"To Kill A Mockingbird" Part 1

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1. In the beginning of the book we see Scout (also known as Jean Louise) and Jem go off to school once Dill leaves. However at school Scout does many things that make Miss Caroline angry. Which of the following things does Scout NOT do, that irritates Miss Caroline? Scout stands up for Walter Cunningham and made a bad impression of him unintentionally. Scout tells a story of how Jem said she was born a Bullfinch and not a Finch. Scout doesn't take charity from Miss Caroline. Scout can read.

2. Dill is a little boy from Meridian that visited his Aunt Rachel every summer in Maycomb. As Scout said, Dill could tell the tallest tales anyone had ever heard. Which of the following stories did Dill not tell? He had been in a mail plane 17 times. His dad had a black beard but shaved it off. He had seen a leopard. His dad had sent him a mounted police uniform.

3. While Scout and Jem were young, they had an obsession with Arthur "Boo" Radley, whom they deemed a ghost as well as a murderer, locked up inside his house 24/7. When Dill comes, the trio begin to piece together rumors which eventually form a game in the form of a play. The trio take turns acting out parts of the Radley household. What is the game known as? The Terror of Boo One Man's Family PeekaBOO I See You! It had no name.

4. When school starts again, Jem and Scout begin to dread walking across the Radley place every day. However Scout (and later Jem) begin to find gifts and little trinkets in a hollow of a tree trunk in front of the Radley place. Jem begins asking around town, and when no one claims the little trinkets Jem and Scout take ownership of them. Which of the following items do the siblings NOT find in the hollow? a ball of twine an old Spelling medal 2 Indian head pennies a woolen blanket

5. Okay, time for an character question. Which of the following characters is not mentioned in the book? Miss Maudie Atkinson Joe Ewell Miss Stephanie Crawford Heck Tate

6. In chapter 8, Maycomb county received two weeks of its coldest weather since the winter of 1885. Many events took place that winter. Which of the following events did NOT take place that winter? Mr. Avery died. Miss Maudie's house caught on fire. Mrs. Radley died. Jem made a snowman.

7. In the beginning of chapter 9, we find out that Atticus is defending a Negro (also known as "nigger" in the book) named Tom Robinson. Cecil Jacobs provoked Scout at school one day by saying Atticus defends niggers. Scout asked Atticus why he was defending Robinson, and Atticus gave several distinct reasons why he took the case, such as that if he (Atticus) didn't defend Robinson, he could never hold his head up again or tell Scout or Jem what to do. The next day, Scout cornered Cecil Jacobs in the school yard. Did she fight him? Yes No

8. Around Christmas time, Uncle Jack, Aunt Alexandra (Scout does not include Uncle Jimmy, as he is irrelevant in Scout's eyes), and Francis Hancock, Alexandra's son, visited Scout and Jem. During that time however, Scout was provoked into punching Francis after several taunts. What was the final taunt out of Francis's mouth that let Scout loose? Francis calls Scout a nigger-lover. Francis calls Scout a whore-lady. Francis calls Atticus a nigger-lover. Francis says Atticus was ruining the family by letting his kids run wild.

9. Another character question: What nickname was Atticus known by in his teens growing up in Maycomb? Hound Dog Ol' Tim Johnson Maestro Finch Ol' One Shot

10. Old Mrs. Dubose always screamed insults at Jem and Finch from her porch as they walked past her house. One day Mrs. Dubose insulted Atticus, referring to him as a man in the courthouse lawing for niggers. Jem got extremely angry, and tore up her garden-full of camellias. Atticus later found out and made Jem apologize to Mrs. Dubose for what he did. Mrs. Dubose then doled out her punishment. What consequence did Jem have to face? Jem got off scot-free. Jem had to dig out all the camellias, replant them, and then clean up Mrs. Dubose's garden. Jem had to read to Mrs. Dubose for a month. Jem had to carry on conversations with Mrs. Dubose two hours every day for a month.