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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Scout reveal about the Radley house at the end of chapter 4 when she rolled into the front porch?She saw a shadow inside the house.She saw someone looking through the window.She heard someone inside the house laughing.She heard screaming from inside the house.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the first thing that Scout finds in the oak tree on the Radley's property?an indian head pennya spool of stringa pocket watchtwo sticks of chewing gum
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow does Miss Maudie show her affection for Scout and Jem?She talks to them as friends and bakes cakes for them.She calls them "sweetie" and "junior," which are special nicknames just for them.She invites them into her house for tea every Sunday afternoon.She gives them a nickel each weekend to go buy a "treat."
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat story do Scout, Jem, and Dill act out to entertain themselves? Who makes them quit playing?They act out the stories of Boo Radley. Atticus makes them quit.They act out the stories of the Ewell family. Atticus makes them quit.They act out the stories of the Cunningham family. Miss Maudie makes them quit.They act out the stories of Nathan Radley. Calpurnia makes them quit.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when the children sneak over to the Radley house in chapter 6?They get attacked by the Radley's dog.Mr. Nathan catches them and tells Atticus what happened.Mr. Nathan shoots at them.They catch a glimpse of Boo standing outside and it terrifies them.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Jem reveal to Scout about the night they snuck into the Radley's yard?He never really wanted to sneak over there in the first place.When he went back for his pants, he saw Boo Radley standing on the back porch.When he went back for his pants, they were mended and hung over the fence.He has had nightmares about what happened that night.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat do Jem and Scout find in the knothole of the oak tree that frightens them?a knifecarved figures of a boy and girla witch figurineall of the above
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Mr. Nathan Radley do to the tree and what reason does he give?He chopped it down because it was about to fall on his house.He trimmed the leaves because they were falling all over his yard.He cut down all of the branches because the children were playing on them.He filled the knothole with cement because it was dying.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to Miss Maudie in chapter 8?Her house caught on fire.She got engaged to Jack Finch.She won the county-wide gardening contest.Her pipes froze from the cold weather.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat unbelievable event happens to Scout in chapter 8?She sees Boo Radley's footprints in the snow.Dill says he wants to marry her when they grow up.Boo Radley put a blanket around her shoulders.She saw Boo Radley helping put out the fire.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Atticus agree to defend Tom Robinson?Atticus knows that his career would suffer if he refused to defend him.Atticus feels he must take Tom's case in order to uphold his sense of justice and self-respect.Atticus was forced to take the case by the judge.Tom Robinson is an old family friend, and Atticus is doing it as a favor.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why does Scout get in a fight with her cousin, Francis?
Francis tells Scout that she throws like a girl.
Francis was saying mean things about Jem.
Francis called Calpurnia a n*****, which made Scout angry.
Francis called Scout a n*****-lover.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Scout and Jem get for Christmas?winter coatsair riflesbaseball and gloveboard games
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhy does Scout stop herself from fighting Cecil Jacobs?Atticus has asked her not to fight.She knows that fighting is not lady-likeShe is afraid Cecil will hurt her.She feels sorry for Cecil.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT how Scout described Atticus at the beginning of chapter 10?more athletic than all the other dadsalmost blind in one eyedoesn't hunt or play pokeralmost fifty
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does Atticus say about shooting mockingbirds?Try not to shoot mockingbirds, but if you accidentally hit one it's okay.It's a sin to kill a mockingbird.It's okay to shoot mockingbirds because they ruin crops.It's against the law to shoot a mockingbird.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhy are Scout and Jem so surprised when Atticus shoots Tim Johnson?They didn't know Atticus had a talent for shooting a gun and that his nickname was One Shot when he was a boy.They didn't know that their dad had the capacity to be so cruel.They knew Atticus was blind in his left eye, so they did not think he could shoot a gun.They couldn't believe that their father would shoot a man.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What does Aunt Alexandra think of Scout?
She is unintelligent and needs to go to school.
She does not act and dress like a proper lady.
She should marry Dill when they are old enough.
She is a racist and Atticus needs to teach her to be more accepting of others.
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why doesn't Atticus want his children knowing that he's well-known in the community for his ability to shoot?
He is embarrassed by his success.
He does not want his children to think he is dangerous.
He actually does not know how to shoot a gun; the story is a lie.
He does not like to brag about his accomplishments.
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is Maycomb's "unusual disease"?
Poverty
Racism
Murder
Chicken pox
- 21. Multiple Choice
How do Jem and Scout try to get a message to Boo?
Sending Calpurnia over with a letter.
Slipping a note under the front door in a large envelope.
Tying a message on a fishing pole and casting it toward his window.
Carving the message into the knothole of the tree.
- 22. Multiple Choice
What does Jem believe has happened to Boo Radley?
He thinks the whole story is made up and Boo isn't even real.
He died and is stuck in the chimney.
He ran away long ago and hasn't lived in Maycomb for years.
He is locked in the basement if the county sheriff's office.
- 23. Multiple Choice
What specific instruction does Miss Maudie give Scout?
To obey Miss Caroline, regardless of her unfair treatment.
To stay off her lawn.
To call "Boo" by his real name, "Arthur."
To clean her house because they made such a mess.
- 24. Multiple Choice
What signal is Dill supposed to give if anyone approaches while Jem and Scout try to contact Boo?
Yell, "Caw! Caw! Caw!"
Give an "Indian whoop"
RIng a bell
Scream as loud as he can
- 25. Multiple Choice
What does Miss Maudie mean when she says Atticus is the same in his house as he is on the public streets?
Atticus is a man of integrity; the face he presents in public does not differ from the face he presents at home.
He wears the same clothes inside and outside of his home.
He uses the same voice and speech to talk to the children as he does with adults.
Unlike the other citizens of Maycomb, Atticus does not wear a mask outside his home.
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