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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does the sheriff come to talk to Atticus about at the house?
The children bothering Boo Radley
Dill running away
Tom Robinson being moved to the Maycomb jail
Scout getting in a fight
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does Jem tell Scout afterwards?
That Atticus and Aunt Alexandra have been arguing about the trial
That they are going to be sent away
That Tom Robinson is not guilty
That Dill isn't a natural blonde
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why does Atticus go and sit in front of the Maycomb jail?
To get some peace and quiet
To escape from Aunt Alexandra
To make sure a lynch mob doesn't try to attack Tom
To read the paper
- 4. Multiple Choice
What makes the mob leave the jail?
Atticus scares them off
Scout runs over and tells Mr Cunningham to say 'hey' to Walter
Mr Underwood is aiming a gun at them
They get bored
- 5. Multiple Choice
From where do Scout and Jem watch the trial?
The lawyer's stand
The seats allocated for black people only
Outside, watching through the window
The front row seats
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does Atticus notice about Bob Ewell during the trial?
He is left-handed and therefore would be more likely to hit someone on the right side of their face
He looks shifty and is clearly lying
He is poor and doesn't wear nice clothes
- 7. Multiple Choice
Mayella only has bruises on the right side of her face. Why is this important?
Tom Robinson's left hand was torn apart when he was a boy so it is useless
She should have bruises on both sides of her face
The bruises are the wrong colour
- 8. Multiple Choice
Who does Atticus call as a witness?
Aunt Alexandra
Tom Robinson
Calpurnia
Miss Maudie
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does Tom say really happened?
Mayella asked him to fix a door, but when he got inside she grabbed him and asked him to kiss her
Bob Ewell attacked him
He was never at the Ewell house and stayed in all night
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why does Dill cry during the trial?
He doesn't like how rude and unfair the other lawyer was to Tom
He thinks Tom is guilty
He feels sorry for Mayella
He is scared of the Ewells
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does Atticus say really happened on the night of the supposed crime? (TWO ANSWERS)
Mayella covered her shame of being attracted to a black man by accusing Tom of rape.
Bob Ewell beat his daughter, causing the bruises
Tom Robinson never went to the Ewell house
Mayella was blackmailed into lying
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