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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
They are sacred and holy.
They don't bother anyone.
They are protected by the government.
They are an endangered species.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Atticus accepted Tom Robinson's case because...
He felt morally obliged to.
He knew he would win.
The people of Maycomb wanted him to.
He needed the money.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of these characters would NOT be considered a mockingbird, or an innocent destroyed or injured by evil?
Jem
Tom Robinson
Bob Ewell
Boo Radley
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who pressures Scout the most to be more lady-like?
Jem
Atticus
Aunt Alexandra
Calpurnia
- 5. Multiple Choice
How do we know Tom Robinson didn't commit the crime?
He wasn't there
He wasn't physically able
The narrator told us
None of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who is Ol' One Shot?
Dill
Jem
Walter
Atticus
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a dynamic character? (Select ALL that apply.)
Scout
Jem
Atticus
Tom Robinson
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following characters is ROUND? (Select ALL that apply.)
Bob Ewell
Walter Cunningham
Jem Finch
Calpurnia
- 9. Multiple Choice
What type of figurative language is used in the following passage: “His heavy boots punished the porch and he opened the door awkwardly…” (Lee 355).
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following passages provides an example of foreshadowing?
“This was an excellent idea, Jem thought. He also thought it a good thing that Cecil and I would be together. This way, Jem would be left to go with people his own age” (Lee 343).
“ ‘You all want a ride home?’ someone asked.
‘No sir, thank you,’ I heard Jem say. ‘It’s just a little walk.’
‘Be careful of haints,’ the voice said. ‘Better still, tell the haints to be careful of Scout’” (Lee 347).
“Shuffle-foot had not stopped with us this time. His trousers swished softly and steadily. Then they stopped. He was running, running toward us with no child’s steps” (Lee 350-351).
“Something crushed the chicken wire around me. Metal ripped on metal and I fell to the ground and rolled as far as I could, floundering to escape my wire prison. From somewhere nearby came scuffling, kicking sounds, sounds of shoes and flesh scraping dirt and roots” (Lee 351).
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a synonym for prejudiced?
Hateful
Biased
Ignorant
Understanding
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an antonym for acquittal?
Conviction
Acceptance
Verdict
Innocence
- 13. Multiple Choice
When describing Boo Radley at the beginning of the novel, the narrator says: “Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom” (Lee 10). What does the word “malevolent” mean in the context of the passage?
Reclusive
Kind-hearted
Evil
Prejudiced
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is an example of practicing empathy?
Putting yourself in someone else's shoes.
Buying a birthday present for your friend.
Feeling guilty for making fun of someone.
Ignoring someone when they complain.
- 15. Multiple Choice
To Kill a Mockingbird takes place during the 1930s. What else happens during this time period? (Select all that apply.)
The Great Depression
The Holocaust
Jim Crow
The Civil War
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which character tells imaginative stories?
Jem
Scout
Dill
Walter
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT true about Maycomb County?
It is a small town.
It is in the south.
It is impoverished.
It is full of fair-minded people.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following passages most clearly implies that Boo Radley actually killed Bob Ewell?
“ ‘It ain’t your decision, Mr. Finch, it’s all mine … Your boy never stabbed Bob Ewell … didn’t come near a mile of it and you know it. All he wanted to do was get him and his sister safely home’” (Lee 316).
“ ‘I never heard tell that it’s against the law for a citizen to do his utmost to prevent a crime from being committed, which is exactly what he did … Mr. Finch, taking the one man who’s done you and this town a great service an’ draggin’ him with his shy ways into the limelight - to me, that’s a sin’” (Lee 317).
“ ‘I may not be much, Mr. Finch, but I’m still sheriff of Maycomb County and Bob Ewell fell on his knife’” (Lee 317).
“Atticus sat looking at the floor for a long time. Finally he raised his head. ‘Scout,’ he said, ‘Mr. Ewell fell on his knife. Can you possibly understand?’” (Lee 317).
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