Name: __________________ Total: ____/65

Section 1: Vocabulary Matching (10 Marks)

Match the description with the letter that corresponds with the correct word.

DEFINITIONS
_________________ 6. Preserving a corpse from decay.

_________________ 7. Favorable.

_________________ 8. Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen.

_________________ 9. False statement that damages one’s reputation.

_________________ 10. Not showing care for the consequences of an action.

WORD BANK
A. Imprudent B. Apprehensive C. Auspicious D. Embalming E. Libel

DEFINITIONS
_________________ 1. Morally correct behavior or thinking.

_________________ 2. A person who is very reserved/says little.

_________________ 3. To watch something or someone.

_________________ 4. A state of being curious.

_________________ 5. A feeling of extreme sadness, often without a specific cause.

WORD BANK
A. Taciturn B. Melancholy C. Inquisitive D. Vigil E. Rectitude
Section 2: Characters Matching (10 Marks)
Match the description with the letter that corresponds with the correct name.

CHARACTERS
_________________ 11. Only goes to school on the first day of every school year.

_________________ 12. An uncle who doesn't really understand children.

_________________ 13. The narrator of the story.

_________________ 14. Scout’s Grade 1 teacher.

_________________ 15. Mysterious man who Scout/Jem is trying to make come out.
NAMES
A. Scout Finch B. Jack Finch C. Boo Radley D. Caroline Fisher E. Burris Ewell

CHARACTERS
_________________ 16. Cook for the Finch family.

_________________ 17. Neighbor whose house burned down.

_________________ 18. Lawyer who is defending an African-American.

_________________ 19. Scout’s brother.

_________________ 20. Friend of Scout’s who visits in the summer.

NAMES
A. Jem Finch B. Dill Harris C. Maudie Atkinson D. Atticus Finch E. Calpurnia
Section 3: Multiple Choice (45 Marks)

21. The story takes place in __________________.

a. Mobile, Alabama
b. Maycomb, Alabama
c. Meridian, Mississippi
d. Nashville, Tennessee

22. From whose point of view is the story being told?

a. Jem’s
b. Atticus’s
c. Dill’s
d. Scout’s

23. What did Dill dare Jem to do?

a. prank call the Radleys
 b. stay out late at night
c. kiss a girl on the cheek
d. touch the Radley house

24. How did the gossip about the Radley house make Dill feel?
a. scared and anxious
b. angry and hostile
c. amazed and fascinated
d. sad and depressed

25. How does Maycomb feel about the Radleys?

a. it fears them
b. it hates them
c. it loves them
d. it doesn't know them

26. Who taught Scout to read?

a. Miss. Caroline Fisher
b. Calpurnia
c. Atticus
d. Jem
e. Donald Trump

27. Who taught Scout to write in cursive?

a. Miss. Caroline Fisher
b. Calpurnia
c. Atticus
d. Jem
e. Donald Trump

28. What was Scout’s first “crime” at school?

a. lying to the teacher
b. hitting a classmate
c. mouthing off to the teacher
d. knowing how to read

29. Why didn’t Walter Cunningham have a lunch?

a. he forgot it
b. he gave it away
c. he lost it
d. he was too poor

30. Why does Mr. Cunningham give Atticus things like stovewood, a sack of hickory
nuts, similax and holly?
a. Mr. Cunningham and Atticus are relatives.
b. Mr. Cunningham’s attempt to payback Atticus for legal work since Mr.
Cunningham can't afford to pay in cash.
c. Mr. Cunningham is bribing Atticus to try to get him a job in the County
Legislature.
d. Mr. Cunningham is trying to court Calpurnia and needs Atticus’s help.
31. Who was the boy at school with whom Scout fought and what was his name?
a. Walter Ewell because he spit at her at school
b. Burris Ewell because he had lice at school
c. Dill Fisher because he tried to kiss her at school
d. Walter Cunningham because he caused her to start off on the wrong foot at school

32. Back at school, what caused Miss Caroline to scream?

a. she saw bugs in a student’s hair
b. she was mad at the students
c. she saw her student eating a mouse
d. she was pranked by her students

33. Mr. Bob Ewell, according to Atticus, spends his relief checks
a. on marijuana
b. on prostitutes
c. on whiskey
d. on ice cream

34. Why does the Ewells only have to go to school for one day per school year?
a. they were home schooled
b. they were naturally smart
c. they are poor and have a troublesome father
d. their mother was the truant officer

