WorksheetsTKAMB Ch. 1-5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The narrator states: “The tradition of living on the land remained unbroken until well into the twentieth century, when my father, Atticus Finch, went to Montgomery to read law” (Lee 4-5). The significance of this detail is:
That Atticus was the first of the Finch men to establish a career away from the farm.
That Atticus became the first member of the Finch family to become literate.
That Atticus felt his heritage was not as important as the rest of his family members, particularly his sister, Alexandra.
That Atticus was the first of the Finch men that lives into the twentieth century.
Read the following passage: “His first two clients were the last two persons hanged in the Maycomb County jail. Atticus had urged them to accept the state’s generosity in allowing them to plead Guilty to second-degree murder and escape with their lives, but they were Haverfords…” (Lee 5). This passage suggests:
Atticus’s stubbornness led the Haverfords to feel they were receiving poor advice.
The Haverfords were executed because Atticus did not have the professional experience to be an effective lawyer.
The outcome of the Haverford case made people distrust Atticus, who lost potential clients.
Atticus’s career as a lawyer started undesirably because of the Haverfords’ ignorance, for they refused to accept the state’s deal.
The narrator describes Calpurnia’s hand as “wide as a bed slat and twice as hard” (Lee 7). What is the narrator’s intent by providing this detail?
The narrator describes Calpurnia’s hands to show how hard Calpurnia worked for the Finch family, often to the point of causing her hands to swell and callous.
The narrator describes Calpurnia’s hands to convey how much of a stern disciplinarian she was when Jean Louise was a child.
The narrator uses the description of Calpurnia’s hand as a metaphor for how physically large she was and how emotionally detached she was from Scout and Jem as children.
The narrator wants readers to visualize the description of Calpurnia and the impact she has on the story.
The narrator reflects upon Boo Radley’s punishments by stating, “Nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but Jem figured that Mr. Radley kept him chained to the bed most of the time. Atticus said no … that there were other ways of making people into ghosts" (Lee 14). Atticus uses metaphor to:
Suggest that there are many ways to cause a person’s death.
Politely suggest that Jem is too immature to understand the real story behind Boo’s punishment.
Suggest that there are many ways to control a person and make them feel lonely.
Delay a difficult discussion about the harsh injustices of the world.
Read the following passage: “Miss Caroline was no more than twenty-one. She had bright auburn hair, pink cheeks, and wore crimson fingernail polish. She also wore high-heeled pumps and a red-and-white-striped dress. She looked and smelled like a peppermint drop” (Lee 21). What is the most logical inference the reader should draw?
Scout reflects on her teacher’s appearance to emphasize her admiration.
Scout reflects on her teacher’s appearance because she feels this teacher represents the best of Maycomb.
Scout emphasizes her teacher’s appearance because she has little else to offer; Scout does not believe her teacher is especially smart.
Scout reflects on her teacher’s appearance to emphasize how out of touch she was with her students’ lives.
When Miss Caroline asks Walter Cunningham about his missing lunch, the narrator recalls seeing “a muscle jump in his skinny jaw. Miss Caroline continues her inquiry, and his “jaw twitched again" (Lee 25). What is the most logical inference about Walter’s internal state?
He is containing his rage.
He is humiliated.
He is surprised how a teacher could be so poorly informed about his family history.
He feels physically ill.
At the end of the chapter, the narrator recalls, “I saw [Miss Caroline] sink into her chair and bury her head in her arms. Had her conduct been more friendly toward me, I would have felt sorry for her. She was a pretty little thing” (Lee 29). The significance of this passage is:
It shows how Miss Caroline is overwhelmed by the challenges of her job.
It shows how Miss Caroline, who is on the verge of tears, is more childlike than Scout.
It shows how Miss Caroline does not like her job and wishes she could teach in Winston County.
It shows how Miss Caroline lacks compassion for her students’ struggles.
Why does Atticus make the following statement: “ 'Not in money,' Atticus said, 'but before the year’s out I’ll have been paid' " (Lee 27)?
Convince Scout that one should never lose hope of getting what one deserves.
State his sincere belief that the Cunningham family will compensate him -- probably in an unconventional way.
Simplify a difficult conversation about financial compensation for a 6-year-old.
Give Scout and Jem something to do with their free time: watch for packages to arrive.
The narrator tells readers, "Walter looked as if he had been raised on fish food" (Lee 30). What is the intended effect of this detail on the reader? Consider everything you know about the Cunningham family when answering this question.
This detail helps the reader understand Walter’s pickiness when it comes to food.
This detail helps the reader understand that Walter comes from an abusive family who denies him basic needs.
This detail helps the reader understand the degree to which his body is malnourished.
This detail helps the reader understand the coldness of Scout’s treatment toward Walter; the underlined description is insensitive.
Scout tells us, "One of these days when she wasn’t looking I’d go off and drown myself in Barker’s Eddy and then she’d be sorry" (Lee 33). Which literary device is reflected?
Oxymoron
Situational irony
Hyperbole
Dramatic irony
Scout informs readers that Calpurnia "taught me to write and it was all her fault" (Lee 33). What logical inference should be made?
