TKM Part 1 Quiz - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In this passage, the author helps establish the topic of coming of age by

showing how knowledgeable Scout is about history and local culture.

showing how Scout and Jem interact with one another as siblings.

showing Scout adjust to how to behave in an unfamiliar setting.

showing how much more advanced Scout is compared to her peers.

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Re-read this section from the passage.

“If he didn’t teach you, who did?” Miss Caroline asked good-naturedly. “Somebody did. You weren’t born reading The Mobile Register.”

“Jem says I was. He read in a book where I was a Bullfinch instead of a Finch. Jem says my name’s really Jean Louise Bullfinch, that I got swapped when I was born and I’m really a-”

This interaction between Scout and Miss Caroline best characterizes Scout as

Arrogant

Stubborn

Naive

Rude

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Based on this passage, what best describes the relationship between Jem and Scout?

Jem dislikes Scout and hates to be around her

Jem and Scout are close, but Jem wants his privacy.

Jem and Scout are inseparable best friends.

Jem cares about Scout more than Scout cares about Jem.

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following passages best characterizes Scout as being different from the other children?

The class murmured apprehensively, should [Miss Caroline] prove to harbor her share of the peculiarities indigenous to that region.

The [Miss Caroline] went to the blackboard and printed the alphabet in enormous square capitals, turned to the class and asked, "Does anybody know what these are?"

Everybody did; most of the first grade had failed it last year.

"Teach me?" I said in surprise. "He hasn't taught me anything, Miss Caroline. Atticus ain't got time to teach me anything.

I knew I had annoyed Miss Caroline, so I let well enough alone and stared out the window until recess when Jem cut me from the covey of first-graders in the school.

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Re-read this section from the passage starting at paragraph 14.

Miss Caroline apparently thought I was lying. "Let's not let our imaginations run away with us, dear," she said. "Now you tell your father not to teach you any more. It's best to begin reading with a fresh mind. You tell him I'll take over from here and undo the damage--"

"Ma'am?"

"Your father does not know how to teach. You can have a seat now."

Which of the following best characterizes Miss Caroline's tone when talking to Scout?

Miss Caroline is very informal and friendly toward Scout.

Miss Caroline is furious with Scout.

Miss Caroline speaks condescendingly to Scout.

Miss Caroline means the opposite of what she says to Scout.

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

How does the author develop the topic of coming of age in this passage? From Chapter 11

By breaking the baton and destroying the flowers, Jem shows that he finally has the courage to stand up for himself.

When Jem confesses to Atticus what he has done, it shows that he is still a child who refuses to take responsibility for his own actions.

Jem's violent and confusing behavior reflects an inner conflict that he is not mature enough to resolve like a man.

By having Jem and Scout fight, it shows that Jem has become a man while Scout remains a child.

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Re-read the following sentence from the paragraph 2.

What Jem did was something I'd do as a matter of course had I not been under Atticus's interdict , which I assumed included not fighting horrible old ladies.

What does the word interdict mean as used in the sentence above?

ban

authority

intimidation

approval

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

By using the phrase "Atticus's voice was like the winter wind," the author suggests

Atticus's voice is unpleasant to hear

Atticus talks for a long period of time.

Jem does not like wintertime or cold weather.

Atticus's voice can be heard from a long distance.

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the best inference that can be drawn about Jem based on this passage?

Jem is a thoughtful and responsible young man who doesn't let other people upset him.

Jem only cares about himself and thinks that other people are inconveniences.

Jem cares about other people, but struggles to resolve conflicts with other people

Jem does not understand what it means to be grown up.

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

How does the author develop the topic of coming of age in the passage? Second Chapter 11 passage

Jem learns an important life lesson from Atticus that makes Jem question if he is as grown up as he thinks he is.

Atticus does not understand that Jem has become a man and treats him like a child instead.

Mrs. Dubose shows Jem that even grown ups can learn valuable lessons from children.

Now that Mrs. Dubose has died, there's no one left who thinks of Jem as a child.

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is most likely signified by having Jem silently stroke the petals of the camellia petals at the end of the passage?

Jem is angry, but he has learned not to express his anger.

Jem is soothed by the soft feel of the flower's petals.

Jem's feelings toward Mrs. Dubose have changed.

Jem does not understand what his father has told him.

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Re-read the following sentence from paragraph 20.

According to her views, she died beholden to nothing and nobody.

What does the word beholden mean as used in the sentence above?

having no enemies

being controlled

being inferior

having people you love

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The narrator creates a mood for Maycomb primarily through the use of _____ from chapter 1

allusions

hyperbole

similes

imagery

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Based on this passage, the reader can infer that the dominant influence in the narrator's life is ________

Maycomb

her father

her mother

Calpurnia

15.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

As a whole, the passage emphasizes the impact of ____ on people

tradition

hardship

death

friendship

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