WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird Midterm Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which character in the novel specifically struggles with their identity within the confines of their own gender?
Calpurnia
Jean Louise "Scout" Finch
Jeremy "Jem" Finch
Arthur "Boo" Radley
Miss Maudie
"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
The mockingbird is symbolic of which characters in the novel?
Boo Radley
Ms. Dubose
Miss Caroline
Tom Robinson
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
A mockingbird only gives to the world, it doesn't take
A mockingbird is an innocent creature that does no harm
A mockingbird is an endangered bird in the rural south
A mockingbird is the state bird of Alabama and killing one is a crime
How is Boo Radley demonized in the novel?
He has a disease and is forced to stay indoors because of it
His brother does not allow him to go to school or to observe the trial because emotionally he can not handle the stress
The townspeople of Maycomb gossip and spread malicious rumors about him without true evidence
Boo Radley is not the character who is demonized in the novel. Dill is.
Who is the true victim of racism in the novel?
Tom Robinson
Boo Radley
Scout Finch
Calpurnia
Why does Atticus say that he ultimately agrees to take Tom Robinson's case?
He will lose his job if he doesn't and he wants a promotion in the Alabama government.
Because he knows that no one else will do it.
It is the morally right thing to do.
Tom's wife has agreed to pay him a large sum of money and Atticus wants to use that money to send his children to a better school.
Harper Lee chose a young female as the protagonist for this novel. What are some advantages to seeing this story through a child's eyes?
Children often have an untainted view of the world
Children don't know right from wrong and therefore cannot pass judgement on others or display prejudice
Children are often naive of the way that society functions around them
Children do not ask enough questions to learn the truth about people
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What is Atticus saying here?
Maycomb's usual disease is racism and prejudice
He hopes that his children will come to him with any questions rather than listen to the townspeople
The concept of racism is a hot topic in Maycomb and people behave foolishly because of it
He knows that the trial is not going to go well and that a white jury will never take the word of a black man over a white man
He knows that it is going to be difficult to defend Tom Robinson, but he trusts that the jury will look beyond racism
Who is the main victim of injustice in the novel?
Tom Robinson
Scout Finch
Atticus Finch
Boo Radley
Who or what is the true villain of this novel?
Arthur Radley
Bob Ewell
Tom Robinson
The townspeople of Maycomb
Nathan Radley
