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To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 1-11

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The novel To Kill a Mockingbird is set during the ...
a)
1920s
b)
1930s
c)
1940s
d)
1950s
2.

Who narrates the book?

a)

Dill

b)

Jem

c)

Scout

d)

Mrs. Dubose

3.

What is the nickname of Scout's older brother, protector, and the first to touch the Radley house?

a)
Dill
b)
Jem
c)
Walter
4.

Which of these words best characterizes Scout?

a)

delicate

b)

ladylike

c)

softspoken

d)

smart

5.

Calpurnia is charaterized as...

a)
Scout's cook and motherly figure
b)
Neighbor who threw rocks at Jem and Scout
c)
The visiting Aunt
6.

How does Miss Caroline react when she learns that Scout can read and write cursive?

a)

She is upset and tells Scout her father can't teach her anymore

b)

She is upset and tells Scout to stop bragging

c)

She is thrilled and asks Scout what else she knows

d)

She is thrilled and asks Scout to teach the class

7.
After lunch, what does Miss Caroline see that scares her?
a)
A mouse
b)
A bird
c)
Cooties
d)
A snake
8.

What does Boo Radley do to his father?

a)

He hits him over the head with a milk bottle

b)

He shoots him in the shoulder with a BB gun

c)

He locks him in the basement for three days

d)

He stabs him in the leg with a pair of scissors

9.

Why is Walter still in the first grade (as well as several other students)?

a)

They aren't very intelligent

b)

Their parents can't afford to send them to school

c)

They stay home from school to help on the farm

d)

They really like Miss Caroline and fail on purpose

10.

What is Boo Radley's real name?

a)

Arthur

b)

Adam

c)

Ned

d)

Nathan

11.

What do the children find embarrassing about Atticus?

a)

He is not very smart

b)

He is fat

c)

He is old

d)

He is unmarried

12.

What did Scout and Jem find in the Radleys' tree?

a)

Gum and pennies

b)

Books

c)

A dead bird

d)

A snake skin

13.

How did Jem lose his pants?

a)

Boo Radley stole them.

b)

He took them off to free himself from the fence.

c)

Scout played a trick on him.

d)

Miss Maudie took them to mend without telling him.

14.

Whose house starts on fire?

a)

Mrs. Dubose

b)

Boo Radley

c)

Miss Stephanie Crawford

d)

Miss Maudie

15.

Who places the blanket over scout's shoulders?

a)

Miss Maudie

b)

Boo Radley

c)

Miss Stephanie Crwaford

d)

Mrs. Dubose

16.

What happens in chapter 10 that makes Scout and Jem see Atticus differently?

a)

the children get air rifles from Uncle Jack Finch. The street is threatened by a rabid dog. Atticus shoots it.

b)

The children get air rifles from Uncle Jack Finch. The street is threatened by a rabid dog. Jem shoots it.

c)

The street is threatened by a rabid dog. Atticus shoots it, much to the admiration of the children.

17.

Why is Atticus going to defend Tom Robinson even though many people do not support him?

a)

He believes that it's the right thing to do- win or lose.

b)

He is not racist.

c)

He wants to be a hero.

d)

He is bored.

18.

Who is most likely to be representative of a "mockingbird"? (remember- a mockingbird symbolizes an innocent creature potentially mistreated unjustifiably)

a)

Ms. Maudie

b)

Scout

c)

Jem

d)

Tom Robinson

19.

What was Atticus's nickname when he was younger?

a)

Bullseye Finch

b)

One-Shot Finch

20.

What happens to the mad dog at the end of Chapter 10?

a)

Atticus heals it back to health

b)

The mad dog bites Atticus and infects him

c)

The mad dog attacks Scout and Boo Radley saves her

d)

Atticus shoots the mad dog in an impressive single shot

21.
Who was Ms. Dubose?
a)
Grumpy old woman who lived two doors down
b)
The old woman who owned Granny's Bakery
c)
The principal of Scout's school
d)
The woman who told Scout to always hold her head high
22.
At the end of the chapter, Ms. Dubose dies.  What does she leave Jem?
a)
The book he read to her
b)
A box of candy
c)
A thank you note
d)
A Camilla
23.
What did Jem do to Ms. Dubose's yard?
a)
Peed on her Rose bush
b)
Destroyed her Camilla plant
c)
Plucked up her Azaleas
d)
Planted a weed
24.
Atticus said that Ms. Dubose was...
a)
most courageous person he knew
b)
the meanest old lady to ever live
c)
once a beautiful woman who let racism destroy her
d)
always feared by children since he moved to Maycomb
25.
Why does Scout punch her cousin, Francis?
a)
He calls her a girl.
b)
He calls Atticus a terrible name.
c)
He punches Jem.
d)
He eats her food.