english: to kill a mocking bird test

Question 0

As a child she was a _____ and spent most of her time with her neighbor, _____.

Answer 0

Tomboy; Truman Capote

Question 1

Where is Harper Lee from?

Answer 1

Monroeville, AL

Question 2

She was _____ the Scottsboro Trials began.

Answer 2

5 years old

Question 3

_____ of nine black men were sentenced to death for alleged rape of two white girls, however medical evidence said otherwise. The convictions were eventually overturned in appeal. The trials became the _____ for TKM

Answer 3

8; basis

Question 4

_____ narrates the novel in first person but in the past tense

Answer 4

Scout

Question 5

_____ allows the reader the ability to view the events through the eyes of a child and through the eyes of an adult.

Answer 5

Scout narrating from past tense

Question 6

The Radley’s are set apart by their ___________ themselves

Answer 6

Willingness to isolate

Question 7

_____ is always to blame even after others have been proven guilty. ___ is to foreshadow the treatment of _____ later in the novel.

Answer 7

Boo; Tom Robinson

Question 8

_____ brings to light the thoughts of acceptance of different kinds of people

Answer 8

Chapter 3

Question 9

_____ tells Scout that she must remember to judge people by their _____ rather than by their _____

Answer 9

Atticus; intentions; actions

Question 10

_____ is the master of looking at things from the other person’s perspective.

Answer 10

Atticus

Question 11

_____ is sad because he is leaving behind a budding friendship and the fun and fancy of childhood

Answer 11

Jem

Question 12

_____ and accepting them as well as _____ are signs that the children are growing closer to Boo

Answer 12

Finding gifts in the Radley tree; rolling into the Radley’s yard

Question 13

____was the “malevolent phantom” and is now a real man whose behavior makes him fascinating.

Answer 13

Boo

Question 14

_____ helps the children understand _____ as a result of his upbringing

Answer 14

Miss Maudie; Boo

Question 15

Name three mother influences on Scout.

Answer 15

1. Cal
2. Miss Maudie
3. Aunt Alexandra

Question 16

People who are forced inside like ___________ are victims of Society’s influence

Answer 16

Boo and Tom

Question 17

_____ is a rarity in numerous ways

Answer 17

Atticus

Question 18

_____ daily walks outside set him apart and tell us he’s a _______

Answer 18

Atticus’s; free thinker

Question 19

The _____ and _____ in Maycomb is evident and has been around for years. _____ can not change it with one case; however, he must keep his _____ and _______ regardless.

Answer 19

Bigotry; racism; Atticus; integrity; do what is right

Question 20

_____ alerts the neighborhood about the rabid dog and calls Atticus. _____ is a quick thinker, but is given no credit for saving the town. _____ is an unsung hero (otherwise known as a _____).

Answer 20

Cal; heroine

Question 21

_____ is painted as a hero despite her bigotry and racism. _____ believes that the children should experience her _____ in the face of adversity.

Answer 21

Mrs. Dubose; Atticus; bravery

Question 22

_____ believes that the _____ can learn that even though people may seem like they are no good that every person has some _____ inside them.

Answer 22

Atticus; children; good

Question 23

_____ is important because it reminds the reader that within every community there are _____ people.

Answer 23

Lula’s character; judgmental

Question 24

_____ idea of fine folks is solely based on _____ that individual lived in Maycomb

Answer 24

Aunt Alexandra; the length of time

Question 25

Individuals are not judged on their personal characteristics but on _____ that are forced upon their entire group.

Answer 25

Stereotypes

Question 26

_____ is living a life of poverty and deprivation

Answer 26

Mayella

Question 27

____ has never been given respect by anyone. This leads her to feel that Atticus is disrespecting her by calling her ________

Answer 27

Mayella; Miss Mayella

Question 28

_____ tries to appeal to the audience for crying at the stand. She thinks she can make them feel sorry for her. She's initially reluctant to ____ but she caves under pressure and fear. Under the influence of her_____ she _____ anyway despite her knowledge of what really happened.

