To Kill a Mockingbird Quizzes

To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz 1

1 The narrator of the story is _____.

Jem

Dill

Boo

Scout
2 The first chapter focuses on telling stories. This primarily serves to:

Lengthen the novel

Tie each of the individual characters to their family and history

Mimic the random thoughts in Scout's mind

Make the story appealing to a younger audience
3 Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins? (respectively)

6 and 10

8 and 12

5 and 8

9 and 13
4 What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?

To remove moral bias from the story

To allow the story to be presented by someone who cannot take an active role

To allow the narrator to mature as the story progresses

All of the above
5 Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?

Robinson

Finch

Radley

Harris
6 Scout is unusual for a first grader because:

She can read and write

She can outrun all the boys

She is taller than all the other children

She speaks a foreign language
7 The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:

Show the general disrespect that children have for authority

Introduce the reader to the various families, as well as their peculiarities, in Maycomb county

Denounce the segregation of blacks and whites

Blame the education system for the incidents which follow in the novel
8 How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?

Through the sixth grade

The first day of every school year

Through college

None
9 The Ewell family is

One of the poorest, least educated families in Maycomb

Highly respected in town

Supportive of equal rights for all races

A family of both black and white people
10 Walter Cunningham surprises Scout in which of the following ways?

He failed to pass first grade due to his having to leave to work on the farm

He discusses farming in a very mature way with Atticus

He pours molasses onto his food

All of the above
11 What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?

Gum

both Gum and Pennies

Pennies

None of the above
12 What activity do Dill, Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?

They all role tires into the yard

They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

They all run into the Radley yard and touch the house before fleeing

None of the above
13 When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities, with whom does she spend more time?

Calpurnia

Boo Radley

Maudie Atkinson

Atticus
14 What do Jem, Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?

He catches them once again play-acting Boo Radley stabbing his father

He catches them stealing money that has been hidden in a tree in his yard

They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

Jem accidentally hits the Radley house while practicing with his new gun
15 Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?

The sealing off of generosity

The futile attempt to prolong life by patching up deadly wounds

The withdrawal of Boo Radley from society forever

The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
16 Which two characters are the "outcasts" of the novel, maligned by Maycomb society?

Jem and Scout

Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra

Boo Radley and Maudie Atkinson

Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
17 After Atticus Finch agrees to defend Tom Robinson, what does Scout hear at school?

Atticus is "an immigrant"

Atticus is "a racist"

Atticus is "a nigger lover"

Atticus is "a coward"
18 For Christmas, Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?

Puppies

Air rifles

Pennies

Gum
19 Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis calls Atticus a "nigger-lover"; how does Scout react?

She punches him in the mouth

She runs away

She screams at him and waits until the adults arrive

She stays silent, exactly as Atticus had ordered her to
20 Why does Atticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?

Because the judge is biased

Because the Ewells are well respected in the town

Because it is the word of a black man against a white man, and the jury will listen to the white man

Because Tom actually committed the rape, and everyone in the town knows it
21 What is the best reason for why Atticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?

To maintain his conscience and his integrity

Because he needs the money

Because he is befriended with the Robinson family

To raise a furor within the town of Maycomb
22 Which of the following are parallels in the novel?

Tom Robinson and Boo Radley being ostracized by society

Atticus and Scout fighting communal tradition to maintain their individual identities

Both Atticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

None of the above
23 When Jem and Scout get their air guns, what does Atticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?

A mockingbird

Tin cans

Bluebirds

Dogs
24 Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?

His role in putting down the mob that wants to lynch Tom Robinson

His status as a single father to Scout and Jem

His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

None of the above
25 Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?

Boo Radley

Tom Robinson

Scout Finch

Atticus Finch

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