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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why did Atticus ask Mr. Ewell to write his name?
To show he was illiterate
To show he was left-handed
To show he was right-handed
To acquire his fingerprints
- 2. Multiple Choice
Heck Tate is...
Atticus' boss
The name of the rabid dog
The Maycomb county judge
The Maycomb County sheriff
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why did Atticus accept Tom Robinson's case?
Because he knew he would win it
He was appointed.
He felt morally obligated to
For the money, since they were in hard times
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who offered the children a seat during the trial?
Calpurnia
Mr. Walter Cunningham
Reverend Sykes
Miss Maudie
- 5. Multiple Choice
What does Mayella say about Atticus?
She thinks he is a bad father.
She is afraid of him.
She can't believe a white man would defend a black man.
She knows he is a good man.
- 6. Multiple Choice
According to Mayella, why does she ask Tom into the house on the day of the alleged attack?
She wanted to kiss him.
She needed help with the children.
She wanted him to chop up a piece of furniture.
She wanted protection from her father.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Mayella tells Atticus her father "does tollable" except when he is ...
sleepy
hungry
low on money
drunk
- 8. Multiple Choice
True or False: Mayella sent all of the kids to town for ice cream on the afternoon of November 21.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
True or False: Tom has previously been convicted of disorderly conduct.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
True or False: Scout starts crying during Tom's testimony, and Dill has to take her out of the courtroom.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why does Atticus ask Tom about his prior "trouble with the law"?
He wants to prove that Tom is capable of physical assault.
He wants to show the jury that Tom has nothing to hide.
He wants to use it as an alibi.
He wants to show that Tom is a changed man.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best describes Mr. Gilmer's tone when he questions Tom Robinson.
Belligerent
Supportive
Contemptuous
Anxious
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does Mr. Gilmer imply when he asks Tom, " 'You felt sorry for her, you felt sorry for her?'" (Lee 224).
Tom shouldn't feel sorry for someone who betrayed him.
Tom shouldn't feel sorry for a white woman.
Tom is lying.
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does Mr. Gilmer use to try to prove Tom's guilt to the jury?
A doctor's examination of Mayella Ewell
The claims of the alleged victim and her father
Fingerprints
A lie detector test
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the change in Bob Ewell's tone during his testimony?
Anxious to relaxed
Obscenely humorous to belligerent
Belligerent to relaxed
Completely heartbroken to belligerent
- 16. Multiple Choice
" 'It was her right eye, Mr. Finch. I remember now, she was bunged up on that side of her face...' Mr. Tate blinked again, as if something had suddenly been made plain to him. Then he turned his head and looked around at Tom Robinson. As if by instinct, Tom Robinson raised his head. Something had been made plain to Atticus also, and it brought him to his feet" (Lee 192).
What had been "made plain" to Heck, Tom, and Atticus at this moment?
Tom Robinson is guilty because he is right-handed.
Heck Tate is guilty and he realizes that he exposed his own lies.
Tom Robinson could not have committed the crime.
Mayella Ewell was "confused in her mind."
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