WorksheetsTo Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1-2
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Who wrote TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD?
Christopher from Swindon
Harper Lee
Ms. Torres
Scout Finch
What is the setting of the novel?
Maycomb, Alabama 1900's
Maycomb, Alabama, 1930's
Meridian, Mississippi, 1930's
Meridian, Mississippi, 1900's
What historical event is happening in the 1930s?
The Civil War
Slavery in the South
The Great Depression
The Civil Rights Movement
What was the Great Depression?
A time period when the South was getting desegregated. MLK and Rosa Parks played a big role in this.
A time period when the U.S. had a vibrant, thriving economy.
A time period when the North and South were fighting over the issue of slavery.
A time period when the stock market crashed and the U.S. was going through economic hardship.
Who is narrating the book?
Atticus FInch
Scout Finch
Jem Finch
Boo Radley
Who is Jem?
Scout's father
Scout's uncle
The boy who comes over every summer from Mississippi
Scout's brother
What happened to the narrator’s brother, Jem, when he was about thirteen years old?
He broke his leg.
He broke his arm.
He broke his collarbone.
He suffered a broken heart.
Who is Atticus?
Scout's brother
Scout's cook
Scout's father
Scout's teacher
What are the children most fascinated by?
talking to Miss Maudie
Reading Books
seeing (Arthur) Boo Radley
Going to school
The Radleys are different than other families in Maycomb because
they keep to themselves
they give large dinner parties
they own slaves
their house was a mansion compared to the other houses in town
The Radley place attracts the children because
Mrs. Radley bakes sweets and feeds the neighborhood children frequently
The Radleys are rich and have nice toys to play with
Mystery surrounds the house and the family due to rumors of a “phantom” living inside
The house is abandoned and the children like to throw rocks at the house’s windows
According to town gossip, when Arthur Radley got into trouble, his father
beat him nearly to death
kept him home and out of sight for fifteen years
allowed Arthur to attend a reformatory school
killed him
What are some rumors the town makes about Boo Radley? Choose THREE.
He was chained to the bed for 15 years.
He died in his jail cell and came back to haunt people.
He stabbed his father, Mr. Radley, with scissors.
He comes out at night.
Which family doesn't take anything that they can't pay back?
Cunninghams
Radleys
Finches
Ewell
This character is poor and was invited over for lunch. He poured molasses (syrup) all over his lunch.
Walter Cunningham
Burris Ewell
Scout Finch
Dill Harris
Who is Calpurnia?
The mother
The teacher
The sitter
The cook
Scout called out Walter Cunningham for using up a lot of molasses for lunch. Calpurnia scolded Scout and taught her a lesson.
What lesson did Calpurnia teach Scout?
Treating other people as company regardless of how much money they have.
Being a good friend.
Being a quiet kid.
Do not judge other people by their cover.
Who is the small boy Jem and Scout become friends with?
(a)
Which child is known for being disrespectful and disruptive?
Scout Finch
Walter Cunningham
Burris Ewell
Jean Louise
What are 'Maycomb's ways'?
Strange, different things that happen in Maycomb.
Traditional (normal) things that happen in Maycomb like going to church on Sundays.
A street in Maycomb.
What can last names say about people in Maycomb? Choose ALL that apply.
Their reputation
How much money they have
Where they live
How much money they have
Why doesn't Miss Caroline (Scout's teacher) know who the Cunninghams, Ewells, etc. are?
She is not from Maycomb
She hadn't lived in Maycomb in over 15 years