That Calpurnia worries Atticus cannot invest time in his kids’ education due to his heavy workload.
That Calpurnia is not a very skilled writer, and Scout is often corrected by her teachers for the mistakes she learned from Calpurnia.
That Calpurnia is in a privileged position as compared to members of her community.
That Calpurnia is tired of redundant housework and wants to do something more important, like teach children how to write.
The narrator reflects: “Rather than risk a tangle with Calpurnia, I did as Jem told me. For some reason, my first year of school had wrought a great change in our relationship. Calpurnia’s tyranny, unfairness, and meddling in my business had faded to gentle grumblings of general disapproval. On my part, I went to much trouble, sometimes, not to provoke her” (Lee 45). What is significant about this passage?
It shows that as time passes, Calpurnia is less interested in Scout’s childlike behaviors.
It shows that Jem enjoys feeling superior and telling Scout what to do.
It shows that Scout is manipulating Calpurnia, being sneaky about when and how to irritate her.
It shows there is some evidence that Scout is maturing.
Read this passage: “It was the kind of box wedding rings came in, purple velvet with a minute catch. Jem flicked open the tiny catch. Inside were two scrubbed and polished pennies, one on top of the other” (Lee 46). What is ironic about this situation?
Finding money in the knothole would be unexpected given the story’s setting.
Jem expected there to be something impressive hiding in the knothole, but what he actually finds is slightly disappointing.
Scout was always told not to take that which does not belong to her. By agreeing to keep hold of these pennies, she violates an expectation.
Scout and Jem agreed to share everything they find in the knothole with Dill, but since there were two pennies -- not three -- they had to violate this expectation.
Read the following passage: “ 'Why don’t you get [the tire]?' I screamed. Jem was silent. 'Go on. It ain’t far inside the gate. Why, you even touched the house once, remember?' Jem looked at me furiously, could not decline, ran down the sidewalk, treaded water at the gate, then dashed in and retrieved the tire' ” (Lee 50). Which is the most probable (and logical) reason that Jem reacts furiously?
He is tired of his sister always telling him what to do.
He knows touching the house is something Atticus would not want him to do, and he is angry at the idea of disappointing his father.
He wants to look courageous and strong while also wanting to avoid danger.
He now realizes Dill encourages risk-taking behavior, yet Dill never takes big risks.
This phrase: "One day we were so busily playing Chapter XXV, Book II of One Man’s Family" (Lee 53) features an example of which literary device?
Hyperbole
Dialect
Euphemism
Allusion
Based on Atticus’s behavior, "looking at us, slapping a rolled magazine against his knee" (Lee 53), what is the most logical inference to be drawn?
Atticus disapproves of the children’s behavior.
Atticus observes the children with nonjudgmental curiosity.
Atticus is waiting to give the children a spanking.
Atticus displays his typical impatience with the children.
Scout reflects: “[Miss Maudie] called us by all our names, and when she grinned she revealed two minute gold prongs clipped to her eyeteeth. When I admired them and hoped I would have some eventually, she said ‘Look here.’ With a click of her tongue she thrust out her bridgework, a gesture of cordiality that cemented our friendship” (Lee 57). Which of the following is the most logical inference to be drawn from this passage?
Maudie was indirectly educating Scout on the importance of oral hygiene.
Scout prefers the company of adults, causing her to associate with Jem and Dill less.
Scout did not find Maudie to be especially trustworthy until this moment.
Maudie has a sense of humor that Scout finds appealing.
Miss Maudie tells Scout, “Did you know some of ‘em came out of the woods one Saturday and passed by this place and told me me and my flowers were going to hell?” (Lee 59). To what is Miss Maudie referring?
Several Maycomb citizens verbally attack Maudie for her friendship with Atticus.
Many Maycomb citizens who are strict Baptists believe Maudie’s hobbies are immoral.
Members of the Radley family harass Maudie for being noisy in her garden.
Members of the Ewell family harass Maudie for no discernable reason.
Miss Maudie explains: “There are just some kind of men who—who’re so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one, and you can look down the street and see the results” (Lee 60). This passage relates to:
Mr. Ewell. Maudie tells Scout how a lack of religion can profoundly affect a family.
Atticus Finch. Maudie tells Scout that Atticus focuses so much on the legacy he hopes to leave behind that he forgets to enjoy the time he could spend with family and friends.
The Radleys. Maudie tells Scout that some people are so concerned with making it to heaven that they struggle to appreciate beauty in the world.
The Footwashing Baptists. Maudie tells Scout that they are bothering her and should be concerned with their own sins.
Describing Dill, Scout reflects: “Dill Harris could tell the biggest ones I ever heard. Among other things, he had been up in a mail plane seventeen times, he had been to Nova Scotia, he had seen an elephant, and his granddaddy was Brigadier General Joe Wheeler and left him his sword” (Lee 63). The literary term that best applies to this passage is:
Dramatic irony
Foreshadowing
Hyperbole
Allusion
