WorksheetsTKAM: Final Unit Test
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
From whose perspective is To Kill a Mockingbird written?
Jean Louise Finch
Atticus Finch
Jem Finch
Charles Baker Harris
What is the setting of this novel?
30s - Maycomb, Mississippi
30s - Mayberry, Alabama
30s - Maycomb, Alabama
60s - Maycomb, Alabama
The narrator can be described as:
A lawyer who takes on an important case.
A 12-year-old boy who tells the story of how he broke his arm.
A 12-year-old girl who tells the story of how she broke her arm.
A 6-year-old girl who acts more like a boy.
How did Mr. Cunningham pay for Atticus's services?
IOU
Cash monies
Through an entailment of fabric and rooster eggs.
Through an entailment of produce and wood.
Which character made the following statement & fits with his/her personality:
"Hush your mouth! Don’t matter who they are, anybody sets foot in this house’s yo‘ comp’ny, and don’t you let me catch you remarkin’ on their ways like you was so high and mighty!"
Bob Ewell
Aunt Alexandra
Stephanie Crawford
Calpurnia
Why does Boo Radley put small items in the knothole of his tree?
It's his personal secret hiding place.
He likes the children and wants to give them little gifts.
He plans on poisoning them at some point.
He wants to lure the kids onto his property.
"My confidence in pulpit Gospel lessened at the vision of Miss Maudie stewing forever in various Protestant hells. True enough, she had an acid tongue in her head, and she did not go about the neighborhood doing good, as did Miss Stephanie Crawford. But while no one with a grain of sense trusted Miss Stephanie, Jem and I had considerable faith in Miss Maudie. She had never told on us, had never played cat-and-mouse with us, she was not at all interested in our private lives. She was our friend. How so reasonable a creature could live in peril of everlasting torment was incomprehensible."
Based on the narrator's description in the passage, Miss Maudie can best be described as:
A gossip
Quiet
Trustworthy
Religious
How would you describe Miss Stephanie Crawford?
Helpful
Faithful
Untrustworthy
Hateful
"The ensuing contest to determine relative distances and respective prowess only made me feel left out again, as I was untalented in this area."
Define the word 'prowess.'
Willingness
Skill
Separation
Area
"Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him. People said he went out at night when the moon was down, and peeped in windows. When people’s azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because he had breathed on them. Any stealthy small crimes committed in Maycomb were his work. Once the town was terrorized by a series of morbid nocturnal events: people’s chickens and household pets were found mutilated; although the culprit was Crazy Addie, who eventually drowned himself in Barker’s Eddy, people still looked at the Radley Place, unwilling to discard their initial suspicions ... The Maycomb school grounds adjoined the back of the Radley lot; from the Radley chickenyard tall pecan trees shook their fruit into the schoolyard, but the nuts lay untouched by the children: Radley pecans would kill you. A baseball hit into the Radley yard was a lost ball and no questions asked."
Based on the narrator's description in the passage, which line (or partial line) best reveals the theme of prejudice and stereotypes?
"People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him."
"...although the culprit was Crazy Addie, who eventually drowned himself in Barker's Eddy, people still looked at the Radley Place, unwilling to discard their initial suspicions."
"Once the town was terrorized by a series of morbid nocturnal events: people's chickens and house hold pets were found mutilated..."
"The Maycomb school grounds adjoined the back of the Radley lot; from the Radley chickenyard tall pecan trees shook their fruit into the school yard..."
Why does Atticus think he won't win the Tom Robinson case?
Because Tom is guilty.
Because Tom is black - "We were licked 100 years ago."
Because he doesn't plan on trying.
Because Tom cannot pay for his services.
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
There's a law against it.
They're sacred birds.
It's in the Bible. God says no.
They don't bother anyone; they just sing.
Why does Atticus take the Tom Robinson case?
He knows it's an important case.
Because it's such a high profile case, he will be paid more money than usual, and their family really needs it.
He wants to impress his family and his friends in the town of Maycomb.
Because he couldn't look at his children and hold his head up in town if he didn't. It was the moral choice - and he was appointed to do it.
What is the symbolic connection between Atticus shooting Tim Johnson and the racism within Maycomb?
Tim Johnson was a good dog, just like Maycomb, a town without moral prejudices or racism.
Atticus was standing up for the mistreatment of Boo Radley, and standing up for the mistreated dogs of Maycomb as well.
Racism is Maycomb's "usual disease", and Atticus seems to be the only one to righteously put it down like he humanely put down Tim Johnson.
Living up to his nick name "Dead Shot", Atticus was eradicating all of the diseases in Maycomb from rabies to the disease of poverty.
What kind of mood would a writer create by describing children laughing in a park on a sunny afternoon?
Somber
Cheerful
Tense
Chaotic
Describing a puppy as playful rather than disobedient suggests a tone that is--
Affectionate
Angry
Critical
Respectful
What is the difference between mood and tone?
They are synonyms; there is no real difference.
Tone expresses how an author feels; mood is how an author makes the reader feel.
Tone appeals to the sense of hearing; mood appeals to the sense of sight.
Mood can be created through setting, but tone cannot.
Which of the following is a euphemism from the novel?
"I don't care what you do, as long as you do something," said Atticus. "You can't go around making caricatures of the neighbors."
"Ain't a characterture," said Jem. "It looks just like him."
"Simon would have regarded with impotent fury the disturbance between the North and the South, as it left his descendants stripped of everything but their land..."