35. What did Scout find in the Radleys’ tree before Jem got home from school?
a. gum in silver foil wrappers
b. jelly beans
c. silver coins
d. shiny stones

36. What did Jem and Scout find in the Radley’s tree in the summer?
a. a nest of hungry baby mockingbirds
b. nuts that were very delicious when they ate them
c. a shiny, red kite with tangled string wrapped around the branches
d. tin foil, and two polished Indian Head pennies

37. How does Scout end up in the yard in front of the Radley house?
a. she was kidnapped by Boo Radley
b. she was dared to enter the yard by Jem
c. she rolled into the yard on a tire
d. she went on her own

38. What new game do the kids create after Scout enters Radley yard?
a. Boo Radely
b. Hide and go Seek
c. Atticus the Lawyer
d. NBA 2K18
39. When Scout rolled into the Radley yard, she hear:
a. Atticus yelling at her
b. Jem and Dill laughing
c. Mrs. Dubose cursing at her
d. Laughter inside the Radley house

40. In Chapter 5, the children offer an enticement for Boo to come out – what is it?
a. they will not burn the Radley house down
b. they offer him hot fry bread
c. they offer ice cream
d. they offer two Indian Head pennies

41. Compare Miss Maudie Atkinson and Miss Stephanie Crawford.

a. Miss Maudie is kind and respectful of others. Miss Stephanie is a loud gossip.
b. Miss Maudie is old and homely. Miss Stephanie is young and pretty.
c. Miss Maudie is smart and tall. Miss Stephanie is dumb and short.
d. Miss Maudie is patient and sweet. Miss Maudie is popular and a liar.

42. What is a “foot-washing” Baptist, according to Miss Maudie?

a. a Baptist who washes people’s feet
b. a meat butcher
c. a individual that believes in rights and freedoms for all
d. a conservative individual who adheres to the Bible

43. What happened that winter that hadn’t happened since 1885? How did Mr. Avery
explain this to the kids?
a. It snowed and it was caused by Boo Radley and his evil ways.
b. It snowed and it was caused by children disobeying their parents.
c. There was an earthquake and it was caused by children disobeying their parents.
d. There was a train accident that caused a forest fire and destroyed several houses.

44. What do the kids wait for Mr. Avery to do every night?
a. laugh out loud
b. play hide and seek with them
c. have a sneeze attack
d. get hit by a car

45. The plan the children have under cover of darkness before Dill heads off to Meridian:
a. look in the window at the Radley house
b. burn Miss Maudie’s house down
c. steal apples from Mr. Avery
d. destroy Mrs. Dubose’s flowers

46. How did Jem lose his pants?

 a. they got caught on the Radley fence
b. they got wet in a pond and he has to take them off
c. they ripped as he climbed a fence and fell off
d. they were given to Dill after Jem lost to him in a poker game

47. When Jem goes back for his pants, what does he find?
a. they are gone
b. someone stitched them up
c. they are very dirty and torn
d. they are still tangled in the wire

48. What does Mr. Radley do to the tree with the knothole?
a. he cuts it down
b. paints it red
c. fills the hole with cement
d. buries Boo Radley in the hole

49. For what actual reason did Mr. Radley answer to question 48?
a. prevent the tree from dying
b. kill the tree
c. prevent the tree from collapsing
d. cut off Boo Radley from the children

50. What is the “near libel” which Jem puts in the front yard?
a. a snowman shaped like Mrs. Dubose’s body
b. a snowman shaped like a ghost
c. a snowman shaped like Mr. Avery’s body
d. a snowman shaped like a dog

51. What happened to Miss Maudie’s house? What was her reaction?
a. Miss Maudie’s house burned down and she was more upset about her charred
azaleas than the house.
b. Miss Maudie’s house burned down and she was so upset because she has nowhere
to live.
c. Miss Rachel’s house burned down and Miss Maudie was scared her house would
be next.
d. Miss Maudie’s roof collapsed with the weight of the snow and she was freezing
cold.

