

b)

Alexandra

c)

Old Tim Johnson

d)

Judge Taylor

43.

Town garbage collector

a)

Miss Gates

b)

Mayella Ewell

c)

Mr. Underwood

d)

Zeebo

44.

A minor character who illustrates that racism/segregation is not simply white against black

a)

Reverand Skyes

b)

Mayella Ewell

c)

Lula

d)

Calpurnia

45.

This character decries (condemns) the trial as being comparable to children shooting songbirds (does so in an editorial)

a)

Mr. Dolphus Raymond

b)

Boo Radley

c)

Link Deas

d)

Mr. Underwood

46.

The bravest person Atticus ever knew

a)

Boo Radley

b)

Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose

c)

Tom Robinson

d)

Link Deas

47.

This character threatens a teacher on the first day of school

a)

Little Chuck Little

b)

Burris Ewell

c)

Scout

d)

Jem

48.

Old Tim Johnson was what?

a)

Maycomb's garbage collector

b)

Teacher

c)

A renter of Miss Rachel's

d)

A rabid dog

49.

A mother figure for the Finch children

a)

Aunt Alexandra

b)

Miss Maudie Atkinson

c)

Miss Stephanie Crawford

d)

Calpurnia

50.

The moral compass of the novel

a)

Jem

b)

Scout

c)

Atticus

d)

Calpurnia

51.

The first 'mockingbird' of the novel; the injustice done against him is never made up for.

a)

Tom Robinson

b)

Jem

c)

Boo Radley

d)

Atticus

52.
Who says: "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to win."
a)
Tom Robinson
b)
Atticus Finch
c)
Judge Taylor
53.

Who said it?

a)

Jem

b)

Scout

c)

Boo Radley

d)

Atticus

54.

Who said it?

a)

Atticus

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Heck Tate

d)

Jem

55.

What character trait does this quote demonstrate?

a)

Coming of Age

b)

Empathy

c)

The Outsider

d)

Humility

56.

What does this quote tell the reader about Maycomb?

a)

That it had been around for a long time

b)

That bad times are brewing for Maycomb

c)

That Maycomb is a town that is resistant to change

d)

That Maycomb refuses to do what's right

57.

What concept does this quote represent?

a)

Innocence

b)

Youth

c)

Humility

d)

Coming of Age

58.

Which of the following quotes shows that Scout has finally learned Atticus' first lesson?

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

"'Why couldn't I mash him?' I asked.

'Because they don't bother you,' Jem answered in the darkness. He had turned out his reading light."


This quote shows what process beginning in Jem?

a)

The Outsider

b)

Loss of Innocence

c)

Coming of Age

d)

Becoming a Moral Compass

60.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

Who is the speaker and what is the significance of this quote?

a)

Miss Maudie; she's trying to tell the children that they must tolerate others

b)

Atticus; he's trying to explain to Scout that he has to do what he thinks is right in order to live with himself

c)

Mr. Dolphus Raymond; he believes that folks need to let others live their lives

d)

Uncle Jack; he's trying to explain to Scout that he has to do what he thinks is right in order to live with himself

61.

“Atticus sat looking at the floor for a long time. Finally he raised his head. “Scout,” he said, “Mr. Ewell fell on his knife. Can you possibly understand?”

Atticus looked like he needed cheering up. I ran to him and hugged him and kissed him with all my might. “Yes sir, I understand,” I reassured him. “Mr. Tate was right.”


What is Atticus really asking Scout to do here?

a)

To tell a lie

b)

To believe in a lie for the greater good

c)

To be honest about what happened that night

d)

To understand the lesson of the mockingbirds

62.

What did Heck Tate's testimony reveal?

a)

That Mayella's right eye was blackened

b)

That he saw Tom assault Mayella

c)

That Mayella was lying

d)

That he saw Tom Robinson running away from the Ewell's home

63.
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
64.
His goal is to get Boo Radley out of his house. 
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Bob Ewell 
c)
Jem Finch 
65.
She sits on her porch in a wheelchair and calls Scout an "ugly girl". 
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Mrs. Dubose
c)
Miss Stephanie
66.

This character testifies that he saw Tom Robinson raping Mayella

a)

Heck Tate

b)

Atticus

c)

Tom Robinson

d)

Bob Ewell

67.

Which of the following ISN'T one of the three individuals Bob holds responsible for his public humiliation?

a)

Atticus

b)

Mayella

c)

Judge Taylor

d)

Tom Robinson

68.

What is the first lesson that Atticus teaches Scout?

a)

To look at the world from her own perspective only

b)

To never kill a mockingbird

c)

To always tell the truth

d)

To walk around in the perspective of others

69.

