Characters/Setting
Where is the novel set?
a) Maycomb, Wyoming
b) Maycomb, Texas
c) Maycomb, Alabama
d) Maycomb, Alaska
c) Maycomb, Alabama
Why does Atticus think he can't win Tom Robinson's case?
a) Tom is guilty
b) No white jury had ever found a black male innocent
c) There is no evidence
d) He's a bad lawyer
b) No white jury had ever found a black male innocent
During the trial, Jem, Scout, and Dill sit
a) outside the courtroom.
b) at the table with Atticus.
c) in the balcony with the black community.
d) in the seats with the white community.
c) in the balcony with the black community.
Tom Robinson
a) escaped from jail and ran to Georgia.
b) was shot trying to escape from jail.
c) wins a second trial and gets his freedom.
d) fires Atticus as his lawyer
b) was shot trying to escape from jail.
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
a) Because mockingbirds don’t do any harm to anyone, they just sing.
b)Because hunting in Maycomb is illegal.
c) Because mockingbirds are an endangered species
d) Because mockingbirds help pollinate flowers.
a) Because mockingbirds don’t do any harm to anyone, they just sing.
The story took place during the...
a) 1920s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1950s
b) 1930s
Atticus explains to Scout that the town authorities bend the law for the Ewell family because they'll never change their ways; for instance, Mr. Ewell can...
a) shoot firearms within the town limits
b) burn trash in his back yard
c) hunt out of season
d) fish without a license
c) hunt out of season
When he is on the witness stand, Tom Robinson says that
a) Mayella Ewell invited him in to her yard and house.
b) Bob Ewell invited him to his yard and house.
c) Mr. Link Deas told him to work for the Ewells.
d) he has never seen Mayella in his life.
a) Mayella Ewell invited him in to her yard and house.
When Jem and Scout are attacked, Scout
a) yells to Walter Cunningham for help.
b) is seen by Mrs. Merriweather.
c) is protected by her costume.
d) breaks her arm.
c) is protected by her costume.
At the end of the novel, Scout looks at the world through whose perspective?
a) Arthur Radley
b) Atticus
c) Jem
d) Dill
a) Arthur Radley
Who killed Bob Ewell?
a) Boo Radley
b) The sheriff
c) He killed himself
d) Atticus
a) Boo Radley
Atticus accepted Tom Robinson's case because
a) He believed it was the right thing to do
b) He knew he would win
c) The people of Maycomb wanted him to
d) He needed the money
a) He believed it was the right thing to do
What happened to Helen Robinson?
a) She was banished from the community
b) The Ewells "chunked" at her when she walked past their house on the main road
c) A mob killed her
d) She was robbed
b) The Ewells "chunked" at her when she walked past their house on the main road
Scout misses her cue in the pageant because
a) Walter and she were bobbing for apples.
b) Jem scared her and she ran away.
c) Boo Radley distracted her.
d) She fell asleep.
d) She fell asleep.
Scout arranged things so that "if Miss Stephanie Crawford was watching from her upstairs window, she would see Arthur Radley escorting [her] down the sidewalk, as any gentleman would do. Why did she do that?
a) To make Miss Crawford jealous
b) For protection
c) To show off
d) To show Miss Crawford that Boo is normal
d) To show Miss Crawford that Boo is normal
Strong mother figure; children's bridge between the white and black worlds.
a) Atticus Finch
b) Jem Finch
c) Scout Finch
d) Calpurnia
d) Calpurnia
Aunt Alexandra has a party with
a) the children of Maycomb.
b) the congregation at Calpurnia’s church.
c) Jem, Scout and Dill.
d) the ladies of Maycomb.
d) the ladies of Maycomb.
When Atticus leaves the courtroom after hearing the verdict, the black community
a) leaves before he does.
b) gives him money.
c) stands up as he passes.
d) argue with him about Tom’s case.
c) stands up as he passes.
On the day after the trial, the black community
a) gives Atticus and his family food.
b) gives Atticus money.
c) asks Judge Taylor for help with Tom’s case.
d) leaves Maycomb.
a) gives Atticus and his family food.
Why does Heck Tate (sheriff) says that “Bob fell on his knife?"
a) Because he saw him fall on his knife from his window
b) To protect Boo/Arthur Radley
c) Because he wants to get back at Heck Tate for what he did
d) Because this is what he truly believes happened
b) To protect Boo/Arthur Radley
What does Lula represent in To Kill a Mockingbird?
a) The African Americans that are against Atticus and think he pities the African American community
b) the African Americans in Maycomb who are starting to voice their anger about the unjust treatment towards the African American community
c) The White individuals that are starting to voice their anger about the injustice in the court system in Maycomb.
d) The African Americans that are starting to voice their anger about the religious intolerance in Maycomb.
b) the African Americans in Maycomb who are starting to voice their anger about the unjust treatment towards the African American community
How does Scout come to find a blanket on her shoulders after watching Miss Maudie's house burn?
a) Nathan Radley has placed it there without her being aware
b) Miss Maudie has placed it there without her being aware
c) Calpurnia has placed it there without her being aware
d) Boo has placed it there without her being aware
d) Boo has placed it there without her being aware
What was Atticus trying to accomplish during his closing argument?
a) To encourage everyone to see Tom as an individual and not just as a black man.
b) To remind everyone that due to Tom's injury it is impossible for him to have hit Mayella.
c) To beg them to declare Tom "not guilty"
d) To tell them that despite the outcome, he thanks everyone for their time.
a) To encourage everyone to see Tom as an individual and not just as a black man.
Why does Scout think it is ok for the sheriff (Heck Tate) to hide the truth?
a) Because Heck Tate is white and it is payback for what happened to Tom
b) She thinks it is ok for adults to lie but not children
c) She doesn’t think it is right to put Boo in the courtroom and make him go through all that
d) Because everyone hates Heck Tate anyway
c) She doesn’t think it is right to put Boo in the courtroom and make him go through all that
What does the rabid dog, Tim Johnson symbolize?
a) racism
b) violence
c) religious intolerance
d) that Atticus will lose the court case
a) racism
Why does Lula get mad at Calpurnia for bringing Jem and Scout to church?
a) because they are white and she already has to treat them like they are better than everyone else
b) because they are too young to be dealing with such heavy and serious topics
c) because she does not believe in forcing religion onto children
d) because they are supposed to be at school
a) because they are white and she already has to treat them like they are better than everyone else
Describe the relationship between Aunt Alexandra and the children.
a) They were good friends.
b) Alexandra was like their teacher.
c) They usually disagreed.
d) Alexandra was just like Atticus to them.
c) They usually disagreed.
What was Mayella’s account of the incident with Tom Robinson?
a) When she went in the house to get him a nickel for chopping the wood, he attacked her.
b) When he was done chopping the wood, he threatened her with the axe.
c) He made all the kids go away, then he attacked her.
d) He confessed his love for her when no one was looking.
a) When she went in the house to get him a nickel for chopping the wood, he attacked her.
What is the purpose of Atticus' closing argument at the end of the court case?
a) To explain the meaning of how it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.
b) To ask the judge to be gentle on Tom.
c) To tell the jury that if they declare Tom as guilty, he will never forgive them.
d) To try and convince the jury to put their biases aside and judge the case fairly, so that their ruling might be fair and true.
d) To try and convince the jury to put their biases aside and judge the case fairly, so that their ruling might be fair and true.
Name two characters that could be symbolized as a mockingbird.
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson