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WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird Final Exam
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
What was happening in U.S. history during the time period of the setting for TKAM?
A Civil War
The Great Depression
World War I
An economic boom.
When is the time period for the setting of the novel?
1950's
1940's
1930's
1920's
During the time period of the context of the novel (when it was published), what was happening in U.S. history?
a depression
slavery
a civil rights movement
a civil war
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Michael Jackson
Atticus Finch
Tim Johnson
Harper Lee
An ideal girl in the 1930s had all of the following traits EXCEPT
Clean, dressed nicely soft-spoken, quiet stood up for her opinion did not attract attention to herself
did not attract attention to herself
soft-spoken, quiet
stood up for her opinion
What does Dill encourage Jem and Scout to do in order to make Boo Radley come out?
ask Atticus if the children may visit Boo
throw rocks at the Radley’s porch light
touch the Radley house
chase after Tim Johnson
Why is Miss Caroline angry with Scout?
because Scout fights with Walter Cunningham
because Scout knows how to read and write
because Scout is always absent
because Scout gets into a fight with Cecil Jacobs
Miss Caroline’s actions show that she
does not like poor children
does not understand school law
does not understand the town and the children
shows special treatment to boys
The “trick” that Atticus tries to teach Scout is
to discuss everything with Calpurnia
to tell the town stories about Boo
to see situations from other points of view
to ask Miss Maudie questions whenever necessary
How does Miss Maudie describe Atticus?
a sorry excuse for a human
the same in his house as he is on public streets
a different man behind closed doors
a “coward”
When Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to church, what happens?
Lula tells Calpurnia the children should go the their own church
The congregation sings hymns without hymn books
Reverend Sykes keeps the congregation until $10 is collected for Helen Robinson, Tom's wife
All of the above
Atticus goes to the jail house to prevent
Tom from being lynched, or hanged
Mr. Underwood from shooting someone
Tom from escaping
An attack on Tim Johnson
Mayella initially lied about the attack for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
she needed to blame someone in order to ease her own guilt
her father threatened her
she was ashamed of breaking a social law
she wanted to bring attention to herself
How does Scout know the jury has convicted Tom?
Atticus told her
The jury did not look at Tom
The judge had made a decision
Mr. Gilmer was a better lawyer than Atticus
Jem is heartbroken when Tom Robinson is convicted because
He couldn’t understand such injustice
Tom was an old friend
He was disappointed in his father
He had lost a bet
Why is Bob Ewell still upset and determined to “get” Atticus after the verdict?
He was angry Mayella lost the case
He knows no one really believed his and Mayella’s stories
He doesn’t have enough money to pay the fine
Scout had a fight with Burris Ewell
Scout misses her cue in the pageant because
cannot get her costume on in time
trips and hurts her ankle
falls asleep backstage
all of the above
Who attacked Jem and Scout on their way home from the Halloween pageant at school?
Bob Ewell
Cecil Jacobs
Boo Radley
Tim Johnson
We can assume that Boo Radley saved the children because
he was fond of them and often left them treasures
he had watched their comings and goings from the house
they had to pass his yard on their way home from school
All of the above.
After the children are saved, Atticus and the sheriff decide
tell everyone so they will know who the hero is
say that Ewell fell on his knife
admit that Jem killed Ewell
keep the whole thing a secret
Which of the following characters could be considered a “mockingbird”
Atticus Finch
Boo Radley
Tom Robinson
All of the above
Atticus defines courage as
knowing how to use a weapon
giving up when you know you can’t win
trying your best even when you know you will lose
being violent against others
