WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird- Chapters 1-6
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
The narrator of the story is:
Dill
Atticus
Scout
Calpurnia
In what state and decade does this story take place?
Arkansas, 1920s
Alabama, 1930s
Mississippi, 1940s
Georgia, 1950s
Which three characters are young (elementary school-aged) friends?
Scout, Dill, and Jem
Scout, Atticus, and Calpurnia
Dill, Jem, and Boo
Calpurnia, Maudie, and Alexandra
Who is Calpurnia?
Atticus’s wife
the Finch family’s housekeeper/cook
Atticus’s girlfriend
Scout’s new teacher
Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family’s house?
Finch
Cunningham
Radley
Ewell
The school setting in chapter 2 allows the author to show:
the general disrespect that children have for authority
blame the education system for what follows in the novel
introduce the reader to various families and the social structure in Maycomb
denounce the segregation of blacks and whites
The Ewell family is:
highly respected in town
supportive of equal rights for all races
one of the poorest, least educated families in Maycomb
a mixed-race family
What does Miss Caroline see that horrifies her and shows her that Maycomb is not like the town she is from?
a dead mockingbird
a cootie (lice) in a child’s hair
the fact that none of her students can afford lunch
a black man
What did Boo Radley legendarily do to his father?
stabbed him in the leg with scissors
murdered him in his sleep
locked him in the basement for several weeks
turned him into the sheriff for child abuse
Miss Caroline disapproves of the fact that Scout can______, but Atticus tells Scout to keep doing it anyway.
do her multiplication tables
skip and chew gum at the same time
swim
read and write
What do Scout and Jem discover in the oak tree at the corner of the Radleys’ property?
chewing gum and pennies
a note begging for help
a mockingbird nest
a gun
Which of the following statements is true about Scout?
she means well when she tells Miss Caroline about the Cunninghams and Ewells, but still gets in trouble
she’s an obedient and level-tempered little girl
she is behind the other students at school because she only goes to school for a short time each year
she is eager to invite Walter Cunningham to dinner to try to make up for his humiliation at school
What is Finch’s Landing?
a small town near Boston, where Atticus’s brother Jack lives
the family’s farm on the Alabama River, founded by Englishman Simon Finch and now run by Aunt Alexandra
the name of Atticus’s home in Maycomb
the family’s ancestral cotton plantation in Georgia
Why did Simon Finch leave England?
to escape religious persecution as they were killing the Methodists
to get a better life
to find a wife
to study law
What is probably true about Dill?
he is a relative of Scout’s and Jem’s
he hates it in Maycomb
he doesn’t have a known father, and his mother doesn’t take very good care of him
he is older than Jem by a few months
Which of the following is true about Atticus’s parenting style?
he treats them with respect and expects them to be moral and thoughtful
he is a strict disciplinarian who does not allow them to talk back or act out in any way
he is an “absentee father” who has no real interest in his children beyond their basic needs
he is well-meaning but overly emotional, which interferes with his ability to think rationally and fairly
Who is the author of this book?
Margaret Mitchell
Truman Capote
Harper Lee
William Shakespeare
How do Jem and Scout try to get a message to Boo?
slipping a note under the front door
sending a servant in with a letter
leaving a note in the knothole of the tree
tying a message on a fishing pole and casting it toward his window
What does Jem believe has happened to Boo Radley?
he ran away long ago and hasn't lived in Maycomb for years
he died and is stuck in the chimney
he thinks the whole story is made up and Boo isn't even real
he has gone crazy and is homicidal
Why does Scout start hanging out with Miss Maudie?
because she has a sudden interest in plants
as punishment for destroying her flowers
because Dill and Jem have made her feel unwelcome in their game
because Miss Maudie needs help with her garden
How does Scout's neighbor, Miss Maudie, treat her?
belittles her
treats her as an equal
barely acknowledges her presence
constantly yells at her for little things like stepping on her lawn
What signal is Dill supposed to give if anyone approaches while Jem and Scout try to contact Boo?
yell, "Caw! Caw! Caw!"
give an "Indian whoop"
ring a bell
D. whistle twice
What happens when Scout, Jem, and Dill sneak into the Radleys backyard?
Boo invites them in.
A dog chases them off the property
Nathan comes out and has a stern talk with them
Someone shoots at them and the shotgun causes the neighbors to gather
How does Dill explain Jem’s missing pants?
he admits what really happened.
he says they floated down the river when they went for a swim
he says they got ripped up when they were climbing a tree.
first, he says strip poker and then lighting matches
How do the children react when the other residents of Maycomb come outside to investigate the gunshot that was heard?
They hide
They pretend that they do not know what is going on
They run away
They begin to cry, knowing they are caught
What happens to Jem's pants?
He gives them to Dill when Dill spoils his own and begins to cry
He spills a Coca-Cola on them and leaves them with Miss Maudie to dry
He falls in a creek and gets them muddy
They get stuck on the barbed wire fence and he had to leave them behind as he dashed from the Radley’s property after hearing the gunshot
Jem returns to the Radley's place to retrieve his pants because:
it's his only pair of pants
it was a gift from his mother
he does not want to disappoint his father
he did not want to leave any evidence
Why did Dill return and kiss Scout before leaving for Meridian?
it was a dare from Jem
it was for good luck
she asked him to do so
he remembered he had engaged her
Select the BEST response. Foot-washing Baptists are:
only the Radleys
Strict Christian who believe that anything that gives pleasure is a sin
Christians who believe in proper hygiene
a group of Christians living only in Maycomb
Nathan Radley was willing to kill
dogs only
anyone who stole from him
anyone or anything that set foot on his property, be it dog or Nigger
all the children of Maycomb
Identify the figure of speech used: Molasses buckets appeared from nowhere, and the ceiling danced with metallic light.
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
Identify the figure of speech used in the following: A storm of laughter broke loose when it finally occurred to the class that Miss Fisher has whipped me
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Identify the figure if speech used in the following: Some tinfoil was… winking at me in the afternoon sun
simile
personification
metaphor
alliteration
I heard the unfamiliar jingle in Jem’s pocket
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
The old house was the same, droopy and sick, but as we stared down the street, we thought we saw inside shutter move
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
