WorksheetsTKAM Midterm Practice
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
In what town does this story take place?
Miami, Florida
Maycomb, Alabama
Waynesvie, Georgia
Abingdon, Virginia
Why is Miss Caroline angry with Scout on her first day of school?
She beat up Walter.
She sat next to a Ewell.
She could already read and write.
She brought up Boo Radley in class.
How does Jem lose his pants in Part One?
in a game of strip poker
They become tangled on the Radley fence
Dill asks to borrow them
Scout dares Jem to leave them at the Radley house
Jem and Scout find all of the following EXCEPT for which item in the knothole by the Radley house?
Indian-head pennies
Chewing gum
Lollipops
A spelling bee medal
Who, or what, symbolizes summer for Jem and Scout?
Boo Radley
The Radley tree
Burris Ewell
Dill
Which of the following is the reason Calpurnia scolds Scout when Walter comes to dinner?
Scout doesn't offer Walter anything to drink.
Scout is rude and judgmental of Walter's actions.
Walter doesn't have molasses very often.
Jem told Calpurnia about Scout rubbing Walter's nose in the dirt.
What does Atticus say about the tree that was cemented closed by the Radley house?
Atticus says that the tree was dying.
Atticus says the tree was healthy.
Who puts a blanket on Scout's shoulders the night of the fire at Miss Maudie's house?
Atticus
Boo
Dill
After Boo's brother cements the knothole of the tree shut and then lies about why he did it, readers can infer that..
Nathan is trying to cut off communication between Boo and the kids.
Nathan is trying to win an award for taking the best care of his trees.
Nathan loves working with cement.
Nathan hates being outside.
Who is Atticus describing as being courageous in this quote?
Mrs. Dubose
Ms. Stephanie Crawford
Dill
Jem
When do Jem and Scout realize the gifts in the tree have been left for them?
They get a note that says, "Here J&S, this is for you!"
They find soap carvings that look like them.
Nathan tells them that the gifts are for them.
They receive a snapchat picture revealing the truth.
Which of the following quotes demonstrates malapropism?
“Tree’s dying. You plug ‘em with cement when they’re sick. You ought to know that, Jem.”
“Hasn’t snowed in Maycomb since Appomattox. It’s bad children like you makes the seasons change.”
"Miss Maudie was staring at the smoking black hole in her yard, and Atticus shook his head to tell us she did not want to talk."
“You mean the Morphodite?” I asked. “Shoot, we can rake him up in a jiffy.”
Which of the following details is an example of anachronism in To Kill a Mockingbird?
"There are no clearly defined seasons in South Alabama; summer drifts into autumn, and autumn is sometimes never followed by winter but turns to a days-old spring that melts into summer again."
Scout's mention of the WPA to Mr. Cunningham when that organization wasn't invented by FDR until 1935.
"Let this cup pass, eh?"
Scout's mixup of the hermaphrodite snowman.
Choose the quote that expresses a euphemism.
“The Haverfords had dispatched Maycomb’s leading blacksmith in a misunderstanding arising from the alleged wrongful detention of a mare… They persisted in pleading Not Guilty to first-degree murder, so there was nothing much Atticus could do for his clients except be present at their departure…”
“Why, one sprig of nut grass can ruin the whole yard. Look here. When it comes fall this dries up and the wind blows it all over Maycomb County.”
"Jem said they accomplished more than the Americans ever did, they invented toilet paper and perpetual embalming, and asked where would we be today if they hadn’t?
"Jem leaped off the porch and galloped toward us. He flung open the gate, danced Dill and me through, and shooed us between two rows of swishing collards."
Define the following word in context.
"When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury."
To make something more unpleasant.
Heightened.
To case a pig into a blanket of skin.
To make something less unpleasant.
Define the following word in context.
"The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a predilection unforgivable in Maycomb."
Idea
Preference
Obsession
Negative mojo
Define the word in context.
