WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird: Ch. 1-20
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 43mins
Why did Aunt Alexandra come to stay at the Finch house in Maycomb?
She missed the town
She wanted to spend time with the children
Atticus had fired Calpurnia
Atticus was away, and she wanted to provide a "feminine influence"
Why didn't Miss Maudie go to watch the trial?
She was too busy
She was afraid
She thought it was morbid
She wasn't allowed to
Which quote best describes why Atticus thought Mrs. Dubose was the bravest person he'd ever met?
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view."
"Shoot all the bluejays you want, but it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
"She has merely broken a rigid and time-honored code of our society"
"It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway"
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
They do nothing to anyone except provide music and joy
They're a national treasure
They're an endangered species
They're protected in the Bible
Why were the kids so shocked to see Atticus take his suit jacket and tie off in court?
It was against court rules
They had never seen it before
It was deeply unprofessional
It was freezing in the court room
Why did the children hide in the courtroom during the trial?
Atticus had told them not to be there
Children weren't allowed in court
They were on the side of Tom Robinson
Aunt Alexandra was looking for them?
What does it mean that Bob Ewell was being a "card" in court?
He was playing his hand too soon
He was being a joker
He was offending the judge
He was lying
How did Bob Ewell dehumanize Tom Robinson?
He drew rat-like pictures of him
He referred to him as "it"
He called his neighborhood a "nest"
He refused to look directly at him
What was Jem so shocked to learned about Atticus?
He had been a big football star
He was younger than he thought
He had been married before
He was the best sharp shooter in Maycomb county
How did Dill end up back in Maycomb the summer of the trial?
He ran away and hitchhiked there
He was dropped off by his newly married mother
He had asked Aunt Rachel to come get him
Atticus went to get him to keep Jem and Scout company
What did Mayella keep at the house that was so surprising to people?
A closet
A wash basin
Red Geraniums
A garden
What surprising thing did Bob Ewell NOT do when he claimed Tom Robinson attacked Mayella?
Call for the sheriff
Call for the doctor
Call for a lawyer
Chase after Tom
Why couldn't Tom Robinson have blackened Mayella's right eye?
His left arm doesn't work
He doesn't have a left hand
He isn't left handed
It wasn't really her right eye that was black
What does "ambidextrous" mean?
Can go in land and on water
Can use both hands equally well
Extremely flexible
Can read and write at a very high level
What kept Mayella noticeably different from her other family members?
She was the only one who could read
She was the only one with shoes
She was the only one who was regularly clean
She was the only one who was nice to other people
Mayella is (a) years old.
Judge (a) is presiding over the case.
Heck Tate is the (a) of Maycomb.
Why did Jem follow Atticus to the jail in the middle of the night?
He was curious
He was mad
He was worried
He wanted to disobey him
Why were the farmers from Old Sarum at the jail?
To hire Atticus for some legal work
To help Atticus protect Tom Robinson
To kill Tom Robinson
Bob Ewell hired them to attack Tom Robinson
How did Scout diffuse the situation at the jail?
She humanized her father and reminded the farmers how much he had helped them
She brought her father his gun and was able to warn him early
She reminded them that racism is bad and Tom is a person just like them
She started crying and the farmers felt bad
Why did Calpurnia's church take up a collection for Helen Robinson?
She was too upset to work anymore
She was pregnant with another child
No one would hire her on account of Tom's trial
Reverend Sykes felt bad for the Robinsons
Who helped out Scout when Miss Maudie's house was on fire?
Jem
Dill
Atticus
Boo Radley
Jem was scared by (a) when Atticus and the children went to see Helen Robinson.
Boo Radley's real name is (a) .
Why was Tom Robinson helping Mayella?
He felt sorry for her
He liked her
He knew she liked him
He was getting paid to
Why did Mayella keep having Tom Robinson help her?
She misunderstood his kindness
She was incapable of doing things herself
Her father wanted her to trap him
He was good with her younger brothers and sisters
What is the real reason Bob Ewell accused Tom Robinson of rape?
He caught Mayella throwing herself at him and was furious
He actually did it
He wanted to frame the only real threat to his relationship
Bob hated Atticus and wanted to make him look like a fool
What is the reason Atticus said Mayella was going along with accusing Tom Robinson?
She felt guilty for throwing herself at him
She had pretended to like him but really hated him
She was afraid her father would kill her
She was jealous of Helen Robinson
Why did Jem destroy Mrs. Dubose's flowers?
He was in a fit of rage about her saying terrible things about Atticus
He was mad at her about things she said to Scout
It was part of their elaborate Boo Radley game
He thought they were random flowers and didn't realize they were Mrs. Dubose's
The town drunk, Mr. (a) , only pretends to be drunk so people will leave him alone.
The way Mr. Gilmer was treating Tom Robinson made (a) cry.
Mr. (a) is the prosecuting attorney.
Mr. Gilmer exerts his racism by calling Tom (a) .
Mayella's testimony of what Tom Robinson did was believable.
True
False
A member of the black community being murdered by white people by being hanged to death is called (a) .
Mayella gets mad at Atticus because he
defended Tom Robinson
called her "ma'am" and was polite to her
asked if she loved her father
wouldn't look her in the eye
At the end of Chapter 20, (a) rushes in the courtroom and goes up to Atticus.
Atticus had to shoot the dog because it had (a) .
Atticus's "fatal flaw" is that he believes
Tom Robinson is innocent
racism isn't real
everyone is ultimately good and will eventually do the right thing
his children can do absolutely no wrong
Which character is the town gossip?
(a)
Who is Nathan Radley?
Boo Radley
Boo Radley's dad
Boo Radley's brother
Boo Radley's cousin
The jury for Tom Robinson's trial is made up of 12 (a) .
Scout's real name is (a) .
Jem's real name is (a) .
Walter Cunningham pays Atticus with food and other goods; this is called an (a) .
Atticus says that while it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, it is okay to kill (a) .
Scout gets in trouble for all of the following EXCEPT
yelling at Walter Cunningham Jr. for pouring syrup all over his food
wearing pants to school
telling the teacher why Walter Cunningham Jr. didn't have lunch
Knowing how to read and write
In the film, which of these two characters were combined into one? (select two)
Miss Maudie
Miss Rachel
Mrs. Dubose
Miss Stephanie
Dill's real name is (a) .
How did Bob catch Mayella attacking Tom?
He walked in the door
He was hiding in the closet
He looked in through the window
He was watching from the couch
Why didn't Tom just push past Mayella to get out of the house?
She had locked the door
He knew that as a black man, he couldn't lay a hand on a white woman without serious consequences
He was scared his wife would find out
He thought Bob was in the other room
Jem will inherit Atticus's pocket watch. What two things will Scout get?
A book
A ring
Another pocket watch
A necklace
What does Atticus do most evenings?
Watch TV
Read
Study law
Write in a journal
Judge Taylor chews on a (a) during trials.
The person who takes care of the Finch family is (a) .
Why does Boo Radley act the way he does?
He has some sort of cognitive difference
He wants to
He got into a terrible accident as a child
He hates people
Racism is a type of what?
Tolerance
Prejudice
Cognitive disorder
Genetic malfunction
Scout keeps fighting people because they
insult Atticus
are mean to her
pick on her brother
make her
Bob Ewell has this many children, including Mayella.
(a)
Atticus believes this is the great equalizer among men, the one place where everyone is truly equal.
Church
School
A farm
The Court
Boo Radley did these two things for the children:
Leave little gifts
Follow them around
Cook them food
Look out for them when no one was watching
