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TKAM Review Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The novel takes place during what major historical event?

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

The Stock Market Crash

d)

The Great Depression

2.

The main historical event for the plot of To Kill a Mockingbird is the:

a)

Great Depression

b)

Scottsboro Trials

c)

Greensboro Sit-ins

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycotts

3.

What was the era when the South was being rebuilt after the Civil War called?

a)

Reformation

b)

Reconstitution

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Renaissance

4.

The events of TKAM are set in the:

a)

1920's

b)

1930's

c)

1950's

d)

1960's

5.

What were the series of laws on the South that prohibited black citizens from doing certain things like voting?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Racism Laws

c)

Southern Justice Laws

d)

The Alabama Code of Conduct

6.

Match the characters with their description.

a)

a doctor: Atticus's brother

1.

Jack

b)

attempts to influence Jem and Scout's upbringing

2.

Alexandra

c)

defense attorney in important Maycomb case

3.

Atticus

d)

reading since he/she was born

4.

Scout

e)

suffers a broken arm in a fight on Halloween

5.

Jem

7.

Match the following

a)

Calpurnia

1.

teaches Scout to write; a mother figure

b)

Dill

2.

spends summers in Maycomb; "marries" Scout

c)

Mr. Arthur Radley

3.

Tailor; soap carver; blanket provider; lifesaver

d)

Mr. Nathan Radley

4.

seals up the hole in the tree with cement

e)

Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose

5.

mean elderly lady who scolds Scout and Jem

8.

Match the following

a)

Dolphus Raymond

1.

shunned by town for interracial relationship

b)

Heck Tate

2.

town sheriff who crafts a lie to protect Boo

c)

Mayella Ewell

3.

accuses Tom Robinson of sexual assault/rape

d)

Robert E. Lee Ewell

4.

allowed to fish and hunt out of season

e)

Tom Robinson

5.

a father and husband; slaughtered senselessly

9.

The knot hole is really filled with cement to:

a)

try to keep out the squirrels

b)

hang a "no trespassing" sign at the edge of the Radley property

c)

try to save an already dying tree

d)

prevent Boo from communicating with Scout and Jem

10.

Who does Attius believe killed Bob Ewell?

a)

Jem

b)

Atticus believes Ewell died by falling on his own knife

c)

Scout

d)

Boo Radley

11.

The jury feels like it has to find Tom guilty because

a)

there is so much evidence against him

b)

Judge Taylor orders it to

c)

it needs to protect the social order of Jim Crow laws

d)

he is rude and angry on the stand

12.

Atticus says that Mayella Ewell is guilty of:

a)

lying under oath

b)

murder

c)

assaulting Tom Robinson

d)

breaking Maycomb's social code

13.

What "little things" does Boo Radley give to Atticus?

a)

a watch and pocket knife

b)

a switchblade

c)

the promise of secrecy

d)

his children

14.

Where does Calpurnia take the children that Aunt Alexandra disapproves of?

a)

The grocery store

b)

church

c)

the dump

d)

the movie theater

15.

What is the major piece of evidence that shows Tom Robinson is innocent?

a)

He says he is innocent.

b)

His left arm is shriveled and useless.

c)

He is a kind man who would never hurt anyone.

d)

Atticus says he is innocent.

16.

What is Scout dressed up as for the school play?

a)

a turkey

b)

a yam

c)

a ham

d)

a cornstalk

17.

What happens to Miss Maudie's house?

a)

It catches fire and burns down.

b)

It is put up for sale.

c)

A tornado wrecks it.

d)

It collapses.

18.

What does Jem lose at the Radley place?

a)

his mind

b)

his watch

c)

his shirt

d)

his pants

19.

Which family member does Scout punch for saying bad things about Atticus?

a)

Jem

b)

Cousin Francis

c)

Uncle Jack

d)

Aunt Alexandra

20.

What word best describes Mayella Ewell in the courtroom?

a)

untruthful

b)

truthful

c)

confident

d)

soft-spoken