The 1935 WPA creation by FDR, which Scout incorrectly identifies to Mr. Cunningham.
Mrs. Dubose's callias
Which of the following is an example of malapropism from the novel?
Scout's mention of the WPA to Mr. Cunningham when that hadn't been invented until 1935.
"Jem was the product of their first year of marriage."
Mr. Radley "bought cotton."
Jem's mention of the Dewy Decimal system as the school's new educational approach.
Which of the following is an example of anachronism?
"Let this cup pass from you, eh?" -Jack Finch
"Egyptians invented toilet paper and perpetual embalming."
Scout's mention of the WPA to Mr. Cunningham when that program hadn't been invented until 1935.
Mr. Radley "bought cotton."
Which of the following options gives a statement of foreshadowing in the novel?
Scout's overalls that represent her individual freedom
Cal making cracklin bread.
Killing Tim Johnson, the mad dog.
"Let this cup pass, eh?" -Jack Finch
Which of the following demonstrates an allusion from the novel?
Dill's running away.
Scout asking Mr. Cunningham how his entailments are coming along.
Scout's description of Tim Johnson's death right before Tom Robinson's verdict is read.
“'Jem, how can you hate Hitler so bad an' then turn around and be ugly about folks right at home—'”
Which of the following is a symbol in the novel?
Tom Robinson's bum left arm
Mayella Ewell's geraniums
Mrs. Merriweather's tea gathering
Miss Maudie's dresses
Why is Atticus reluctant to shoot the dog?
Atticus is a coward.
Atticus is an animal pacifist, especially sick animals. Should've been a member of PETA.
Atticus doesn't want to hurt the kids.
Atticus recognizes the power of a gun and does not want to abuse that power.
Which of the following themes are represented by the following passage:
"Jem stayed moody and silent for a week. As Atticus had once advised me to do, I tried to climb into Jem's skin and walk around in it..."
Courage
Growing up
Prejudice
Feminism
What event happens that helps the children see Cal as an individual for the first time?
She takes them to church with her.
She warns all the people in the neighborhood about the rabid dog.
She stands up for herself when Alexandra suggests Atticus dismiss her.
They see her eating with her family in a black only section of a restaurant in town.
Atticus was willing to take on the Tom Robinson case despite the knowledge that his entire family and friend group would likely hate him for it. (Hint: Is this statement about Tom or Atticus?)
Growing up
Courage
Feminism
Prejudice
Why does the drunken conflict at the jail end?
Jem stands in the way of the men, shoving several of them down the stairs.
Scout protects her father, and the men feel bad, so they stop harassing Atticus & Tom.
Scout puts grown men to shame with her innocent comments.
Atticus peacefully talks them into going home.
What's the best word/phrase to describe the Ewell family?
Hard working
Confrontational
Dedicated to family
Jovial cut ups
Which of the following is an example of antithesis?
Atticus's use of logical argument
Atticus's use of charged language.
"If it pleases the court..."
"This case is not a difficult one, it requires no minute sifting of complicated facts, but it does require you to be sure beyond all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant."
What was the number one piece of evidence that Atticus pointed out in the trial in defense of Tom Robinson?
Tom's alibi is solid, and he was not even there that day.
He has eye-witness testimony with zero hearsay.
DNA evidence is brought forth against Bob Ewell.
Tom cannot use his left arm - making it difficult to hit Mayella where she was it, or grab her and choke her with both hands.
Which of the following is a strong example of irony within the novel?
Helen being left alone with her children after Tom's death.
Tom Robinson fleeing for his life.
Mrs. Merriweather going on about a missionary when she's a total racist jerk to her black maid, Sophy.
Mr. Underwood defending Atticus from the roof across the street with his shotgun.
Which of the following is an example of Logos in Atticus's closing argument?
"Cruel poverty & ignorance"
Using Heck Tate as an expert witness.
His reasoning that not all black people lie.
His use of charged language.
Which of the following is an example of Pathos in Atticus's closing argument?
"Cruel poverty & ignorance"
His reference to Thomas Jefferson.
Using Heck Tate as an expert witness.
Asking why no one called a doctor to help Mayella.
Which of the following is an example of Ethos in Atticus's closing argument?
Using charged language.
Referencing Thomas Jefferson.
"Cruel poverty and ignorance"
Examining Heck Tate as an expert witness.
Which of the following is an example of metonymy in the novel?
When Maudie asks Jem to give her a hand.
"This case is not a difficult one, it requires no minute sifting of complicated facts, but it does require you to be sure beyond all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant."
When Atticus talks about Thomas Jefferson in his closing arguments.
When Atticus uses charged language.
What is a contrasting motif in the novel? (Hint: repeated symbols/ideas)
Maudie's garden
Mrs. Dubose's callia flowers
The gothic elements contrasted with the slow, easy-going small-town life.
Mayella's Geraniums
Which of the following is an example of parallelism?
“I’m no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system."
"—the evil assumption—that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women, an assumption one associates with minds of their caliber."
"There is not a person in this courtroom who has never told a lie."
"Thomas Jefferson once said that all men are created equal, a phrase that the Yankees and the distaff side of the Executive branch in Washington are fond of hurling at us."
What element of the movie is missing with Aunt Alexandra gone?
The emphasis on the family being complete and whole.
The emphasis on Scout learning to be a better little girl.
The emphasis on the nuclear family vs. the "village" raising us.
The emphasis on Atticus's poor parenting.
