WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird 14-16
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
During the confrontation between Atticus and the men who want to harm Tom Robinson, what was the newspaperman, Mr. Underwood, doing?
Sitting in a building across the street with a shotgun to defend Atticus
Taking pictures of the incident for the town newspaper
Interviewing Scout and Jem for an article about the trial
He joined in with the angry mob against Atticus
Where does Atticus forbid Jem and Scout to go at the beginning of Chapter 16?
downtown to the courthouse
Calpurnia's house
the town dump
school
Which character does Jem say has "mixed children"?
Calpurnia
Judge Taylor
Dolphus Raymond
Mr. Gilmer
Why does Jem say about "mixed children"?
They're sad because they're not accepted in Maycomb
They can't serve on the jury
All of Bob's children are "mixed children."
They are lucky to be "mixed children."
Where are all of the black spectators in the courtroom?
in the front
standing room only
they're not allowed in at all
in the balcony
What is peculiar about Judge Taylor's habits as a judge?
He smokes in the courtroom
He chews up cigars and spits them out
He clips his toenails during the trial
He never wears typical judge robes
Who or what does Aunt Alexandra suggest Atticus should get rid of?
Calpurnia
Scout
Dill
his secretary
Where does Scout find Dill in Chapter 14?
hiding in the closet
on the back porch
under her bed
in Jem's room
What does Jem do to "break the remaining code" of their childhood?
He fights Scout.
His voice changes.
He starts working.
He tells Atticus.
What are people in downtown whispering about?
how Scout dresses.
Dill's return to Maycomb.
Boo Radley.
about Tom Robinson's case.
Why do Dill and Scout think Boo Radley never left?
He had no place to go.
He had no money of his own.
He could not read and write.
He was afraid of getting lost.
