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TKAM Quiz - Chapters 1–5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of this novel?
a)
Maycomb County, southern Alabama, 1930s
b)
Saint Lewis, Missouri, 1960s
c)
Jackson County, southern Mississippi, 1930s
d)
Charlotte, North Carolina, 1960s
2.
Which is the point of view of the novel?
a)
3rd person limited from Scout’s point of view
b)
1st person from Atticus Finch’s point of view
c)
3rd person limited from Atticus Finch’s point of view
d)
1st person from Scout’s point of view
3.
What do we learn about Jem in the beginning of the novel?
a)
He is in gifted classes.
b)
He broke his arm.
c)
He knows how to drive a car.
d)
He is friends with Boo Radley.
4.
What are the occupations of the siblings, Atticus, Jack, and Alexandra?
a)
Atticus is a doctor, Jack is a lawyer, and Alexandra is an accountant.
b)
Atticus is a lawyer, Jack is a doctor, and Alexandra runs the farm.
c)
Atticus runs the farm, Jack is a lawyer, and Alexandra works as a maid.
d)
Atticus is a lawyer, Jack is an accountant, and Alexandra is a school teacher.
5.
Boo Radley got into trouble with the law, and then his father imprisoned him in his own house. Fifteen years later, what did Boo do?
a)
He stole his father’s car.
b)
He ran away from home.
c)
He stole groceries from the local supermarket.
d)
He stabbed his father with a pair of scissors.
6.
The children are afraid of the Radley house. What did Jem do on a dare?
a)
He called Boo Radley on the phone, and hung up when he answered.
b)
He went to the library, and researched the crime Boo Radley committed.
c)
He ran to the Radley house, touched it, and ran back home.
d)
He called Boo Radley a name when he saw him in the street.
7.
What is unusual about the narration of the story?
a)
It is hard to figure out who is narrating the story.
b)
The narration fluctuates back and forth from a child’s point of view to an adult’s memory.
c)
There isn’t a narrator in the story.
d)
There are so many narrators, it is difficult to figure out who is speaking.
8.
Why did Scout get in trouble in school?
a)
Her teacher thought she was being disrespectful when she was explaining Walter’s circumstances
b)
Her teacher heard that that she rubbed her brother’s nose in the dirt during recess.
c)
Her teacher was insulted that Scout invited Walter to her house for lunch, but not her.
d)
Her teacher punished her for refusing to sit down and write her times tables.
9.
How are Burris Ewell and Scout, seemingly opposite characters, oddly connected?
a)
They are distant relatives.
b)
Boo Radley is friends with both of them.
c)
Although they live far apart, they run into each other very often.
d)
Miss Caroline fails to meet both of their educational needs.
10.
What does Atticus promise Scout?
a)
He will keep teaching Scout how to read if she doesn’t tell Miss Caroline about it.
b)
He will request a parent-teacher conference with Miss Caroline.
c)
He won’t punish Scout for getting in trouble in school if she gets good grades.
d)
He won’t make Scout do chores at home as long as she goes to school.
11.
What advice did Atticus offer Scout?
a)
to bring her teacher a gift
b)
to place herself in her teacher’s position before judging her
c)
to study every night so she gets good grades
d)
to ignore Walter and he will leave her alone
12.
One reason the author created Miss Caroline’s character was to -
a)
criticize the educational system of the time period.
b)
show that a teacher can be strict and nice at the same time.
c)
criticize the classroom sizes of the time period.
d)
show how students learned more back then.
13.

"Summer was everything good to eat; it was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all, summer was Dill."

What did Scout express with the final metaphor in this sentence?

a)
the beauty of the landscape
b)
the delight of having a full stomach
c)
her desire to start school again
d)
her strong feelings for Dill
14.

"But I kept aloof from their more foolhardy schemes for a while, and on pain of being called a girl, spent most of my evenings with her on the front porch."

In the this excerpt, what did Scout imply about being a girl?

a)
She is proud to be a girl.
b)
It is insulting to be called a girl
c)
The boys are jealous that she is a girl.
d)
She is proud to be Jem’s sister and Dill’s friend.
15.
Which of these BEST describes Scout’s MAIN conflict?
a)
She has to learn to read because her father taught her incorrectly.
b)
She has to learn to become friends with girls instead of playing with only boys all of the time.
c)
She has to learn how to become a lawyer so her father will be proud of her, and not ashamed
d)
She has to learn that sometimes it is better to swallow your pride and not answer back.
16.

What did Jem and Scout find in the tree when they were walking home together on the last day of school?

a)

two Indian-head pennies

b)

two buffalo nickels

c)

two pencils

d)

two hair clips

17.

Part A: Why did Jem push Scout so hard when she was in the tire?

a)

He didn’t recognize his own strength.

b)

Dill dared him to push her fast.

c)

She told him to push her very fast.

d)

He was angry at her.

18.

Part B: What was the result of Jem’s actions?

a)

He was grounded for a week.

b)

He was hit with a switch

c)

Scout received a concussion and had to go to the hospital.

d)

Scout ended up in front of the Radley house, and ran for her life.

19.

Part A: What does Atticus catch the children doing that angers him?

a)

Playing the Boo Radley game

b)

Playing with matches

c)

Running in the street

d)

Climbing a tree

20.

Part B: Why do you suppose the game angers Atticus?

a)

The children failed to think about the Radleys' feelings.

b)

The children stayed out too late.

c)

The children could fall down while running, and get hurt.

d)

The children could fall out of the tree and break their bones.

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