To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1 & 2

1.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What happened to the narrator’s brother, Jem, when he was about thirteen years old?

He broke his leg.

He broke his arm.

He broke his collarbone.

He suffered a broken heart.

2.

Multiple Choice

5 mins

1 pt

The narrator states, “When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury.” In this context, the word assuaged most closely means

increased

made fun of

intensified

relieved

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Who narrates To Kill A Mockingbird?

Jem Finch

Scout Finch

Atticus Finch

Harper Lee

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Who is Atticus Finch?

The narrator

The narrator's friend

The narrator's father

The town mayor

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is Atticus Finch’s profession?

Doctor

Lawyer

Teacher

Sheriff

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The Finch family

is new to Maycomb, Alabama

is related to most other “old” families and is highly respected

lives in poverty and is disrespected in town

includes a scary, reclusive man who never leaves the house

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Who is Calpurnia?

The Finch's cook

The Finch's neighbor

The Finch's enemy

The narrator's teacher

8.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Who is the small boy Jem and the narrator become friends with?

Chuck

Boo

Dill

Radley

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The narrator tells us that, “Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.” This sentence is an example of ______ and means:

personification; ladies were lazy in Maycomb

simile; summer weather was incredibly hot in Maycomb

irony; the people of Maycomb were dirty

metaphor; women in Maycomb slept late and did not work

10.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following adjectives best describes Miss Stephanie Crawford?

religious

gossiper

melancholy

adventurous

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Who is Jean Louise Finch?

The narrator's mother

Scout's best friend

Scout's teacher

Scout's real name

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Scout says of Atticus, “Jem and I found our father satisfactory: he played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment.” This phrase (courteous detachment) is an example of _______________ and means

oxymoron; Atticus loves his children

personification; Atticus does not enjoy children

paradox; Atticus is a distant, reserved father

Both A and C

13.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The Radley place attracts the children because

Mrs. Radley bakes sweets and feeds the neighborhood children frequently

The Radleys are rich and have nice toys to play with

Mystery surrounds the house and the family due to rumors of a “phantom” living inside

The house is abandoned and the children like to throw rocks at the house’s windows

14.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In chapter two, how does Scout feel about starting school?

nervous

terrified

excited

indifferent

15.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The Radleys are different than other families in Maycomb because

they keep to themselves

they give large dinner parties

they own slaves

their house was a mansion compared to the other houses in town

16.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

According to town gossip, when Arthur Radley got into trouble, his father

beat him nearly to death

kept him home and out of sight for fifteen years

allowed Arthur to attend a reformatory school

killed him

17.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Nathan Radley became

Scout’s and Jem’s best friend.

a recluse.

his brother’s caretaker after old Mr. Radley died.

a ward of the state who lived in the basement of the jail.

18.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which of the following is a conflict that arises between Scout and Miss Caroline?

Scout understands the people of the town better than Miss Caroline, who is an outsider.

Scout thinks she’s smarter than Miss Caroline.

Miss Caroline is jealous of Scout’s wealth.

Scout is jealous of Ms. Caroline’s wealth.

19.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Miss Caroline is upset with Scout on the first day of school because

Scout has lice.

Scout can read and write.

She feels Scout’s father has interfered with her teaching

Both B & C

20.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Walter Cunningham has no shoes and no lunch, but he does have all of the following except

fierce pride

ringworm

a quarter

clean clothes

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