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TKAM Part 1

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Jem and Scout build in the yard?

a)

A snowman

b)

A treehouse

c)

A doghouse

d)

A snowfort

2.

What happened that made Scout think the world was ending?

a)

It was snowing

b)

There was a wildfire

c)

There was a hurricane

d)

A tornado came through

3.

What happened at Miss Maudie's house?

a)

it caught fire

b)

it collapsed in the snow

c)

it was broken into at night

d)

it was remodeled

4.

What did the people of Maycomb do to help Miss Maudie?

a)

removed her furniture from her house

b)

saved her baby from the nursery

c)

rescued her cat from the roof

d)

fed her and wrapped her in blankets

5.
What is Jem's punishment?
a)
Reading to Mrs. Dubose for one month.
b)
Atticus uses it as an excuse not to play in the church football game.
c)
Jem is grounded for two weeks.
d)
Dill isn't allowed over the following summer.
6.
What did Mrs. Dubose vow to do before she died?
a)
Quit a morphine addiction.
b)
Ruin Jem's life.
c)
Get Atticus to admit he should have re-married.
d)
Make Scout dress more lady-like.
7.
According to Atticus, what is real courage?
a)
Standing up to bullies.
b)
Working hard for something, even when there's a great chance of failure.
c)
Proving to your peers that you can shoot a gun better than anyone.
d)
Apologizing when you make a mistake.
8.
What habit has Scout picked up that bothers Uncle Jack?
a)
Swearing
b)
Spitting outside
c)
Hanging with Miss Maudie
d)
Spying on Boo Radley
9.
Who is Tom Robinson?
a)
The man Atticus has to defend in court.
b)
The officer who encourages Atticus to shoot the dog.
c)
The person Jem has to read to for a month.
d)
Jem's fifth grade teacher.
10.
What "aberration of nature" frightens Scout when she looks out the window?
a)
Snow
b)
Tornado
c)
Hurricane
d)
Earthquake
11.
Who dies in the winter (The start of Chapter 8)?
a)
Boo Radley
b)
Mrs. Radley
c)
Nathan Radley
d)
Burris Ewell
12.

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

a)

They just sing and don't cause any harm.

b)

They are secret angels from heaven.

c)

They are pleasant to look at and taste awful.

d)

Their blood is poisonous to humans.

13.

What does Atticus end up doing that he said he'd never do again?

a)

Shoot a rifle

b)

Shoot a person

c)

Arrest a dog

d)

Shoot the sheriff

14.

Why was Jem disappointed with Atticus at the beginning of Chapter 10?

a)

Atticus wouldn't play in the football game.

b)

Atticus wouldn't shoot with him and Scout.

c)

Atticus was planning to represent a black man.

d)

Atticus told Jem that he was grounded for a week.

15.

What does the mad dog symbolize?

a)

innocent people who are wrongfully harmed

b)

the tendency to prejudge others

c)

an unfair advantage over other living things

d)

Atticus is trying to "shoot" down the prejudice in town

16.

Why do Jem and Scout not like Mrs. Dubose?

a)

She is hateful to them and says rude things about their father.

b)

She tells on them to Atticus about everything they do.

c)

She always threatens to shoot them with her CS pistol.

d)

She always tries to kiss them and make them give her kisses.

17.

What does Mrs. Dubose tell Jem he has to do to apologize for his behavior?

a)

Read to her for an hour a day for a month

b)

Replant her camelia bushes and tend to them

c)

Build her a new rocking chair and sit with her on the porch

d)

Run her errands around town for a year

18.

What did Mrs. Dubose give Jem as a gift?

a)

A candy box with a white camellia inside

b)

A candy box with a $5 bill inside

c)

A candy box with her CS pistol inside

d)

A candy box with a new book inside

19.

Where did Atticus just come from at the end of chapter 11? Why?

a)

Mrs. Dubose's house. She just died.

b)

Mrs. Dubose's house. She just got home.

c)

His office. Mrs. Dubose had died.

d)

His office. Tom Robinson was home.

20.

