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WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird Review
Total questions: 174
Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins
Miss Maudie is much more empathetic and logical. She helps Scout sort through gossip and reality.
Miss Maudie is just like Miss Crawford; she entices Scout to continue her antics and games.
Miss Maudie is more rigid and unforgiving than Miss Crawford; she does not want anybody spilling lies into the children's heads.
Miss Maudie enjoys listening to town gossip and that is the reason she considers herself "just a Baptist."
Which of the following is NOT a theme of TKM?
Never judge a book by its cover; be compassionate towards others
Social inequality exists
Even though there is evil in the world, most people are good when given a chance
The south is an unforgiving place to live
What is a "mockingbird" in the book?
A medium-sized songbird, a bit more slender than a thrush and with a longer tail.
A symbol of resistance and revolution
A tool used to foreshadow when something bad or evil is going to happen in the book
A symbol of someone who doesn't do anything to harm others and brings joy to the world.
When Scout told her teacher that Walter was a Cunningham, Scout meant
Miss Caroline should realize Walter could never pay her back
Miss Caroline should know a quarter wasn't enough
the rest of the class needed to show empathy for Walter
It was understandable that Walter couldn't read a write
Scout says, “Next morning I awoke, looked out the window and nearly died of fright. My screams brought Atticus from his bathroom half-shaven. ‘The world’s endin’, Atticus! Please do something!’” What was it she saw?
rain
fire
snow
dog
Quote: “Hear you had some unexpected company last night, Miss Jean Louise.” Who was the unexpected company?
Miss Maudie
Cecil
Dill
Boo
a sophisticated, intellectual professor
a traditional southern woman
an activist for progressive social causes
an excellent gardener
Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend.
Bob Ewell
Miss Maudie Atkinson
Calpurnia
Charles Baker “Dill” Harris
Atticus’s sister, a strong-willed woman with a fierce devotion to her family.
Mayella Ewell
Calpurnia
Maudie Atkinson
Aunt Alexandra
Aunt Alexandra's grandson. He taunts Scout about Atticus, getting her in trouble.
Tom Robinson
Link Deas
Francis Hancock
Jack Finch
Tom's 19-year-old accuser.
Heck Tate
Helen Robinson
Judge John Taylor
Mayella Violet Ewell
When he comes into Maycomb, he pretends to be drunk.
Mr. Dolphus Raymond
Mr. Braxton Bragg Underwood
Mr. Walter Cunningham
Nathan Radley
One of the men who comes to lynch Tom Robinson, he's also one of Atticus' clients. After speaking with Scout, he calls off the mob.
Mr. Braxton Bragg Underwood
Heck Tate
Bob Ewell
Mr. Walter Cunningham, Sr.
Tom Robinson’s employer. In his willingness to look past race and praise the integrity of Tom’s character,
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
Link Deas
Arthur “Boo” Radley
Reverend Skyes
The judge at Tom's trial. He appoints Atticus to represent Tom.
Reverend Skyes
Burris Ewell
Horace Gilmer
John Taylor
A mysterious figure, at some point called a "malevolent phantom."
Boo Radley
Nathan Radley
Burris Ewell
Mrs. Dubose
In the beginning of the story, Scout and Jem feel ________ of their dad.
proud
scared
embarrassed
ashamed
To their surprise, Jem and Scout find out that their dad is
the best lawyer in town
the best shot in town
an amazing cook
a fantastic chess player
Atticus decides to defend a black man because
he couldn't live with himself if he didn't
he has no choice
nobody else will do it
he is offered a lot of money for the case
Atticus tells Scout and Jem that it is a sin
to miss church on Sunday
to speak badly about other people
to shoot bluejays
to kill a mockingbird
Atticus wants his children to
learn proper ways of spelling
understand the importance of being a lawyer
learn life lessons about how to treat other people
learn to become the best shots in Maycomb
An example of cold and cruel treatment of others is
Scout and Jem's building a snowman that looks like Mr. Avery
Nathan Radley filling the tree hole with cement
Ms. Maudie caring more about her flowers than the townspeople
Atticus shooting the dog
What is the real name of Boo Radley?
James
Arthur
Jacob
Thomas
Which of the Finch's neighbours does a lot of gardening?
Miss Rachel Haverford
Mrs Henry Lafayette Dubose
Miss Maudie Atkinson
Miss Stephanie Crawford
Complete this quotation from the novel: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view..."
"until you talk to him and hear his story."
"until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
"until you walk a day in his shoes."
"until you see things through his eyes."
