TKAM 21-25

1.

1 point

Who went along with Atticus to tell Helen Robinson about Tom's death?

No one

Scout

Miss Maudie

Calpurnia, Dill, and Jem

2.

1 point

Rape is a capital offense in Alabama. If Atticus loses the appeal for Tom Robinson, then Tom will

sent back to Africa

get lifelong imprisonment

be re-enslaved in Mississippi

be executed

3.

1 point

Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Truman Capote

Harper Lee

S.E. Hinton

W.E.B. DuBois

4.

1 point

What do Jem and Reverend Sykes discuss that Sykes think is inappropriate for Scout to hear?

Jim Crow laws and segregations

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Rape laws and definitions

5.

1 point

What bad news does Atticus have when he comes home and interrupts the tea party?

That Tom Robinson is dead - he was murdered trying to escape

His brother Jack refuses to come home for Christmas this year at Finch's landing. He is too disgusted with the rampant racism in Maycomb

Dill ran away again

Boo Radley stabbed his brother Nathan with a pair of scissors

6.

1 point

Why does Aunt Alexandra say Walter Cunningham cannot come to dinner

She says that the Finches do not associate with trash.

They are not eating supper that night - everyone is too upset to eat.

She says he should be with his own family now.

Calpurnia has quit and there is no one to cook the meals.

7.

1 point

How did Scout know the jury convicted Tom Robinson before the judge read the verdict?

She snuck into the jury room with Dill and listened to the deliberations.

Atticus told her they never look at the defendant if the verdict come back guilty.

A jury member was crying

8.

1 point

In Tom Robinson's attempt to escape from prison, he was shot how many times

Once

Eight

17 times

10 times

9.

1 point

What is Helen's reaction when she learns of her husband's death?

She burns the courthouse down.

A single tear rolls down her cheek.

She falls down in the dirt and faints.

She slaps Atticus in the face.

10.

1 point

Why does Scout want to invite Walter Cunningham to dinner?

Walter Cunningham promise to marry Scout

She feels sorry that Walter is poor

Because his father wanted to acquit Tom Robinson - find him not guilty

One of the Cunninghams brought food to Atticus after the trial.

11.

1 point

What did Mr. Ewell say when he heard of Tom's death?

One down, two to go

He didn't say anything; he fled Maycomb because he was the one who shot him

He apologized; he said he never meant for anyone to die

12.

1 point

What does Jem decide about Boo Radley?

The trinkets are a cry for help and he wants to be rescued

That he wants to stay inside

That he was sitting next to him during the trial the whole time

That he bit Tim Johnson and gave him rabies

13.

1 point

Who stands up in court and makes a scene about Tom Robinson and then is told by the judge to shut his mouth?

Mr. Walter Cunningham, who said they should have lynched him when they had the chance.

Atticus' brother Jack, who tells Atticus that Calpurnia is looking for his children

Mr. Link Deas, the former employer of Tom Robinson

Mr. Dolphus Raymond, who is so drunk he mistakes the courtroom for the local bar

14.

1 point

What do the African-American citizens of Maycomb do as Atticus exits the courtroom?

They cry

They stand to honor him

They boo him for losing the case

They wail and moan

15.

1 point

Why is Atticus hopeful about the case even though he's lost?

Atticus is at peace with himself; he knows he tried the case to the best of his ability. You win some, you lose some.

Tom Robinson escaped and traveled the Underground Railroad to Safety

He hopes to win on appeal

16.

1 point

Dill said, "Well, I'm gonna be a new kind of clown. I'm gonna stand in the middle of the ring and laugh at folks." This is a literary example of:

metaphor

simile

suspense

conflict

17.

1 point

The town thinks it's that it is typical for a black man to behave irrationally. What theme would this fall under? (1 point)

Tolerance

justice & Truth

Prejudice & Stereotypes

Taking a Stand

18.

1 point

What does the Roly-poly bug Scout attempts to squish symbolize?

A bug's life is hard

The death of innocence

Brotherhood

19.

1 point

What is Miss Maudie's reaction to everyone wanting to go to the trial?

She doesn't want to go because she is convinced that he is innocent sowhat's the point?

She said she isn't going because it's morbid watching a person on trial for his life; it's like a Roman carnival.

She is excited to see Atticus at his best in court.

She would like to go, but she has to supervise the rebuilding of her home.

20.

1 point

Mr. Underwood writes an editorial that

condems Tom's death as the murder of an innocent man

condems Tom Robinson

justifies the jury's decision

justifies the prejudices of Maycomb

21.

1 point

What event does Aunt Alexandra host at the Finch's home?

a sleepover - she's invited all the little girls in Maycomb so Scout will have a greater feminine influence

a missionary tea party

nothing - she thinks that she is too good to socialize with folks in Maycomb

a birthday party for Jem

22.

1 point

Why did Calpurnia come to the courtroom?

To tell Atticus his children are missing

To hear the verdict

To renew her voter registration

23.

1 point

What is Jem proud to show Scout on his body?

The scar from when he slid underneath the fence of the Radley house.

Possible chest hairs

His new ink (tattoo).

His nubbin (third nipple)

24.

1 point

What does Jem teach Dill to do before he leaves?

To swim

To fight

To read

How to kiss girls

25.

1 point

What does Mr. Underwood compare the slaughter of Tom/cripples to?

Road kill

The senseless slaughter of songbirds

The case of Emmitt Till - another young man who was murdered

A falling star

26.

1 point

Why was it highly unlikely for Tom to have beaten and choked Mayella like she testified?

He was not in town on the night in question

His left arm is limp, and he cannot use it

27.

1 point

What does Miss Maudie say was not an accident?

Judge Taylor assigning Atticus to Tom Robinson's case

Tom Robinson's murder

Mr. Dolphus Raymond's fathering mixed children