Who is narrating the book?

a)

Atticus FInch

b)

Scout Finch

c)

Jem Finch

d)

Boo Radley

21.

Who do we assume covered Scout with the blanket?

a)

Jem

b)

Miss Maudie

c)

Boo Radley

d)

Mr. Avery

22.

Why does Scout yell at Cecil Jacobs and almost fight him at school?

a)

Cecil teases Scout because her father is defending a black person

b)

Cecil teases her for being a girl

c)

Cecil teases her being too much of a tomboy

d)

Cecil broke Jem's arm

23.

Who is Atticus defending in an upcoming trial?

a)

Bob Ewell

b)

Walter Cunningham

c)

Tom Robinson

d)

Cecil Jacobs

24.

Who is the sheriff of Maycomb County

a)

Tom Robinson

b)

Atticus Finch

c)

Heck Tate

d)

Mr. Avery

25.

Who is Mrs. Lafayette Dubose?

a)

A kind old lady who lives down the street.

b)

A mean-spirited old woman who is cruel to Jem and Scout.

c)

A neighbor who bakes cakes for Jem, Dill, and Scout.

d)

A rich woman who wants to marry Atticus.

26.

Who is Tim Johnson?

a)

Scout's Classmate

b)

Jem's friend

c)

Harry Johnson's dog

(aka "mad dog")

d)

Maycomb's Police Chief

27.

Atticus says that he hopes Jem and Scout don't "catch Maycomb's usual disease." Based on his conversation with Uncle Jack, what can we assume the disease is?

a)

racism

b)

the flu

c)

a cold

d)

the plague

28.

What is “Maycomb’s usual disease?”

a)

Gossip

b)

Anger

c)

Racism

d)

COVID

29.

Why is Atticus going to defend Tom Robinson even though many people do not support him?

a)

He believes that it's the right thing to do- win or lose.

b)

He is not racist.

c)

He wants to be a hero.

d)

He is bored.

30.

Why is everyone referring to the dog as "mad" and panicking?

a)

The dog has rabies

b)

the dog has laser eyes

c)

the dog attacked a child

d)

the dog was barking at neighbors

31.

What happens to the mad dog at the end of Chapter 10?

a)

Atticus heals it back to health

b)

The mad dog bites Atticus and infects him

c)

The mad dog attacks Scout and Boo Radley saves her

d)

Atticus shoots the mad dog in an impressive single shot

32.
What point of view is the story told from?
a)
1st person
b)
3rd person limited
c)
3rd person omniscient
33.

The narrator and protagonist of the story.

a)

Jem Finch

b)

Jean Louise Finch

c)

Atticus Finch

d)

Charles Baker “Dill” Harris

34.

Scout and Jem find two soap-carved figurines in the knothole. Who do they resemble?

a)

Atticus and Maudie

b)

Scout and Jem

c)

Mass Maudie and

Mr. Avery

d)

Calpurnia and Boo

35.

When an author gives hints and clues as to what will happen next, the literary device is known as:

a)

dramatic irony

b)

foreshadowing

c)

characterization

d)

tone

36.
What does Atticus do for a living?
a)
Executive Chef
b)
Doctor
c)
Lawyer
d)
Detective
37.

What happened to the narrator’s brother, Jem, when he was about thirteen years old?

a)

He broke his leg.

b)

He broke his arm.

c)

He broke his collarbone.

d)

He suffered a broken heart.

38.
Calpurnia acts like a ______ to Scout and Jem.
a)
maid
b)
mother
c)
sister
d)
friend
39.

The Radley place attracts the children because

a)

Mrs. Radley bakes sweets and feeds the neighborhood children frequently

b)

The Radleys are rich and have nice toys to play with

c)

Mystery surrounds the house and the family due to rumors of a “phantom” living inside

d)

The house is abandoned and the children like to throw rocks at the house’s windows

40.

Atticus Finch's defendant's name is (a)  

41.

Tim Johnson’s behavior is odd; mad dogs are supposed to have certain characteristics.

However, Tim doesn’t look mad.

How is Tim a symbol of the rest of the town?

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42.

Why is it a "sin to kill a mockingbird?"

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