Which of the following is a gift left in the knothole of the tree?

a)

A pistol

b)

A toy car

c)

A pocket watch

d)

A letter

70.

Which character diffuses (brings down) the tension and potential violence on the night of the potential lynching?

a)

Walter Cunningham

b)

Scout

c)

Jem

d)

Dill

71.

What gift does Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose leave Jem to show they are at peace?

a)

A baton

b)

A letter

c)

A flower

d)

The book they read together

72.

I’ll tell you why...Because—he—is—trash, that’s why you can’t play with him. This quote by Alexandra reveals her preoccupation with what?

a)

Heredity

b)

Public Appearances

c)

Religious Affiliation

d)

Social Standing

73.
Who rescues Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell?
a)
Boo Radley
b)
Tom Robinson
c)
Atticus Finch
d)
Calpurnia
74.
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 detailing her family history
75.
Part of Tom's defense was
a)
he's black
b)
racism of the jury
c)
his left arm is crippled
d)
Heck Tate's testimony
76.
Tom died from
a)
committing suicide
b)
prison guards shooting him during an escape
c)
Bob Ewell shoots him
d)
he escapes over the fence
77.
Atticus woke the children up in the middle of the night because
a)
Mr. Avery's house was on fire
b)
Miss Maudie's house was on fire
c)
their house was on fire
d)
someone broke into their house
78.
Mrs. Dubose was addicted to
a)
morphine
b)
opiates
c)
green whiskey
d)
green tobacco
79.

What is the disagreement that occurs between Atticus and Heck Tate at the end of the novel?

a)

The precise nature of who killed Bob Ewell

b)

Whether or not Jem should be arrested

c)

Should Boo Radley be turned in to the law

d)

What knife was Bob Ewell's

80.

Gentle; kind

a)

Vapid

b)

Asinine

c)

Pauper

d)

Benign

81.

Vapid means what?

a)

Dull; boring

b)

Favorable

c)

Argumentative

d)

To pin down

82.

To hold down

a)

Squalid

b)

Mollified

c)

Pinioned

d)

Discreet

83.

Careful in how one presents themselves

a)

Indicative

b)

Genially

c)

Deportment

d)

Discreet

84.

Secretive

a)

Fatalistic

b)

Furtive

c)

Meditative

d)

Umbrage

85.

To take offense

a)

Umbrage

b)

Disapporbation

c)

Obstreperous

d)

Degradation

86.

To believe life is fixed and nothing can be done to change it

a)

Expunge

b)

Fatalistic

c)

Irascible

d)

Veneer

87.

The attractive outer surface

a)

Veneer

b)

Cordiality

c)

Remorse

d)

Vexations

88.

To be reflective

a)

Expunge

b)

Subtlety

c)

Foray

d)

Meditative

89.

To feel guilt or regret

a)

Caricature

b)

Wary

c)

Remorse

d)

To be in a bad mood

90.

A cartoonish depiction of someone or something

a)

Caricature

b)

Mollified

c)

Pauper

d)

Aberration

91.

To realize that in life people will disappoint you or that the world is inexplicably cruel

a)

Loss of Innocence

b)

Coming of Age

c)

Moral Compass

d)

The Outsider

92.

To learn that despite the cruelty of the world, that one can still create good and be good; to grow up

a)

Loss of Innocence

b)

Coming of Age

c)

Moral Compass

d)

The Outsider

93.

Which character goes through the loss of innocence process and begins their coming of age within the scope of the novel?

a)

Boo Radley

b)

Scout

c)

Jem

d)

Dill

94.

The individual that society rejects because they are not a member of the dominant group

a)

Loss of Innocence

b)

Coming of Age

c)

The Outsider

d)

The Moral Compass

95.

The individual who guides moral decisions and shows a moral way of living one's life

a)

Loss of Innocence

b)

Coming of Age

c)

The Moral Compass

d)

The Outsider

96.

The two mockingbirds of the novel are whom?

a)

Jem and Scout

b)

Boo and Scout

c)

Tom and Jem

d)

Tom and Boo

97.

At Christmas, what character insults Atticus, resulting in a beating from Scout?

a)

Cousin Francis

b)

Jem

c)

Aunt Alexandra

d)

Uncle Jack

98.

What is Atticus' request of Scout regarding how people will respond about the trial?

a)

To fight back

b)

To yell back, but no fighting

c)

To walk away without any response

d)

To laugh it off

99.

Which of the following is NOT a rumor regarding Boo?

a)

He eats cats

b)

He peeps in on people while they sleep

c)

He murdered his mother

d)

He only comes out at night

100.

Why does Scout almost 'throw up' on the night of the fire?

a)

She was scared the fire would reach their house

b)

She realized Boo had been right behind her

c)

She was ill

d)

She had a nightmare about the fire before the fire

101.

