To Kill a Mockingbird

Question 1

Who is the only character that is familiar to the narrator during the mob scene outside of the jail?

Answer 1

Walter Cunningham

Question 2

Who is the young girl who is not quite mature enough to understand the full weight of what is happening during the trial?

Answer 2

Scout

Question 3

Who is the wife of the defendant, is having trouble finding work and taking care of the kids while the town is discriminating against an innocent man, her husband?

Answer 3

Helen Robinson

Question 4

Who is the town sheriff and the first witness at the trial?

Answer 4

Heck Tate

Question 5

Who is the founder of the Finch amply plantation?

Answer 5

Simon Finch

Question 6

Who is a model character - a moral leader and treats his children like adults and teacher them valuable life lessons?

Answer 6

Atticus Finch

Question 7

Who pretends to be a drunk - but is not really drinking alcohol out of the paper bag?

Answer 7

Dolphins Raymond

Question 8

Who is Charles Baker Harris - visits his aunt every summer in Macomb?

Answer 8

Dill

Question 9

Who is a young girl - possibly a victim also - but falsely accuses a man of rape?

Answer 9

Magellan Ewell

Question 10

Who takes over for his father in seeping Arthur in the house after his father dies?

Answer 10

Nathan Ridley

Question 11

Who is the local drunk and town white trash that beats his daughter?

Answer 11

Bob Ewell

Question 12

Who is the Finch family housekeeper and friend of the family - helped raise the children after their mother died?

Answer 12

Calpurnia

Question 13

Who is the aunt to the two hound Finch children?

Answer 13

Alexandra

Question 14

Who is disillusioned by the results of the trial and his little sister does not understand?

Answer 14

Jen

Question 15

Who is the innocent man accused falsely of a vicious crime?

Answer 15

Tom Robinson

Question 16

What is the nickname of Arthur Radley?

Answer 16

Boo

Question 17

Who is the narrator of the novel?

Answer 17

Scout

Question 18

Who is the father of two young children, an attorney charged with defending an innocent man?

Answer 18

Atticus Finch

Question 19

Where does To Kill a Mockingbird take place?

Answer 19

Maycomb Alabama

Question 20

Who saves the children when they are attacked by Bob Ewell?

Answer 20

Boo Radley

Question 21

What happens to baseball that are hit into the Radley yard?

Answer 21

They are lost forever

Question 22

How many times was Tom Robinson shot?

Answer 22

17

Question 23

Atticus hesitantly demonstrates his shooting skills by kill what with the sheriff’s shotgun?

Answer 23

A mad dog

Question 24

Why do the kids believe that Atticus is feeble?

Answer 24

He is 50 years old

Question 25

What is the name of the Finch family plantation?

Answer 25

Finch’s landing

Question 26

Who filled in the knot hole of the tree?

Answer 26

Nathan Radley

Question 27

What did Nathan Radley put in the knot hole that made Jem secretly cry?

Answer 27

Cement

Question 28

What does Scout see for the firs time in her life during one winter?

Answer 28

Snow

Question 29

After the children sneak into the Radley yard and are spooked - what do they hear in the distance?

Answer 29

A gunshot

Question 30

Who did the author of To Kill a Mockingbird model the character of Atticus Finch after?

Answer 30

Her Father

Question 31

When in American History did Scout’s story take place?

Answer 31

Great Depression

Question 32

What is mysteriously wrapped around Scout during the house fire that destroyed Miss Maudie’s house?

Answer 32

A blanket

Question 33

When do the children know it is time worry?

Answer 33

When Atticus worries

Question 34

What did Scout hear in the Radley house when she rolled into the yard in the tire?

Answer 34

Laughing

Question 35

What can Scout do that the other students do not know how to do yet?

Answer 35

Read and write

Question 36

How old is Scout?

Answer 36

6

Question 37

How old is Jem?

Answer 37

10

Question 38

Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, and modeled the characters and setting after her own childhood?

Answer 38

Harper Lee

Question 39

What are the items that Scout and Jem find in the tree in the Radley yard?

Answer 39

``` Twine or string Soap figures (dolls) Spelling bee medal Knife on a chain Pocket watch Gum Indian head pennies ```

Question 40

What is Scout’s real name?

Answer 40

Jean Louise

Question 41

What is Jem’s real name?

Answer 41

Jeremy

Question 42

Why does Dill cry while Tom Robinson is testifying during his trial?

Answer 42

He does not like the way Mr. Gilmer is treating Tom Robinson

Question 43

Why is Jem disturbed after returning home and fetching his pants from the Radley fence?

Answer 43

They were sewn (no very neatly) and hanging over the fence

Question 44

in what ways do the children try to contact or see Boo Radley?

Answer 44

Touching the house A note on a fishing pole Role playing games (Radley games) Peaking in the window

Question 45

What does Dophus Raymond drinking out of his paper bag?

Answer 45

Coke

Question 46

Why is Calpurnia’s church called First Purchase Church?

Answer 46

First thing purchased by freed slaves

Question 47

What keys pieces of evidence does Atticus focus on while Heck Tate is on the stand?

Answer 47

No one called the doctor | Her bruise was on the right side of her face - - Tom Robinson is left handed

Question 48

What doesn’t Walter Cunningham take the quarter front he teacher for lunch?

Answer 48

The Cunningham family does not take anything that they canNOT pay back.

Question 49

What is the one thing that Boo Radley says during the novel?

Answer 49

Will you take me home?

Question 50

What is Scout’s costume for the school pageant?

Answer 50

A Ham

Question 51

Why does Jem want Scout to leave the role poly bug alone?

Answer 51

I was not doing anything to her

Question 52

Why was Tom Robinson killed?

Answer 52

He tried to escape

Question 53

What do all the people in the colored section of the courtroom do as Atticus leaves? Why?

Answer 53

They stand - - show respect for what he did for Tom

Question 54

Analyze the character of Atticus Finch - - Discuss his roles as father, neighbor, lawyer and role model

Answer 54

Use your notes

Question 55

Describe the racism/prejudice in the town of Maycomb - - is there hope for improvement

Answer 55

Use your notes

Question 56

What is the significance of the title - - what two characters are like a mockingbird and why.

Answer 56

Use your notes