To Kill A Mockingbird (film) Quizzes

To Kill A Mockingbird (film) Quiz 1

1 Who is the object of Scout, Jem, and Dill's fantasies and obsessions?
Boo's father

Boo

Tom

Mrs. Dubose
2 To Kill a Mockingbird is adapted from a novel by _______
Harper Lee

Flannery O'Connor

Truman Capote

William Faulkner
3 While Atticus sits outside the porch one night, what does he overhear from Jem and Scout's bedrooms?
A heated debate between the siblings about Scout’s tomboyishness

A discussion about their plan to break into the Radley house

A poignant conversation about Jem and Scout’s mother

A teary Scout saying she doesn’t want to grow up
4 What is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Athens, Georgia

New Orleans, Louisiana

Austin, Texas

Maycomb, Alabama
5 According to Atticus’s father, why is it a “sin to kill a mockingbird?”
They kill spiders

All they do is offer music for people to enjoy

They are adorable

They like people
6 Who is Calpurnia?
The housekeeper and cook for the Finch family

One of the Finch family’s neighbors

The wife of Tom Robinson

Atticus’s deceased wife
7 When Scout is scared and urges Jem and Dill not to sneak out Radley house, what does Jem do?
Laughs at Scout

Agreed with Scout

Accuses Scout of acting like a girl

Slaps Scout
8 What objects do we see in the film’s opening sequence?
Scout’s mother’s locket

Valued trinkets from an old cigar box

Paintings of mockingbirds and gardens

Photographs of Atticus, Jem, and Scout
9 What is the name of Tom’s wife?
Andrea

Calpurnia

Helen

Mary Lou
10 What is the gossipy anecdote Miss Stephanie tells the children?
Boo attempted to kill his father with scissors and was locked in the Radley house thereafter

Boo never did anything wrong except for question his father’s authority, yet his father proceeded to lock him up in a cellar

Boo killed an innocent school girl

Boo tried to attack Jem and Scout when they were babies
11 Why does Mr. Cunningham give Atticus some hickory nuts?
He wanted to express his gratitude for Atticus having his son over for dinner

The hickory nuts are poisoned, and Mr. Cunningham is trying to kill Atticus to get out of his entailment payments

He simply did it out of the kindness of his own heart

It’s a part of his entailment for the legal work Atticus did for him
12 What do Scout, Jem, and Dill witness when they go to the courthouse in Part 2?
Mr. Ewell insulting Tom

Atticus working

Reverend Sykes reassuring Tom that everything will work out

The grand jury charging Tom
13 In addition to the box full of the knothole trinkets, Jem also notifies Scout of WHAT when she visits his room?
His neatly folded pants across the fence (of the Radley property)

His desire to quit school

Atticus’s real reasons for defending Tom Robinson

His hatred for Mrs. Dubose
14 Who is the best shot in the county, according to Sheriff Tate?
Tom Robinson

Atticus

Sheriff Tate

Mr. Ewell
15 What is Scout's first name?
Martha

Mary Ann

Mayella

Jean Louise
16 Aside from Walter Cunningham Jr., who does Scout fight?
Jem

Cecil Jacobs

Dill

One of Mayella’s siblings
17 What object is Atticus going to pass down to Jem when he’s grown?
His spectacles

His hunting rifle

His bible

His antique watch
18 How does Scout challenge traditional gender norms?
She likes dresses AND playing outside with boys

She is a proud and tough tomboy and displays masculine behaviors

She doesn’t identify as a boy or girl

She doesn’t believe that gender exists
19 When do the film’s events take place?
1920s

1960s

1930s

1940s
20 When Jem pokes fun of Dill’s short height, how does he (Dill) respond?
He says, “I’m small but mighty.”

He says, “Don’t matter.”

He says, “I’m little but I’m old.”

He says, “You’re tiny too, now quit it!”
21 What is Scout forced to wear on the first day of school?
A dress

A suit

Overalls

A pearl necklace
22 Who is Jem and Scout’s summertime friend?
Heck

Cecil

Walter Jr.

Dill
23 When does Atticus encourage Scout to consider other people’s point of views?
After she insults Jem

After she recounts the dreadful day she had at school

After she says, “the world is unfair!”

After she criticizes Calpurnia
24 What do Jem and Scout notice in the knothole together?
Two dolls that resemble them

A snowglobe

Two carved soap figures that resemble them

A letter from Boo
25 After Atticus declares his loyalty to Tom to Mr. Ewell, how does Mr. Ewell respond?
He spits in Atticus’s face

He scoffs, rolls his eyes, and walks away

He calls Atticus a “n—er lover”

He threatens Atticus’s children
26 Why can’t Tom use his left hand?
He injured it when he was young

He simply prefers to use his right hand

Trick question—he can use his left hand, but not his right hand

He cut it while doing chores for Mayella
27 Why can’t Scout move or help Jem during the attack?
Her costume makes it difficult to move around

She’s too small

Ewell broke her legs

She’s too scared
28 Who saves Jem and Scout from the attack?
Boo

Atticus

Mayella

Miss Maudie

Why do the film makers have Bob Ewell and Tom Robinson in the same costumes

This is interesting. I think Bob Ewell tries hard to portray himself as superior to Tom Robinson simply because he is white, and Tom is black. The director has them wear similar clothes to juxtapose the two: to show just how weak, dirty and...

Asked by Benjamin A #1025301

Answered by Aslan on 5/29/2020 3:32 AM

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Which did you enjoy more- the book or the movie? Why?

This question calls for your opinion, there is no right or wrong answer. I love both the movie and the book.... the movie is spectacular.

Asked by syd n #1227054

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/8/2022 2:44 PM

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Why did more people choose watching movies?

First of all, one of the main reasons why poeple chose films is that their faster and easier to "consume". In oder words, some people would rather spend 2 hours watching a film than 4 hours reading the book,

Secondly, the film industry has become...

Asked by Margaret #1225468

Answered by Pedro P #1228842 on 4/17/2022 6:17 PM

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