WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 17-31
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why does Atticus ask Bob Ewell if he can write?
To prove he is illiterate.
To prove he is left-handed.
To embarrass him on the stand
He doesn't ask him this.
What question does Atticus repeatedly ask Heck Tate and Bob Ewell?
If anyone called a doctor.
If Mayella was crying when they found her.
If they considered themselves racist.
If they actually assaulted Mayella.
How could Mayella Ewell's demeanor on the witness stand best be described?
Afraid and defensive
Unbothered and bored
Confident and smug
Malicious and condescending
What does Mayella think Atticus and the jury are doing to her?
Flirting with her
Yelling at her
Being understanding and kind
Mocking her
Why can't Tom use his left hand?
It got caught in a cotton gin.
He can, he is just lying.
It was cut off in the war.
He just doesn't want to.
Who is Dolphus Raymond?
Tom Robinson's cousin
Dill's real father
A rich white man who has a family with a Black woman
Tom Robinson's employer who defends him
What does Dolphus Raymond lie about?
Being rich
Being an alcoholic
Being from the South
Being a supporter of Bob Ewell
Who does Atticus suggest is responsible for Mayella's physical and sexual assault?
Heck Tate
Burris Ewell
Bob Ewell
Mr. Link Deas
How does Jem feel throughout most of the trial?
Confident that Atticus will win.
Depressed that the case is doomed.
Bored and wants to go home.
Annoyed that he has to stay in the balcony.
How does Atticus react to Bob Ewell spitting in his face after the trial?
He calls Heck Tate and has Bob arrested
He spits right back in Bob's face
He wipes his face and does not retaliate
He punches Bob, but quickly apologizes afterwards
What will be Tom Robinson sentence if Atticus is unable to secure an appeal?
Death
Life in prison
25 years
Exile
What do the women at the missionary circle complain about?
Hitler and his persecution of the Jewish people
Their Black servants reaction to the trial.
The local politics in Maycomb.
Jem's misbehavior
What "mission" do the women in the missionary circle discuss?
J. Grimes Everett work with an African tribe
J. Grimes Everett work with a community in Germany
Mrs. Merriweather's work with a village in Argentina
Mrs. Merriweather's work with a town in Mississippi
What do the circumstances of Tom's death tell us about the people who killed him?
They accidentally killed him.
They ultimately had the intent to kill.
What is Maycomb's reaction to Tom's death?
It divides the town for many years.
The community holds a vigil that gets interrupted by Bob Ewell
The whole community brings flowers and food to the Robinson's home
They discuss it for two days and then forget about it.
What does Scout's third grade teacher, Miss Gates, think about Hitler's persecution of the Jewish people?
It is a terrible injustice
It is justified
It is fascist, just like Maycomb.
She doesn't know about what is happening
What does Scout think about Miss Gates?
She is thoughtful
She is a hypocrite
She is a mess
She is her new role model
After the trial, who becomes "just as forgotten as Tom Robinson?"
Atticus Finch
Dolphus Raymond
Bob Ewell
Scout Finch
What does Bob Ewell do after the trial and Tom's death?
Threatens Judge Taylor and Helen Robinson
Threatens Mr. Underwood and Mr. Deas
Makes amends with Atticus
Becomes a recluse
On their way to the pageant, who scares Scout and Jem?
Burris Ewell
Bob Ewell
Cecil Jacobs
Heck Tate
Though we find out later that Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout on their way back, what hint do we get that it was Bob?
He was whispering about the trial
Scout saw his face
Scout smells whiskey
Scout hears Mayella shouting for her father
Who kills Bob Ewell?
Jem
Arthur Radley
Scout
Bob Ewell
Who says, "let the dead bury the dead?"
Judge Taylor
Atticus
Scout
Heck Tate
Where does Scout escort Arthur at the end of the book?
Back to the woods
To the jail
Back to his house
To Miss Maudie's
What is the final image that we get of Scout and Atticus in the book?
Atticus reading to Scout
Atticus reprimanding Scout for being in the woods.
Scout reads to Atticus
Scout recounting the story of being attacked by Bob Ewell
