TKM Quiz Ch. 20-25

1.

2 points

What specific piece of evidence did Atticus PROVE about the case?

Tom Robinson could not have raped Mayella because he was too nice

Mayella was crazy and should be locked up

Mayella had been raped and beaten by a left-handed man.

Tom Robinson was wrong to have gone there

2.

2 points

After the trial, when Atticus walked out,

The African Americans in the balcony stood up for him to show support

The blacks sent food to the house to give thanks

Jem and Scout ran home so they wouldn't get caught in court

Tom Robinson was shot to death

3.

2 points

Scout...

one of the Cunninghams

gossipy neighbor

is the narrator of the story

the borther

4.

2 points

Jem had to read to Miss Maudie each afternoon after school for a month.

True

False

5.

2 points

What do Dill and Scout learn from Mr. Dolphus Raymond, the white man who has mixed children and a black mistress?

some people never learn

mobs don't solve anything

some people deal with their problems with alcohol

People aren't always as they appear to be

6.

2 points

An important lesson Atticus teaches Scout is:

keep your promises, no matter how small they are

above all, you must be proud of your family name

it is important to make a good living for yourself

you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - climb into his skin and walk around in it.

7.

2 points

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

It's not a sin

They are the state bird of Alabama

They are so much like humans

They don't bother anybody

8.

2 points

What two characters BEST represent "mockingbirds"?

Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

Walter Cunningham and Tom Robinson

Calpurnia and Mrs. Dubios

Boo Radley and Calpurnia

9.

2 points

Jem thinks he has discovered why Boo Radley never comes out of his house.. What is Jem's Reason?

He wants to stay inside

He is insane

His father makes him stay inside

He is racist

10.

2 points

The novel is narrated from which point of view?

first person

third person

second person

experiential

11.

2 points

Cecil Jacobs was a boy at Scout's school who made fun of Cal.

True

False

12.

2 points

Why did Tom Robinson go into Mayella Ewell's house?

she offered to give him some dinner

she was his girlfirend

he never went inside her house

he was hiding from Bob Ewell

She asked him to help her fix something in the house

13.

2 points

When Bob Ewell accused Atticus of being too proud to fight, how did Atticus respond?

Atticus said he was too old to fight

Atticus walked away without saying a word

Atticus pushed Mr. Ewell aside and walked away

14.

2 points

Burris...

Boo's brother

one of the Cunninghams

is one of the Ewells

Finch family cook, maid, and nanny

15.

2 points

Why does Aunt Alexandra say that Scout cannot invite Walter Cunningham over?

He is too dirty

He is trash

His dad is on the jury

He is too old for her to play with

16.

2 points

Jem...

is Scout's brother

a gossipy neighbor

is the narrator of the story

never leaves his house

17.

2 points

The Scottsboro Boys...

owned the first all black farm in the South

experienced the prejudice that Tom Robinson experienced

beat and killed two white girls on a train in Alabama

were active in politics during the Civil Rights era

18.

2 points

According to the testimony given by Tom Robinson, what happened with Mayella?

She asked him to fix a hole in the ceiling and he did

She asked him to help find the children

Mayella tried to kiss him

He had been dating Mayella for over a year