"Don’t pay no ‘tention to Lula, she’s contentious because Reverend Sykes threatened to church her."
Mildly irritable
Loving and kind
Fisty cuffs - making controversy
At peace and happy with everything
Choose the correct definition for the word erratic.
The same ol' routine
Highly organized
Unpredictable
A pierced ear
Define the following in context.
"Our tacit treaty with Miss Maudie was that we could play on her lawn... if we didn't jump on the arbor."
Pleasant
Implied; not directly stated
Explicit; directly stated and in writing
Conditional
Define the word in context.
"Jem said Mr. Avery misfigured, Dill said he must drink a gallon a day, and the ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area."
Difficult
To sue someone for damages
Coming/Resulting
Popular
Define libel.
Proper/Etiquette
Liberty
Freedom
Slander
Define: quelled.
To question
To put an end to something
To swell
To increase your chances
Define rudiments.
Basics/Essential info
Rude commentary
A particular reindeer with a shiny red nose
Complex, difficult information
Define deportment.
Behavior/Manners
To leave one's country
A place where perfume is sold
Facial features
Which theme is highlighted in the following passage?
She said she was going to leave this world beholden to nothing and nobody. Jem, when you're as sick as she was, it's all right to take anything to make it easier, but it wasn't all right for her. She said she meant to break herself of it before she died, and that's what she did. (Atticus to Jem)
Family Life
Courage
Prejudice
Childhood Experiences
Which of the following excerpts has diction (word choice/tone) that foreshadows events to come?
"Nobody knew what form of intimidation Mr. Radley employed to keep Boo out of sight, but Jem figured he kept him chained to the bed most of the time" (Lee 12).
"I told Jem if he set fire to the Radley house I was going to tell Atticus on him" (Lee 15).
"The old house was the same, droopy and sick, but as we stared down the street we thought we saw an inside shutter move. Flick. An invisible movement, and the house was still" (Lee 16).
"Dill left us early in September to return to Meridian" (Lee 17).
Which of the following best describes Dill's curiosity about the Radley place?
"The more we told Dill about the Radleys, the more he wanted to know, the longer he would stand hugging the light pole on the corner, the more he would wonder" (Lee 13).
"Let's try to make him come out," said Dill. "I'd like to see what he looks like" (Lee 14).
"Yeah, that's all," said Dill. "He'll probably come out after you when he sees you in the yard, then Scout'n'me'll jump on him and hold him down" (Lee 16).
"Dill was a curiosity. He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned down to his shirt, his hair was snow white and stuck to his head like duck fluff" (Lee 8).
Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?
"Dill was a curiosity. He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned down to his shirt, his hair was snow white and stuck to his head like duck fluff" (Lee 8). This quote tells the reader that Dill is an interesting fellow with messy, white-blond hair.
"...Scout yonder's been readin' ever since she was born, and she ain't even started to school yet" (Lee 7). The reader can infer from Jem's statement that his sister Scout is an intelligent girl who likes to read.
"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow...His left arm was somewhat shorter than his right..." (Lee 3). The narrator is describing her brother Jem's physical appearance.
"Capurnia was something else again. She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted." Scout is describing some of Calpurnia's traits.
Which theme statement is supported by the following textual evidence?
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (Lee 33).
Fear of differences, the unknown, and things not understood are common among all human cultures.
Empathy for others helps us accept differences among us.
Defending the vulnerable is a rare but heroic act.
Acting on one's values is what we should all strive for.
Which theme statement is supported by the following quotes from the text?
"The misery of that house began many years before Jem and I were born. The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a predilection unforgivable in Maycomb...the shutters and doors of the Radley house were closed on Sundays, another thing alien to Maycomb's ways; closed doors meant illness and cold weather only" (Lee 10).
Prejudice and racism are taught and passed down through generations of ignorant people.
Empathy for others helps us accept differences among us.
Acting on one's values is what we should all strive to do.
Fear of differences, the unknown, and things not understood is common among all human cultures.
