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TKAM Pre-Reading Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year did Wall Street collapse?

a)

1929

b)

1931

c)

1919

d)

1890

2.

Prior to the Great Depression, the country enjoyed an economic success called __?

a)

the Roaring 20s

b)

the Swinging 60s

c)

the 18th century

d)

the Titanous teens

3.

The 20s saw a boom in consumer culture allowing people to buy __ and pay __.

a)

immediately, later

b)

later, 6 months interest

c)

casually, with check

d)

cars, a small down payment

4.

__ were shantytowns where the penniless and unemployed lived.

a)

Hoovervilles

b)

Small towns

c)

Pop-up towns

d)

Suburbs

5.

The setting of TKAM is modeled after the real town of __,__.

a)

Monroeville, AL

b)

Oxford, MS

c)

Tallahassee, FL

d)

Atlanta, GA

6.

Harper Lee's novel was published in ___.

a)

1960

b)

1932

c)

1929

d)

1980

7.

The protagonist of TKAM is named __.

a)

Scout

b)

Harper

c)

Lee

d)

Hattie

8.

TKAM is set during the __.

a)

Great Depression

b)

Roaring 20s

c)

Machine Age

d)

Gilded Age

9.

The story Lee tells evolves in a world where children lose their __ as they encounter the harsh realities of life.

a)

innocence

b)

lunch money

c)

ideals

d)

morality

10.

The __ trials sparked outrage and a demand for social change.

a)

Scottsboro Boys

b)

Aaron Henandez

c)

Scopes

d)

Nuremberg

11.

The Scottsboro Trials was a model for Lee's character __.

a)

Tom Robinson

b)

Boo Radley

c)

Scout Finch

d)

Atticus Finch

12.

The Scottsboro Boys were falsely accused in __.

a)

1931

b)

1918

c)

1965

d)

1937

13.

The Scottsboro Boys were all __, traveling to a new destination for __.

a)

unemployed, work

b)

orphans, adoption

c)

hiding, work

d)

employed, professional development

14.

Even though Ruby Bates admitted she lied, the Scottsboro Boys were __.

a)

not released from prison or trial.

b)

retried in 1933.

c)

released with apologies from the court.