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TKMB Test Review

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The African-AmThe African-American community of Maycomb is bitter toward Atticus.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In Maycomb, the word of an honest African-American outweighs that of a dishonest white man.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Atticus encourages Scout to keep her fists down and fight with her head.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Scout is older than Jem.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Jem kills Bob Ewell.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which character is encouraged to “climb into another person’s skin and walk around in it” in order to understand others?

a)

Scout

b)

Dill

c)

Tom Robinson

d)

Mayella Ewell

7.

Which character spat in Atticus’ face?

a)

Dill

b)

Scout

c)

Mayella Ewell

d)

Bob Ewell

8.

Which character was disabled because of a cotton gin accident?

a)

Tom Robinson

b)

Atticus

c)

Dill

d)

Scout

9.

Atticus thought that ___ had killed Bob Ewell.

a)

Scout

b)

Jem

c)

Mayella Ewell

d)

Boo Radley

10.

The setting of the story is ___.

a)

Alabama, 1930"s

b)

Alabama, 1960's

c)

Mississippi, 1930's

d)

Mississippi, 1960's

11.

All of the following are examples of conflict in the story, except for ________.

a)

person vs. person

b)

person vs. nature

c)

person vs. society

d)

person vs. himself

12.

Which two characters could be represented by mockingbirds?

a)

Boo and Tom

b)

Scout and Dill

c)

Mrs. Dubose and Jem

d)

Atticus and Heck

13.

Atticus accepted Tom Robinson’s case because ___.

a)

the citizens wanted him to

b)

he needed the money

c)

he knew he could win

d)

he was morally committed to it

14.

Tom arouses the hostility of the jury and spectators by ___

a)

his arrogance

b)

feeling sorry for Mayella Ewell

c)

calling Mayella A liar

d)

running away

15.

In his final argument to the jury, Atticus says that there is one human institution which makes us all equal, and that is ___.

a)

a court

b)

a church

c)

a family

d)

a job

16.

When Tom stood up in court, everyone could see that ___.

a)

his left arm was shorter than his right

b)

his right arm was shorter than his left

c)

his left arm was in a sling

d)

his right hand was missing

17.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Jem

b)

To Robinson

c)

Scout

d)

Atticus

18.

“High and mighty” is an example of ___.

a)

an idiom

b)

a hyperbole

c)

an allusion

d)

mood

19.

Tom Robinson could not have raped and beaten Mayella because ___.

a)

he was out of town that day

b)

he is dead

c)

he has no use of his left arm

d)

he promised he did not

20.

Atticus helps Scout to understand others by telling her ___.

a)

to stop fighting

b)

to be a nicer person

c)

to talk things through with them

d)

to walk around in their skin for a while

21.

At the trial, the children sit ___.

a)

by Atticus

b)

in the jury box

c)

three rows behind Atticus

d)

in the colored balcony

22.

Which of the following items is not found in the knothole of the tree?

a)

a medal

b)

a harmonica

c)

soap dolls

d)

a pocket knife

23.

Soon after the trial, Atticus finds out that ___.

a)

Bob Ewell left town

b)

Tom Robinson is dead

c)

Tom Robinson killed Bob Ewell

d)

Bob Ewell killed Tom Robinson

24.

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

a)

They are Atticus’s favorite bird.

b)

They are endangered.

c)

They are innocent.

d)

They are pretty.

25.

The mockingbird described in the story is an example of ___.

a)

a symbol

b)

an allusion

c)

a hyperbole

d)

a simile

26.

Who saves the children from Bob Ewell’s attack?

a)

Atticus

b)

Boo Radley

c)

Tom Robinson

d)

Heck Tate

27.

How does Scout save her father and Tom Robinson from being attacked by the mob?

a)

she kicks one of the men in the shin

b)

she reminds Cunningham of his entailment

c)

she shoots the men

d)

she starts crying and asks them to leave

28.

Atticus goes to the jail to ___.

a)

prevent Tom’s escape

b)

prevent Bob Ewell from entering the jail cell

c)

assist Mr. Ewell’s attack

d)

prevent Tom from being harmed

29.

Which of the following events happened after Jem and Scout were attacked while walking home?

a)

Tom Robinson is found guilty of rape.

b)

Tom Robinson is shot and killed.

c)

Bob Ewell is killed.

d)

Boo leaves items in the tree.

30.

Heck Tate says that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife because ___.

a)

he refuses to bring Ewell’s killer into the spotlight

b)

he is protecting Jem

c)

he really believes that Ewell fell on his own knife

d)

Atticus asked him to say that Ewell fell on his knife

31.

Which of the following is not used in the screenplay to show that Jem loves Scout?

a)

he tells Scout to run when they are attacked

b)

he pulls Scout away from fights

c)

he tells Scout that he loves her

d)

He plays with Scout

32.

The historical setting of the story is ___.

a)

the Civil War

b)

the Civil Rights Movement

c)

World War II

d)

The Great Depression

33.

One theme of the story could be ___.

a)

People often fear what they don’t understand.

b)

Scout is a tomboy.

c)

Lawyers make good money.

d)

Telling lies only hurts you and the people around you.

34.

In a screenplay, a voice-over is ___.

a)

a voice that belongs to someone not seen on-camera

b)

a voice that belongs to someone seen on-camera

c)

when one character speaks more loudly than another character

d)

when one character speaks more quietly than another character

35.

The words that characters speak can be defined as ___.

a)

a voice over

b)

a character cue

c)

dialogue

d)

a camera cue

36.

What gives additional information about the characters, setting, etc?

a)

character cues

b)

stage directions

c)

camera cues

d)

all of the above

37.

The line “Although Maycomb County had recently been told it had nothing to fear but fear itself” (3) is an example of ___.

a)

an idiom

b)

an allusion

c)

a metaphor

d)

dialect

38.

Describing Scout as “six, dressed in blue jeans” and as someone who likes to climb trees is ___ because ___.

a)

direct characterization; the author tells us what she is like

b)

direct characterization; the author shows us what she is like

c)

indirect characterization; the author tells us what she is like

d)

indirect characterization; the authors shows us what she is like

39.

Describing Miss Maudie as someone who is “strong, warm-hearted...[and] keenly interested in Atticus and the children” (6) is ___ because ___.

a)

direct characterization; the author tells us what she is like

b)

direct characterization; the author shows us what she is like

c)

indirect characterization; the author tells us what she is like

d)

indirect characterization; the author shows us what she is like

40.

“There were bruises already comin’ on her arms. She had a black eye startin’ an’...” (56) is an example of ___.

a)

dialogue

b)

an idiom

c)

dialect

d)

an allusion

41.

“Thus began our longest journey together” (74) is an example of ___

a)

an idiom

b)

an allusion

c)

foreshadowing

d)

doalect

42.

Describing Halloween night as a “black dark” night with the only sound that of a dog howling (75) helps create ___.

a)

an idiom

b)

personification

c)

mood

d)

tone