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To Kill a Mockingbird Comprehension Test Week 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tom had interacted with Mayella in the past because...

a)

They go to the same church

b)

They work at the same farm

c)

He delivered groceries to the house

d)

He did chores for her

2.

For what crime was Tom Robinson convicted in the past?

a)

Drunk driving

b)

Breaking and entering (trespassing)

c)

Disorderly conduct (fighting)

d)

Poaching (hunting without a license)

3.

What did Tom think of Mayella Ewell?

a)

He hated and avoided her

b)

He felt sorry for her

c)

He thought of her “like a daughter"

d)

Trick question! He didn’t think about her.

4.

Which character is so upset by the trial that he/she has to leave the courtroom?

a)

Dill

b)

Jem

c)

Scout

d)

Reverend Sykes

5.

It turns out that Mr. Dolphus Raymond is drunk all of the time because…

a)

He feels guilty

b)

He is sad and lonely

c)

He is dealing with physical pain

d)

He is following family tradition

e)

Trick question! He isn’t drunk.

6.

Calpurnia interrupts the trial because...

a)

The children are missing

b)

She passes out and falls

c)

She is protesting

d)

She has decided that she is willing to testify

e)

There is a fire.

7.

In making their decision, the Jury…

a)

Trick question! They make no decision

b)

Takes almost no time at all

c)

Takes several hours

d)

Takes several days.

8.

The Jury decides that…

a)

Tom is guilty

b)

Tom is innocent

c)

It is a mistrial (the court will have a do-over)

d)

Bob Ewell is innocent

e)

Trick question! We don’t know yet.

9.

The black community thanks Atticus by…

a)

Writing him letters

b)

Making a plaque (award) for his office

c)

Sending him food

d)

Naming a street after him

e)

Trick question! They are disappointed in him.

10.

How does Bob Ewell get back at Atticus?

a)

He spits on him and insults him

b)

He throws a rock through a window

c)

He spreads rumours about Atticus and Calpurnia

d)

He sets fire to Atticus’s garage.

11.

What meeting is held at the Finch house?

a)

Maycomb Chamber of Commerce

b)

Maycomb Neighborhood Improvement Committee

c)

Maycomb Missionary Society

d)

Maycomb Democratic Election Party

12.

How does Tom Robinson die?

a)

He hangs himself

b)

He is shot by the authorities

c)

He is beaten to death by a mob

d)

He is electrocuted (the electric chair).

13.

Regarding Tom’s death, most of the town blames…

a)

Atticus

b)

The “country folk"

c)

Judge Taylor

d)

Tom himself

e)

Sheriff Heck Tate.

14.

In social studies class, Scout learns about...

a)

The great pyramids

b)

How voting works

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

General Robert E. Lee

e)

Adolf Hitler.

15.

Who is Bob Ewell publicly harassing?

a)

Judge Taylor

b)

B. B. Underwood (the reporter)

c)

Helen Robinson

d)

Aunt Alexandra

16.

The town decides to have a Halloween event at the high school because...

a)

The town hall is being used for another event

b)

The kids request it

c)

The kids caused too much trouble the previous year

d)

They think that trick-or-treating is too dangerous

e)

Most people don’t have money to spend on candy.

17.

What does Scout go as for Halloween?

a)

A tree

b)

A carrot

c)

A ham

d)

A potato

e)

A cotton ball

18.

Scout’s performance in the play is...

a)

A complete success

b)

A complete disaster

c)

Cancelled.

19.

Bob Ewell is killed by...

a)

Sheriff Tate (shooting)

b)

Food poisoning

c)

A speeding car

d)

Boo Radley (stabbing)

e)

A stroke.

20.

Who saves the lives of Jem and Scout?

a)

Bob Ewell

b)

Sheriff Tate

c)

Dr. Reynolds

d)

Atticus Finch

e)

Boo Radley.