52. During the incident, who slipped a blanket around Scout’s shoulders?
a. Tom Robinson
b. Miss. Stephanie
c. Cecil Jacobs
d. Boo Radley

53. What happens in chapter 8 that rarely happens in Alabama?

a. an earthquake occurred
b. it snowed
c. it rained
d. it hailed
54. Identify Cecil Jacobs. Of what “controversy” did Scout learn from him?
a. Cecil Jacobs is a boy from school. Scout learned that her father was defending
black man.
b. Cecil Jacobs is a friend of Dill’s. Scout learned the Dill had been lying about his
father.
c. Cecil Jacobs is the sheriff in Maycomb. Scout learned that people in town were
racist.
d. Cecil Jacobs is a boy who moved away. Scout learned that kids used to tease him.

55. How did Atticus explain why he was defending Tom Robinson?
a. Because it is his job, he will do his best and couldn’t say ‘no’ when the Judge
asked him.
b. Because it is his job, he will do his best and couldn’t say ‘no’ when Tom’s father
asked him.
c. Because it is his job as a lawyer and he had no choice, despite his obvious guilt.
d. Because it is his job and he will earn a great deal of money doing it.

56. What is Maycomb’s “usual disease”?

a. racism
b. poverty
c. pollution
d. earthquakes

57. What happened at Christmas between Scout and Francis?

a. They at too much and had stomachaches.
b. Scout called Francis a name and he hit her.
c. Francis called Jem a name and she kicked him in the head.
d. Francis called Atticus a name and she hit him.

58. Explain the quote…”You’re real nice, Uncle Jack, an’ I reckon I love you even after
what you did, but you don’t understand children much.”
a. Scout loves Uncle Jack and loves him despite the fact that he doesn’t like
spending time with children.
b. Francis loves Uncle Jack, realizes he should tell him more often since he’s his
godfather.
c. Scout loves Uncle Jack, didn’t really mean it when she talked back to him, but she
wants a chance to explain her side of the story.
d. Jem loves Uncle Jack, but thinks his sense humor is embarrassing, so he doesn’t
want to introduce him to his friends.
59. What was Uncle Jack’s mistake? What did he learn?
a. Uncle Jack’s mistake not listening to both sides of the story he learned to listen
and keep an open mind.
 b. Uncle Jack’s mistake was proposing to Miss Maudie by yelling it across the street.
He learned that proper Southern ladies want more private proposals, flowers and a
ring.
c. Uncle Jack’s mistake was that he assumed that Tom Robinson was guilty because
he was black and he learned not to be racist.
d. Uncle Jack’s mistake was that he treated a patient incorrectly and he learned how
to better handle himself with Southern hospitals.

60. Explain these quotes…”I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard but I know
you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember
it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird [Atticus]…Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make
music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they
don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a
mockingbird” [Miss Maudie]. What do you think they mean?
a. Blue Jays make better targets because they fly faster – if you can shoot a blue jay
it means you are a great shot.
b. Cans are more challenging and fun to shoot at, so why waste your time with birds.
c. Mockingbirds are on the protected species list.
d. It’s unethical and sinful to hurt something innocent and not threatening.

61. What is Jem and Scout’s attitude towards their father at the beginning of the chapter?
a. he is brave and funny
b. he is mean and strict
c. he is young and hip
d. he is old and boring

62. What brave thing does Atticus do in Chapter 10?

a. Atticus shoots the mad dog, Tim Johnson, from down the street.
b. Atticus represents Walter Cunningham in his land lawsuit.
c. Atticus rescues Scout from the mean and vicious Mrs. Dubose.
d. Atticus shoots the wild raccoon, Tom Johnson, from down the street.

63. Explain this quote…”I think maybe he put his gun down when he realized that God
had given him an unfair advantage over most living things. I guess he decided he
wouldn’t shoot till he had to, and he had to today.” (Miss Maudie)
a. Sherriff Tate is so good at shooting that he felt it was unfair of him to shoot at
living things and therefore, would no longer shoot unless it was an emergency.
b. Atticus is tall and strong and his physical strength gave him an unfair edge over
most people, so he decided 30 years ago not to shoot people any more.
c. Atticus is so good at shooting that he felt it was unfair of him to shoot at living
things and therefore, would no longer shoot unless it was an emergency.
d. Atticus hurt his arm with the recoil of a shotgun while defending himself against a
burglar and decided that it wasn’t worth the physical injury to ever shoot anyone
again.

64. What did Jem do to Mrs. Dubose out of anger?

a. Jem cursed Mrs. Dubose out in front of her hired help and mortified her.
b. Jem took Scout’s baton and chopped all the blooms off of Mrs. Dubose’s prized
camellia flowers.