What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Innocent
Guilty
The jury is hung
The judge calls a mistrial
Who beat Mayella Ewell?
Bob Ewell
Boo Radley
Tom Robinson
Heck Tate
Where does Boo leave presents for Scout and Jem?
In a box on his porch
In their mailbox
In a hole in an oak tree
On their windowsills
How does Tom Robinson die?
He dies after many years in prison.
He is killed trying to escape.
He is murdered by his accuser's father.
He kills himself.
Who saves Jem and Scout during the attack?
Boo Radley
Calpurnia
Atticus
Bob Ewell
During her reading sessions with Jem, Mrs. Dubose
timed them at one hour every day.
asked him questions about school.
tried to break her morphine addiction.
took notes on the books Jem read.
Helen Robinson, Tom’s wife, cannot find a job because
Mrs. Dubose fired her.
Calpurnia does not like her.
Miss Maudie wants her to leave town.
Tom is accused of a crime.
Atticus spends the night at the jail to protect
Tom Robinson.
Burris Ewell.
Calpurnia.
Walter Cunningham.
During the trial, Jem, Scout, and Dill sit
outside the courtroom.
at the table with Atticus.
in the balcony with the black community.
in the seats with the white community.
When he is on the witness stand, Tom Robinson says that
Mayella Ewell invited him in to her yard and house.
Bob Ewell invited him to his yard and house.
Mr. Link Deas told him to work for the Ewells.
he has never seen Mayella in his life.
When Atticus leaves the courtroom after hearing the verdict, the black community
leaves before he does.
gives him money.
stands up as he passes.
argue with him about Tom’s case.
On the day after the trial, the black community
gives Atticus and his family food.
gives Atticus money.
asks Judge Taylor for help with Tom’s case.
leaves Maycomb.
Aunt Alexandra foreshadows the attack on Jem and Scout by
seeing Boo Radley came out of his house.
saying someone walked over her grave.
revealing that Scout should not dress as a ham.
telling them she will move back to her home at Finch’s Landing.
Scout misses her cue in the pageant because
Walter and she were bobbing for apples.
Jem scared her and she ran away.
Boo Radley distracted her.
she fell asleep.
When Jem and Scout are attacked, Scout
yells to Walter Cunningham for help.
is seen by Mrs. Merriweather.
is protected by her costume.
breaks her arm.
Sheriff Tate decides that
Bob Ewell fell on his knife.
Boo Radley should be arrested.
Jem stabbed Bob Ewell.
Atticus must go to jail.
Who jumps out and scares Jem and Scout on the walk to the pageant?
Tom Robinson
Cecil Jacobs
Boo Radley
Calpurnia
What is the sound Jem and Scout hear when walking home in the dark from the pageant?
Dogs barking
Someone breathing
A cellphone ring
A "swishing" sound
What is most accurate about the kids walk home?
They are scared about nothing - just night sounds
Cecil jumps out and scares them again
They are attacked
Atticus meets them and walks them home
During the attack, what happens?
Scout runs away and makes it home
Scout is grabbed, Jem runs away
Scout is grabbed, someone frees her, Jem is hurt
None of the above
After the attack, what does Scout feel on the ground?
Her crushed costume
A man with prickly stubble on face, smelling of whiskey
Her missing shoes
Nothing
After Scout finds her way and heads home, what does she see under the street light?
A man carrying Jem
Atticus running towards her
The Sheriff arriving
The neighbors all at her house
Who gets called to the Finch house once the kids are home?
Calpurnia
Heck Tate
Dr. Reynolds
Both Heck Tate and Dr. Reynolds
What are Jem's injuries?
A broken leg
Concussion and broken arm
He is dead
No injuries
What does Heck Tate tell Atticus about what he found?
He found no evidence
He found Bob Ewell's dead body
He found some kids hiding
He only found Scout's costume
What idea is emphasized by Calpurnia when she scolded Scout for embarrassing Walter?
Treating other people as equals
Being a good friend
Being a quiet kid
Being an inquisitive kid
Mr. Heck Tate
Ms. Maudie
Mr. Dolphus Raymond
Ms. Stephanie Crawford
What does the note Calpurnia brought to Atticus say?
The children are missing
The kitchen is on fire
Ms. Alexandra needs you to come home
There is a rabid dog down the street
What does Bob Ewell do to Atticus in the street?
Throws a bottle at him
Calls him nasty names
Spits in his face
Hits him in the jaw
Dill cries and leaves the courtroom because
he misses his new family
Mr. Gilmer is treating Tom badly
because Atticus is not being fair
he had a headache
Which of these was NOT part of Atticus' closing statement?