Which character threatens Scout with a spanking if she doesn't stop swearing?

a)

Atticus

b)

Aunt Alexandra

c)

Uncle Jack

d)

Jem

102.

Vexations means what?

a)

Happy occurrences

b)

Annoyances

c)

Angers

d)

Moods of grumpiness

103.

Comparable

a)

Touchous

b)

Indigenous

c)

Analogous

d)

Furtive

104.

To be overly sensitive

a)

Touchous

b)

Irascible

c)

Spurious

d)

Pauper

105.
What does Jem do out of anger at Mrs. Dubose's insults?
a)
Jem throws Scout's baton through Mrs. Duboose's window.
b)
Jem yells back at Mrs. Dubose and calls her a "horrible old lady."
c)
Jem uses Scout's baton to cut the tops off of Mrs Dubose's camellias
106.
According to Atticus in his closing statement, in which human institution are "all men created equal"?
a)
a court
b)
a church
c)
a school
107.
How does Helen Robinson react when Atticus comes to tell her the news of he husband's death?
a)
She collapses in to the dirt.
b)
She runs screaming in to a field.
c)
She turns her back on Atticus.
108.
Who do Jem and Scout think is following them home after the pageant?
a)
Arthur Radley
b)
Mrs. Maudie
c)
Cecil Jacobs
109.
Why did Mayella really ask Tom Robinson to come in to the house?
a)
She wanted to make 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.
110.
Who said this in the text?

"Yes, suh. I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more'n the rest of 'em-"
a)
Tom Robinson
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Atticus Finch
d)
Miss Maudie
111.
What does Tom say happened when he was invited inside by Mayella?
a)
She tried to kiss him
b)
Bob Ewell attacked him.
c)
He tried to give Mayella a hug and she went crazy.
d)
Nothing at all.
112.
Why can't Scout change back into her clothes on the way home from the school pageant?
a)
She left her clothes at home.
b)
It is too dark.
c)
She is stuck in her costume.
d)
She is too tired.
113.

Indigenous means what?

a)

Annoyances

b)

Native to an area

c)

Angry

d)

Kind and gentle

114.

Spurious means what?

a)

Appearing to have qualities of something but really does not

b)

Braided

c)

Overly sensitive

d)

Cartoonish drawing of someone or something

115.

Sincere affection and manners towards is the definition of what term?

a)

Vexations

b)

Aberrations

c)

Cordiality

d)

Frivolous

116.

This character selected Atticus to represent Tom Robinson

a)

Judge Taylor

b)

Mr. Gilmer

c)

Dolphus Raymond

d)

Mr. Link Deas

117.

Which character comes to his senses and realizes the inhumanity if they lynch Tom Robinson?

a)

Mr. Underwood

b)

Mr. Link Deas

c)

Atticus

d)

Walter Cunningham, Sr.

118.

"You know the truth, and the truth is this: some Negroes lie, some Negroes are immoral, some Negro men are not to be trusted around women—black or white. But this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men. There is not a person in this courtroom who has never told a lie, who has never done an immoral thing, and there is no man living who has never looked upon a woman without desire." Which of the following quotes also represent the idea behind the quote from Atticus?

a)

Naw, Jem, I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.

b)

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

c)

"'Why couldn't I mash him?' I asked.

'Because they don't bother you,' Jem answered in the darkness. He had turned out his reading light."

119.

What physical piece of evidence would prevent Tom Robinson being physically unable to assault Mayella?

a)

He's too short

b)

He's missing one of his arms

c)

One of his arms is useless

d)

He lacks the physical strength to overpower Mayella

120.

Which character fills the knothole with cement?

a)

Atticus

b)

Nathan Radley

c)

Boo Radley

d)

Calpurnia

121.

What event starts Jem's Loss of Innocence?

a)

The knothole being filled with cement

b)

The verdict of the trial

c)

Mrs. Dubose's gift when she died

d)

Atticus reprimanding Jem for playing the Boo Radley game

122.

Who is Heck Tate protecting at the end of the novel?

a)

Jem

b)

Scout

c)

Atticus

d)

Boo Radley

123.

Which character becomes physically ill because of how Tom is treated?

a)

Jem

b)

Atticus

c)

Dill

d)

Scout

124.

Why does Dolphus Raymond pretend to be a drunk?

a)

He likes to play jokes on people

b)

He rejects white society and wants to live his life his way

c)

He believes it gives white society an excuse to understand his unconventional behavior

d)

He wants to anger the white society of Maycomb in order to get them to change

125.

What does the word 'sullen' mean?

a)

Happy, go-lucky

b)

Quick to anger

c)

Overcome by sadness

d)

To be gloomy or in a bad mood