WorksheetsTo Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 29-31
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
In chapter 29, why does Aunt Alexandra struggle and ask to leave the room?
She had a headache.
Guilt - she had a bad feeling earlier and hadn't said anything.
She doesn't like Arthur Radley.
She was feeling ill and needed to go lie down.
Which literary technique is being used here: "...if we followed our feelings all the time we'd be like cats chasin' their tails."
onomatopoeia
personification
metaphor
simile
Whom did Scout tell Heck Tate that they initially thought was following them?
Cecil Jacobs
Walter Cunningham
Burris Ewell
Nathan Radley
Why did Atticus and Alexandra not hear Jem, even though he was "loud enough to wake the dead"?
They were at Miss Maudie's.
They were asleep - and are very sound sleepers.
They both had their radios playing very loudly.
They were arguing very loudly.
Why could Jem see Scout at night, even though it was very dark?
The streetlights were very bright.
There was shiny paint on her costume.
He couldn't - that is why he tripped and fell.
He had a flashlight.
Which of the following (according to chapter 29) is evidence that "Bob Ewell meant business"?
He spied on Judge Taylor.
He spit on Atticus.
He tried to intimidate Helen Robinson.
There was an obvious mark from a knife stab left in Scout's costume.
To whom does this quote refer and to which big idea and symbol does this quote connect: "...there's just some kind of men you have to shoot before you can say hidy to 'em."
Bob Ewell; racism; mockingbird
Tom Robinson; good vs evil; mad dog
Arthur Radley; social inequality; mad dog
Bob Ewell; racism; mad dog
Scout told Heck Tate that after Ewell yanked Jem down, she heard a "funny noise." What was that?
Bob Ewell cry out
Jem's arm being broken
The knife stabbing her costume
Jem's leg being broken
Who was "staggerin' around and pantin' and - coughing fit to die"?
Atticus Finch
Bob Ewell
Arthur Radley
Heck Tate
What is "Boo" Radley's conflict in chapter 29?
That Maycomb's stigmas against him are inaccurate as they are not representative of his true persona.
He was unable to save Scout and Jem from Mr. Ewell.
That he saved Scout and Jem which revealed he isn't the cruel man the children believe him to be.
His anger at the children for spreading the tales that he poisons the fruit trees led him to get revenge by attacking Scout and Jem.
Through Boo Radley helping the children, what does it demonstrate about society during a conflict?
It shows how he is a morally good person who has been misjudged.
It shows how it is within human nature to band together and support one another in a troubling time.
It shows internalized racism.
It shows how people don't care about one another in a troubling time.
What (in chapter 30) "astounded Scout even more than being in the same room with Boo Radley"?
the fact that Atticus tells her to call Boo "Arthur" instead
the fact that Dr. Reynolds doesn't want her to go near Jem
the fact that Heck Tate doesn't believe her version of what happened
the fact that Dr. Reynolds recognized and spoke to Boo Radley
This quote (from chapter 30) demonstrates which literary technique? - "Won't you have a seat, Mr. Arthur? This rocking-chair's nice and comfortable."
foreshadowing
personification
flashback
characterization
In chapter 30 at the beginning of the conversation between Heck and Atticus, why was Atticus already preparing a defense?
because he did not believe that Jem killed Bob Ewell
because he really believed that Jem killed Bob Ewell
because he really believed that Arthur killed Bob Ewell
because he did not believe that Arthur killed Bob Ewell
When Mr. Tate said, "Bob Ewell fell on his knife. He killed himself", what should this have created in Atticus's mind?
a way out for Jem
an alibi for Jem
relief
reasonable doubt
Who said, "Bob Ewell fell on his knife. I can prove it."
Atticus Finch
Nathan Radley
Dr. Reynolds
Heck Tate
What did Heck Tate use to demonstrate how he thought Bob Ewell was killed?
a kitchen knife
a pen
a long switch-blade knife
a sharply-honed stick
Who said, "Let the dead bury the dead this time...Let the dead bury the dead" and what does he/she mean by those words?
Heck Tate; we should spend our time and energy on living people, not on dead people.
Atticus; let their own family worry about them now
Heck Tate; some dead people do not deserve a proper burial
Alexandra; we should spend our time and energy on living people, not on dead people.
Who said, "Well, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?" and to whom was he/she referring?
Atticus; Arthur Radley
Scout; Arthur Radley
Atticus; Tom Robinson
Heck Tate; Tom Robinson
In chapter 31, what does Scout say made her sad?
that Jem had broken his arm
that she would never see Arthur Radley again
that they had given Arthur Radley nothing
that she would never see Dill again
What is the main method Harper Lee used to develop the last chapter?
metaphors
characterization
flashbacks
setting
What did Atticus read to Scout at the end?
"The Gray Ghost"
"The Maycomb Tribune"
"Tarzan"
"Dracula"
In chapter 31, whom did Scout say she hoped would see her walking home with Arthur Radley?
Nathan Radley
Miss Maudie
Stephanie Crawford
Mr. Avery
Who was Heck Tate trying to protect (chapter 30) with his version of the events of that evening?
himself
Scout Finch
Jem Finch
Arthur Radley
Whose conversation is this and of whom are they speaking? - "...he was real nice.../Most people are...when you finally see them."
Jem and Atticus are speaking of Arthur Radley.
Scout and Jem are speaking of Mr. Avery.
Scout and Atticus are speaking of Arthur Radley.
Scout and Atticus are speaking of Bob Ewell.