Answer 28

Mayella; accuse Tom; father's oppression; accuses Tom

Question 29

_____ causes disruption because it is unbelievable that a black person could ______.

Answer 29

Tom's testimony; feel sorry for a white girl

Question 30

_____ shows that he is slipped into adulthood. •Bonus• What action said _____ was slipping into adulthood

Answer 30

Jem's behavior •Bonus• Telling on Dill

Question 31

The Finch children are once again welcomed _____ as they are seated on the front row of the balcony

Answer 31

By the black community

Question 32

_____ is injured by the trial's verdict. _____ is astonished that people will not or can not see the _____ for what it is.

Answer 32

Jem; evidence

Question 33

_____ response to _____ shows that even though the trial was lost he has tried to teach Maycomb about the _____ they support.

Answer 33

The black community; Atticus; unfairness

Question 34

_____ uses the term "we" when talking about the people that are working in favor of _____. This shows that regardless the outcome that there is a sense of a cohesive group of people with a _____ vision.

Answer 34

Miss Maudie; Tom; communal

Question 35

Atticus points out that _____ is often what keeps people from what they know is right

Answer 35

Fear

Question 36

Atticus's reaction to _____ once again shows that he is unable to understand or except that some people are _____.

Answer 36

Mr. Ewell; inherently evil

Question 37

The women look pretty on the outside but they don't have any _____

Answer 37

Real substance

Question 38

_____ realizes that the decision to be _____ is made by each individual and that growing up in a _____ household hinders that decision.

Answer 38

Scout; fair; racist

Question 39

_____ loses the courage to continue to _____ in the face of dealing with another trial. He has lost faith in the _____, like _____

Answer 39

Tom; live; system; Jem

Question 40

Boo has been a _____, then _____, and now _____.

Answer 40

Monster; sad hermit; potential friend

Question 41

The _____ is hard for scout to deal with and further drives _____ away from the society that he once loved and respected

Answer 41

Hypocrisy; Jem

Question 42

_____ is shown as a coward once again as he chooses to pick on those who _____

Answer 42

Mr. Ewell; who cannot defend themselves

Question 43

Devastated by trial

Answer 43

Jem

Question 44

Thinks that people's worth is based on how long they've lived in Maycomb

Answer 44

Aunt Alexandra

Question 45

Won't except things that they cannot pay back

Answer 45

Cunningham's

Question 46

What is the importance of Scout narrating in the novel as an adult

Answer 46

It allows the reader the ability to view the events through the eyes of a child and an adult

Question 47

What are three examples of progress that Atticus made from the Tom Robinson case

Answer 47

Cunningham takes longer to decide the verdict, Link Deas sticks up for a colored woman (Helen), Miss Maudie uses "we" when describing the people who care for Tom

Question 48

The children's trip into the Radley's yard is very symbolic of…

Answer 48

The journey through the layers of ignorance and rumors that are forced on them by society

Question 49

The concrete hole in the Radley tree is symbolic of…

Answer 49

The children's relationship with Boo and Jem's step into adulthood

Question 50

The porch is said to be the gateway between inside and outside like it is a symbol for…

Answer 50

Childhood and adulthood

Question 51

In chapter 15 the darkness outside the courthouse is symbolic for…

Answer 51

Ignorance and bigotry

Question 52

The light brought out into the darkness by Atticus is symbolic of…

Answer 52

Atticus and the knowledge and fairness that he represents

Question 53

Tom's crippled arm is a symbol of…

Answer 53

The disadvantages of a black man in Maycomb

Question 54

The mocking bids are symbolic of...

Answer 54

Boo and Tom

Question 55

What really happened with Mr. Ewell and the children as they were walking home?

Answer 55

The kids were going home and Mr. Ewell was after them. Mr. Ewell was stabbing at Scout and popping the wire costume. Jem goes over to help Scout and Bob Ewell throws him away and it knocks him out and breaks his elbow. Boo sees them in trouble, so he stabs Bob and then carries Jem home.