Mayella accused Tom to get rid of her own guilt
Bob Ewell is definitely guilty and should go to jail
Mayella and Bob Ewell assumed the jury would think all black people are bad
Mayella's crime was tempting a black man
What is the punishment for rape in Alabama?
Death penalty - electric chair
Death penalty - hanging
Jail - 20 years
Jail - life in prison
From which family did the juror who took the longest to convince come from?
Cunningham
Crawford
Merriweather
Ewell
What is Aunt Alexandra's missionary circle about?
A group of ladies who claim they want to help the poor but gossip and eat snacks.
A group of ladies who pray for Tom Robinson and his family
A group of ladies who meet to plan improvements for the town of Maycomb.
Sewing quilts for the town's annual festival to raise money.
Why does Scout pick up the tray of cookies to serve to the ladies at the end of chapter 24?
To show Aunt Alexandra that she can be a lady too
So Atticus wouldn't get mad at her
To help out Calpurnia
To show Jem that he can't make fun of her anymore
The Finch family
is new to Maycomb, Alabama
is related to most other “old” families and is highly respected
lives in poverty and is disrespected in town
includes a scary, reclusive man who never leaves the house
What happened to the narrator’s brother, Jem, when he was about thirteen years old?
He broke his leg.
He broke his arm.
He broke his collarbone.
He suffered a broken heart.
According to town gossip, when Arthur Radley got into trouble, his father
beat him nearly to death
kept him home and out of sight for fifteen years
allowed Arthur to attend a reformatory school
killed him
Nathan Radley became
Scout’s and Jem’s best friend.
a recluse.
his brother’s caretaker after old Mr. Radley died.
a ward of the state who lived in the basement of the jail.
What does Jem say he will do if Scout antagonizes Aunt Alexandra?
He will make her life miserable.
He will tell Atticus.
He will not let her go out with him.
He will spank her.
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.
What does Scout want to do that Aunt Alexandra opposes?
Visit the Radley.
Visit Calpurnia.
Visit Dill.
Visit Uncle Jack.
What word does Scout ask Atticus to define?
Homicide
Paternity
Rape
Habeas Corpus
Who or what is under Scout's bed?
Dill
Tom Robinson
Snake
Mouse
Who argues with Atticus?
Miss Maudie
Aunt Alexandra
Tom Robinson
Calpurnia
Why does Dill leave?
He was being ignored.
He was being abused.
He wanted to see Scout.
He wanted to ride the train.
What does Jem do to "break the remaining code" of their childhood?
He fights Scout.
His voice changes.
He starts working.
He tells Atticus about Dill.
Stove wood
Hickory Nuts
Turnip Greens
Similax and Holly
Potatoes
Who was Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose?
Grumpy old woman who lived two doors down
The old woman who owned Granny's Bakery
The principal of Scout's school
The woman who told Scout to always hold her head high
Scout and Jem's uncle. Is a doctor. Visits at Christmas time.
Jeremy Finch
Atticus Finch
Jack Finch
Dr. Reynolds
A poor boy who goes to school with Scout. He visits for lunch and puts syrup on his food.
Heck Tate
Walter Cunningham
Cecil Jacobs
Dill
Which character does this describe: "I sometimes seem to be napping, but I'm still taking everything in."
Reverend Sykes
Judge Taylor
Mr. Dolphus Raymond
Heck Tate
Pennies, a metal tin, soap carvings, a yo-yo
Pennies, a knife, a pocket watch, soap carvings
A nickel, a knife, a yo-yo, soap carvings
Pennies, a knife, a pocket watch, miniature paintings
Given the events having to do with Aunt Alexandra, how does the author (Harper Lee) seem to feel about the importance of social class?
She views Aunt Alexandra's ideas about social class as another kind of prejudice.
She knows that Aunt Alexandra's views about social class are logical and reasonable.
She views upper class people as more important and worthy than lower class people.
She doesn't view social class as being important. People can be whatever they want to be even if they are poor.
When Atticus says, "the summer's going to be a hot one," what is being foreshadowed?
the trial and the reactions of the people in town
global warming causing the average temperature to raise 2 degrees
Aunt Alexandra will be spending the summer in Maycomb
they don't have air conditioning
What does Alexandra want Atticus to explain to Jem and Scout?
That Alexandra expects them to wait on her
Why Calpurnia shouldn't work for them
Where babies come from
That the Finches are from a fine family
Which character tells imaginative stories?
Jem
Scout
Dill
Walter
