Free Printable Chapter 1-5 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

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Chapter 1-5 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name

Class

Date

What does Atticus do for a living?

Executive Chef

Doctor

Lawyer

Detective

Who narrates the novel?

Scout

Jem

Calpurnia

Atticus

What is the name of the town where Scout and Jem live?

Mobile

Alabama

Maycomb

Saint Stephens

Which character is described as a "malevolent phantom"?

Miss Rachel

Boo Radley

Charles Baker Harris

The character is never named

What does Dill dare Jem to do?

Lick a frog

Jump off the roof

Kiss Miss Stephanie Crawford

Try to make Boo Radley come out of his house

The first lesson Atticus wants to teach Scout when he says "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." What is he trying to teach her to have?

wisdom

Empathy

Sympathy

Shoe Shopping

How does Scout take out her frustrations at school?

She deliberately answers questions incorrectly.

She daydreams.

She ditches after lunch.

She goes after Walter Cunningham.

Why do the people allow the Ewells to hunt out of season?

Bob Ewell is the mayor of Maycomb.

So Bob Ewell's children won't go hungry.

Bob Ewell will kill anyone who threatens to report him.

Bob Ewell's wife is a good cook.

How does Calpurnia keep Scout occupied on rainy days?

Makes her practice writing

Has her read the newspaper to her

Has her help with the cooking

Has her help with the laundry

10.

Which group of people was affected most by the "crash"?

Professionals like Atticus

Those who don't work like the Radleys

Country folks like the Cunninghams

Teachers like Miss Caroline

11.

When Atticus tells Scout that "sometimes it's better to bend the law a little in special cases", who is he referring to?

Ms. Caroline

Walter Cunningham

Jem

The Ewells

12.

Who tells Scout that she is "not supposed to even touch the trees over there"?

Jem

Atticus

Dill

Walter Cunningham

13.

When Scout says, "for some reason, my first year of school had wrought a great change in our relationship", of whom is she referring?

Dill

Calpurnia

Miss Caroline

Jem

14.

Calpurnia punishes Scout when she is mean to Walter. The lesson Scout learns is

money does not matter, manners matter

be polite to your elders

be polite to Atticus'

15.

(See Chapter 3) Which character said, "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"?

Atticus

Scout

Miss Maudie

Miss Caroline

16.

When Harper Lee starts the novel by saying her brother Jem broke his arm, and she "maintain[s] that the Ewells started it all", that is an example of...

Foreshadowing

Allegory

Metaphor

Simile

17.

What is the name of the character who visits the Finch children in the summer, and likes to play the Boo Radley game with them?

Dill

Scout

Jem

Walter

18.

What does the way the kids play reveal about the theme of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Children are thermostats of their environment; they will mirror what they see and hear in their daily lives.

Scout and Jem are vile and disrespectful of the people around them.

Love is a result of constant nurturing and reassurance.

Cruelty

19.

The tone of chapter 4 shifts from one of lighthearted play to one of ___

Miserable Accusation

Sincere Optimism

Morose Judgement

Contemplative Apprehension

20.

What can we infer about Jem's character based on interactions with other characters throughout the novel thus far?

Jem is a caring and loving individual who is just looking out for the best in others.

Jem does not care for the people of Maycomb; he is just trying to survive and grow up in a town that has little and cares little about its inhabitants.

Jem is much more stubborn and spiteful when it comes to growing up and learning what it means to be a respectful and responsible. adult.

Jem loves his family, and tries his best to teach his sister how to fit in and grow into the status quo.

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Chapter 1-5 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

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