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TKAM Unit Test Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What year is it when the book starts? 
a)
1945
b)
1932
c)
1929
d)
1918
2.
Atticus is assigned whose case? 
a)
Mayella Ewell
b)
Bob Ewell
c)
Mr. Cunningham
d)
Tom Robinson
3.
Who does the mockingbird represent in the book? 
a)
Bob and Mayella
b)
Tom and Boo
c)
Boo and Scout
4.
lack of fairness or justice
a)
consult
b)
injustice
c)
fair
d)
compel
5.
politely refuse
a)
compel
b)
revelation
c)
decline
d)
contradict
6.
politely refuse
a)
compel
b)
revelation
c)
decline
d)
contradict
7.
Why were Scout and Jem getting teased at school? 
a)
Because their father was old
b)
Because their mother died
c)
Because Calpurnia told them what to do
d)
Because their father was defending Tom 
8.
What did Atticus ask Scout NOT to do at school? 
a)
cry
b)
behave badly
c)
cuss
d)
fight
9.
Which character was most likely the one that sewed up Jem's pants and placed them on the fence? 
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Atticus
c)
Boo
d)
Dill
10.
The first grade teacher, Miss Caroline, forbids Scout to ...
a)
let her father teach her to read.
b)
play in the nearby pond.
c)
fight with Dill.
d)
check out the more interesting books for the older students.
11.
Scout is surprised that Walter Cunningham...
a)
is a good reader like she is.
b)
has never read a book before.
c)
can speak so knowledgeably about farming.
d)
hates the taste of molasses.
12.
Atticus explains to Scout that the town authorities bend the law for the Ewell family because they'll never change their ways; for instance, Mr. Ewell can
a)
shoot firearms within the town limits.
b)
burn trash in his back yard.
c)
hunt out of season.
d)
fish without a license.
13.
Which of the following does the mockingbird in the title most likely represent?
a)
education
b)
innocence
c)
fear
d)
foot-washing Baptists
14.
Does Atticus expect to win the trial?
a)
Yes. He thinks the case is an easy win.
b)
Yes. He knows he is a good lawyer.
c)
No. He knows his client is guilty.
d)
No. He knows the jury will be racist.
15.
What does Uncle Jack learn from Scout and Atticus?
a)
Scout is a bad child.
b)
Atticus is a bad parent.
c)
Never kill a mockingbird.
d)
Always listen to both sides of a story.
16.
Who is Mrs. Lafayette Dubose?
a)
A kind old lady who lives down the street.
b)
A neighbor who bakes cakes for Jem, Dill, and Scout.
c)
A mean-spirited old woman who is cruel to Jem and Scout.
d)
A rich woman who wants to marry Atticus.
17.
What is physically wrong with Mrs. Dubose?
a)
She is just old.
b)
She is perfectly healthy.
c)
She is addicted to morphine.
d)
She is blind.
18.
What "crime" does Jem commit against Mrs. Dubose?
a)
He destroys flowers in her yard.
b)
He kills her dog.
c)
He steals money from her.
d)
He calls her names.
19.
Who calls Mrs. Dubose a "great lady"?
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Heck Tate
c)
Stephanie Crawford
d)
Homer Simpson
20.
What is the punishment for Jem's "crime" against Mrs. Dubose?
a)
He has to read to her every day.
b)
He has to marry her daughter.
c)
He has to tend her garden.
d)
He has to give her his allowance for a month.
21.
What gift does Mrs. Dubose leave for Jem after she dies?
a)
A crisp $100 bill.
b)
A dog.
c)
A flower.
d)
A book.
22.
Who says that real courage is "when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what" in reference to Mrs. Dubose?
a)
Miss Maudie
b)
Atticus Finch
c)
Jem Finch
d)
Calpurnia
23.
Why does Mr. Dolphus Raymond drink Coca-Cola in disguise?
a)
He wants people to think he is drunk
b)
It is a law that all beverages must be placed in a paper bag
c)
He doesn't want to share his Coca-Cola
d)
He is addicted to it and can't stop drinking it
24.
