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TKAM Chapters 1-2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the narrator of the novel?

a)

Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, a 6 year old girl

b)

Atticus Finch, a middle-aged lawyer

c)

Jeremy "Jem" Finch, a nearly ten year old football crazy boy

d)

Charles Baker Harris "Dill" a young boy with a vivid imagination

2.

What is the setting of the novel?

a)

Maycomb, Alabama, 1940s

b)

Meridian, Mississippi, 1929

c)

Maycomb, Alabama, 1930s

d)

Meridian, Mississippi, 1932

3.
Who wrote, "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
a)
Truman Capote
b)
Harper Lee
c)
Dwayne Johnson
d)
Scout Finch
4.
What does Atticus do for a living?
a)
Executive Chef
b)
Doctor
c)
Lawyer
d)
Detective
5.

Where is Scout and Jem’s mother?

a)

She died when Scout was two and Jem was six.

b)

She ran off with another man when Scout was two and Jem was six.

c)

She is recovering from consumption in Europe.

d)

She was killed in a fire a year before the novel starts.

6.
Which character is described as a "malevolent phantom"?
a)
Miss Rachel
b)
Boo Radley
c)
Charles Baker Harris
d)
The character is never named
7.
What dare does Jem agree to?
a)
To touch the Radley house
b)
To ring the Radley doorbell
c)
To make a prank call to the Radleys
d)
To invite Boo Radley to join them for tea
8.

What was Scout's first, "crime" at school?

a)

She hit Walter

b)

She sat next to a Ewell

c)

She could already read

d)

She was late

9.
Why is it important that the author gives us background information on Boo Radley's past? 
a)
It reveals Boo Radley's psychotic nature
b)
It suggests that the town has taken real events and twisted them to create gossip and rumors.
c)
It shows that Jem and Scout are too young to understand the workings of adults. 
d)
It reinforces the idea that Boo Radley is an innocent character and is a complete victim of the children's tales. 
10.
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...
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Allegory
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
11.

Who are the Radleys?

a)

The Finches' neighbors, they keep to themselves, and they are the victims of town gossip

b)

A farming family, Scout goes to school with their youngest son

c)

A disrespected, poor white family- they are ignorant and uneducated

d)

A rowdy, troublesome family who constantly cause mischief in town

12.

Who is Boo Radley?

a)

He doesn't actually exist- he is a figment of the children's imagination.

b)

The oldest Radley boy, when his father dies, he comes back to live at home and ensures his younger brother never leaves the house.

c)

The youngest Radley boy- he is very mysterious and is never seen by the townspeople. He is presumably kept locked up in the house.

d)

He is a young boy in Scout's class- he made her start off on the wrong foot.

13.
How does Mr. Cunningham pay Atticus for his legal aid? 
a)
With stovewood, hickory nuts, smilax, and holly
b)
With stovewood, pecans, and potatoes
c)
Mr. Cunningham works for Atticus for a year
d)
Mr. Cunningham pays Atticus in full after he sells his farm.
14.
How does Calpurnia keep Scout occupied on rainy days?
a)
Makes her practice writing
b)
Has her read the newspaper to her
c)
Has her help with the cooking
d)
Has her help with the laundry
15.
Which group of people was affected most by the "crash"?
a)
Professionals like Atticus
b)
Those who don't work like the Radleys
c)
Country folks like the Cunninghams
d)
Teachers like Miss Caroline
16.

Which family doesn't take anything that they can't pay back?

a)

Cunninghams

b)

Radleys

c)

Finches

d)

Ewell

17.

All of the following are rumors the kids hear about Boo Radley EXCEPT...

a)

he eats raw squirrels

b)

he looks in people's windows at night

c)

he killed his whole family

d)

he is kept chained to the bed

18.

On the first day of school, Scout's teacher gets frustrated with Scout for all of the following reasons EXCEPT...

a)

Scout can already read

b)

Scout can already write

c)

Scout refuses to participate

d)

Scout tells her that Walter Cunningham is poor

19.

How does Miss Caroline punish Scout?

a)

hits her hands with a ruler

b)

makes her stay in during lunch

c)

sends her to the office

d)

gives her detention

20.

Miss Caroline offers Walter _____________ and Scout tries to explain the reason he can’t pay her back.

a)

a quarter for lunch

b)

a book to read

c)

a sandwich

d)

extra recess time

21.

In the following sentence: Thus we came to know Dill as a pocket "Merlin"...

The author uses what technique to introduce the readers to this character?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Allegory

c)

Allusion

d)

Foreshadowing

22.

"From the day Mr. Radley took Arthur home, people said the house died."

This is an example of what literary device?

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

23.

(Fill in the blanks) What order is the Social Hierarchy:

Wealthy White Men and Women, 1)___________, Really, really poor white people, African-Americans, 2)______________

a)

1) Mixed with white citizens

2) Native Americans

b)

1) Poor white men and women

2) People of mixed race

c)

1) Asian Americans

2) Poor African Americans

d)

1) People of mixed race

2) Poor white women

24.

Boo Radley's father is in denial that his son is mentally unstable.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.

When Jem uses the example to light a match under a turtle to make it come out of its shell, how is he relating that to his current situation?

a)

Atticus told him to go catch a turtle so Cal can make her delicious turtle soup.

b)

He is bored and wants to see how a turtle reacts to fire on its shell.

c)

He wants his prize turtle to win the race against the rabbit.

d)

He is trying to figure out a way to force Boo to come out of his house.