Worksheets9th ELA Unit 2 Test Review (TKAM)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 38mins
What is a reliable narrator? Select all that apply.
A narrator that can be trusted to tell the truth.
A narrator that cannot be trusted to tell the truth.
A narrator that shares the values of the reader.
A narrator that observes things as they are and tells the story accurately.
Is Scout a reliable narrator?
Yes, because she's an honest child.
Yes, because she obeys her father.
No, because she's too young to understand adult situations.
No, because she's manipulative and a liar.
What's the setting of the novel?
Georgia in the 1940's during WWII
Alabama in the 1940's during WWII
Georgia in the 1930's during the Great Depression
Alabama in the 1930's during the Great Depression
“It was a time of vague optimism for some of the people: Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself.”
What does the allusion (reference) to FDR's speech reveal about the novel's setting?
Maycomb was wealthier than most rural American towns during the time.
Maycomb was also suffering during the Great Depression and needed hopeful words from the president.
Maycomb was a big city and too fast-paced.
Maycomb didn't pay much attention to politics because it was so rural.
Which quotation from the book best illustrates “The Golden Rule”: treat others as you want to be treated?
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” (39-40)
“‘I’m gonna wake him up, Jem, I swear I am—’ Jem grabbed my pajama collar and wrenched it tight. ‘Then I’m going with you—’” (75)
“It was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said.” (117)
“You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?” (264)
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as
A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
A reference to a person or event in history or literature
An extreme exaggeration
How is the novel’s title a metaphor?
It represents the slaughter of beautiful songbirds in Maycomb
It represents the bullying of someone poor and uneducated (like Walter Cunningham)
It represents the senseless killing of someone innocent (like Tom Robinson)
It represents the disciplining of someone disobedient and feisty (like Scout)
When Atticus has to defend Tom Robinson and the entire town seems to be against him, this situation is an example of what type of conflict?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
When Bob Ewell spits in Atticus's face, this situation is an example of what type of conflict?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
When Boo Radley saves the children from Bob Ewell, this situation is an example of what type of conflict?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
When Sheriff Heck Tate has to decide whether to turn in Boo for killing Bob, this situation is an example of what type of conflict?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
When everyone is trying to save Miss Maudie's house from the fire, this situation is an example of what type of conflict?
Man vs. Self
Man vs. Man
Man vs. Society
Man vs. Nature
What is tone?
The way the characters speak
Word choice
How the reader feels
How the author feels
What was the tone like in the beginning of the novel? Select all that apply.
Humorous (funny)
Serious
Light-hearted
Formal
What was the tone like at the end of the novel? Select all that apply.
Humorous (funny)
Serious
Light-hearted
Formal
What's the definition of direct characterization?
When the author let's his or her personal feelings shape the character
When the author tells the reader what a character is like using adjectives and descriptive words
When the author shows the reader what a character is like through their thoughts, dialogue, and actions
When the author creates multiple characters
What's the definition of indirect characterization?
When the author let's his or her personal feelings shape the character
When the author tells the reader what a character is like using adjectives and descriptive words
When the author shows the reader what a character is like through their thoughts, dialogue, and actions
When the author creates multiple characters
Direct or indirect characterization? - When Boo sneakily puts a blanket on Scout when she's cold
Direct
Indirect
Neither
Direct or indirect characterization? - When Sheriff Heck Tate calls Boo shy
Direct
Indirect
Neither
Direct or indirect characterization? - When Sheriff Heck Tate refuses to let everyone know that Boo is a hero because he knows it would make him uncomfortable
Direct
Indirect
Neither
During his closing argument at the trial, how does Atticus show the theme of compassion?
He calls Mayella a liar in front of the entire town and tries to get her arrested for perjury.
He empathizes with Mayella because, even though she did an awful thing, she is also a victim.
He yells at Mayella for trying to seduce Tom Robinson and then lying to cover it up.
He calmly insists that Tom Robinson is an innocent man.
What quotation shows that Atticus is compassionate?
“I say guilt, gentlemen, because it was guilt that motivated her [Mayella].”
“She is the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance...”
“But in this case she was no child hiding stolen contraband: she struck out at her victim—of necessity she must put him away from her—he must be removed from her presence, from this world.”
“What was the evidence of her offense?”
How does the sentence “This case is as simple as black and white” set the tone for the speech to the jury?
It creates a condescending tone that oversimplifies a case that is actually quite complicated.
It creates an angry tone that helps the jury members understand Atticus’ rage over the unfairness of the case.
It creates a remorseful tone that shows the hopelessness Atticus feels for Tom Robinson’s case.
It creates a straightforward tone that states things assertively and directly.
Which quotation captures the tone of Atticus's closing argument to the jury?
“...it does require you to be sure beyond all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant.”
“She has committed no crime, she has merely broken a rigid and time honored code of our society, a code so severe that whoever breaks it is hounded from our midst as unfit to live with.”
“But in this case she was no child hiding stolen contraband: she struck out at her victim—of necessity she must put him away from her—he must be removed from her presence, from this world.”
“She did something that in our society in unspeakable: She kissed a black man.”
What is a central idea?
The life lesson of a text that a reader is supposed to learn from
Writing that appeals to the five senses and helps the reader feel like he or she is there
The most important or main thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
None of the above.
What is the central idea of Atticus’s message to the jury?
Maycomb has an old code that all members must abide by with regards to race and social equality and she broke the code.
Mayella maliciously lies on the witness stand in order to get revenge on Tom Robinson for refusing her love.
Atticus shows sympathy for Mayella because she is poor and ignorant and therefore should not be judged.
This case is about a white woman’s word against a black man’s.
What quotation best shows Atticus's central idea in his message to the jury?
“To begin with, this case should never have come to trial.”
“She has committed no crime...”
“What was the evidence of her offense?”
“She was white, and she tempted a Negro.”
When Atticus says, “...it does require you to be sure beyond all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant. To begin with, this case should never have come to trial,” which of the following persuasive appeals is he using? Select all that apply
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
When Atticus says that Mayella Ewell is “the victim of cruel poverty and ignorance,” which of the following persuasive appeals is he using? Select all that apply
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
When Atticus says, “This case is not a difficult one, it requires no minute sifting of complicated facts…,” which of the following persuasive appeals is he using? Select all that apply
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
What is dialect?
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.
A form of language spoken in a particular area that uses its own words, grammar, and punctuation
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
What are some examples of Southern dialect in the novel? Select all that apply.
thinkin'
ain't
reckon
ma'am
_____ jacket is this?
Who's
Whose
_____ a beautiful day today.
It's
Its
_____ going to go trick-or-treating tomorrow?
Who's
Whose
The dog wagged _____ tail.
It's
Its
Boring and unexciting; unemotional
Bland
Recluse
Reprimand
Squalor
To scold or criticize
Nondescipt
Notoriety
Reprimand
Repertoire
Filth; poverty
Notoriety
Nondescript
Repertoire
Squalor
Someone who does not mix with society
Impertinence
Repertoire
Notorietry
Recluse