What was Atticus trying to convince the jury of in his final speech?
a)
To vote the way society wants them to
b)
That the facts were obvious no matter the color of the defendent
c)
Mayella Ewell is a very terrible person who should be sent to jail
d)
Mr. Bob Ewell is a decent human being that was just trying to protect his daughter
25.
What does Atticus say is the one special thing about court?
a)
It is the one place where you can say anything and everything you want
b)
You must always be respectful in the court of law
c)
You never know how a jury will find the defendant
d)
It is the one place we are all equal
26.
What does Jem expect the verdict to be? Does Atticus think the same?
a)
Guilty, no
b)
Guilty, yes
c)
Not guilty, no
d)
Not guilty, yes
27.
It is taking the jury an unusually long time to come up with a unanimous verdict. 
a)
true
b)
false
28.
What is the verdict?
a)
Guilty
b)
Not guilty
29.
Ms. Maudie gives Jem a big cake to show how mature he is. 
a)
True
b)
False
30.
How many young men were on trial in the real-life case we discussed?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
11
d)
12
31.
What was the name of the real-life trial that could have inspired Harper Lee?
a)
Scopes
b)
Brown vs. the Board of Education
c)
Scottsboro
d)
Robinson
32.
What is Scout's real name?
a)
Jean Louise
b)
Billy Jean
c)
Jeanie May
d)
Lou Lou Jean
33.
Who was the author of the novel?
a)
Truman Capote
b)
Harper Lee
c)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
d)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
34.
Which of the following characters best fits the archetype of the "hero"?
a)
Heck Tate
b)
Atticus Finch
c)
Tom Robinson
d)
Scout Finch
35.
How many times did Scout see Boo during her lifetime?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
36.
Who decided that it would be wrong to tell the truth about the death of Bob Ewell? 
a)
Atticus Finch
b)
Judge Taylor
c)
Heck Tate
d)
Mr. Gilmer
37.
With what was Bob Ewell killed?
a)
a kitchen knife
b)
a handgun
c)
a switchblade
d)
a broken bottle
38.
Who actually killed Bob Ewell?
a)
Jem
b)
Boo
c)
Heck
d)
He killed himself
39.
What is the one thing that does not "abide by majority rule"?
a)
a person's conscience
b)
a mob mentality
c)
an innocent mind
d)
a sad soul
40.
During what holiday was the Maycomb pageant held?
a)
Easter
b)
Halloween
c)
Christmas
d)
Thanksgiving
41.
Who told the children that their father was being honored by the town because of the unpleasant jobs he had to do?
a)
Aunt Alexandra
b)
Calpurnia
c)
Miss Maudie
d)
Miss Stephanie
42.
Who likened Tom's death to the senseless slaying of songbirds?
a)
Atticus
b)
Mr. Underwood
c)
Scout
d)
Jem
43.
How did Tom Robinson die? 
a)
He was shot on the way to the Abbottsville jail
b)
He was shot 17 times trying to climb the fence of the prison
c)
He collapsed from heat exhaustion working on a chain gang
d)
He was executed for the rape of Mayella Ewell
44.
How did the African-American community show their respect for Atticus at the end of the trial?
a)
by applauding
b)
by standing
c)
by escorting him home
d)
by guarding his house
45.
What machine was Tom operating when he injured his left hand?
a)
a motor vehicle
b)
a plow
c)
a cotton gin
d)
a grain mill
46.
Who encouraged others to try to see thing from the other person's perspective?
a)
Calpurnia
b)
Maudie
c)
Atticus
d)
Uncle Jack
47.
Who took reading for granted? 
a)
Scout
b)
Jem
c)
Dill 
d)
Atticus
48.
Atticus taught his children not to kill a mockingbird because it
a)
Would disrupt the local eco-system  
b)
Brings good luck to those who truly listen to it
c)
Is an innocent creature who only sings and harms no one
d)
Is one of God’s special creatures
49.
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
50.
The symbolism of killing a mockingbird is
a)
only mentioned three times in the entire novel so it must not be very important
b)
a mockingbird destroys trees
c)
a mockingbird only sings
d)
a mockingbird only sing but doesn't hurt anyone much like Tom and Boo