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Quiz about To Kill a Mockingbird Foil Characters

"To Kill a Mockingbird" - Foil Characters Quiz

'What is a foil?' you may ask; in literature a foil is a pair of characters who are presented in a plot in order to accentuate the qualities of one or both of the characters. From the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird".

A multiple-choice quiz by pinkhorsegrl. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
pinkhorsegrl

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,967

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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525

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Question 1 of 10

1. _______ and Mayella Ewell are both daughters. However, _______ is independent and Mayella Ewell does not act her age. She is very dependent.

(Choose the name of the character who best fits.) Hint

Grace Merriweather

Calpurnia

Scout Finch

Miss Stephanie Crawford

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Question 2 of 10

2. Both Miss Maudie and _______ know a lot about Maycomb and the people living in it. Miss Maudie politely keeps things to herself unless someone asks. _______ tells everyone she encounters as soon as she hears news. Hint

Miss Stephanie Crawford

Calpurnia

Mayella Ewell

Scout

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Question 3 of 10

3. The children Jem and Scout and _______ all have one parent. Jem and Scout have a stable home, while _______ moves often and does not have a stable home. Hint

Dill

Burris Ewell

Mayella Ewell

Mr. Dick Avery

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Question 4 of 10

4. The _______ family and the Cunningham family are similar in that they are poor. The _______ family is trashy, mean, and disrespectful, while the Cunninghams have dignity, pride, and class despite how many material items they own. Hint

Radley

Ewell

Finch

Underwood

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Question 5 of 10

5. Nathan Radley and _______ care for family members, but they have different styles. Nathan keeps his brother, Boo Radley, indoors and isolated. _______ sends his children into the neighborhood to learn and interact with all the people in Maycomb. Hint

Bob Ewell

J. Grimes Everett

Tom Robinson

Atticus Finch

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Question 6 of 10

6. Both Calpurnia and _______ are female adults in Scout's life. But, both woman have different views on Scout. Calpurnia is very warm, comforting, and accepts Scout for who she is. On the other hand, _______ is strict towards Scout. She wants Scout to act proper "like a lady" by wearing dresses, and being prim and proper. Hint

Miss Caroline Fisher

Grace Merriweather

Miss Stephanie Crawford

Aunt Alexandra

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Question 7 of 10

7. Bob Ewell and _______ are both individuals who have drug addictions. Bob Ewell is an alcoholic, who is unwilling to change. However, _______ has a morphine addiction and is willing to change. Hint

Mr. Cunningham

Mayella Ewell

Heck Tate

Mrs. Dubose

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lula and _______ are African-American women. Lula is angry, especially toward white people. _______ is warm and kind to everyone in the neighborhood. Hint

Miss Maudie

Mayella Ewell

Calpurnia

Aunt Alexandra

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Question 9 of 10

9. Both children, Walter Cunningham Jr. and _______ come from poor families. Walter Cunningham Jr. is respectful to his classmates and elders. _______ is disrespectful to others. Hint

Jem Finch

Burris Ewell

Dill

Scout Finch

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Question 10 of 10

10. Both Mr. Underwood and _______ saw the Tom Robinson trial. Mr. Underwood changed (in a positive way) from the trial, while _______ did not. Hint

Walter Cunningham

Atticus Finch

Grace Merriweather

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. _______ and Mayella Ewell are both daughters. However, _______ is independent and Mayella Ewell does not act her age. She is very dependent. (Choose the name of the character who best fits.)

Answer: Scout Finch

Scout is precocious and mature for her age. When Scout encounters a situation she seeks advice from her dad, Atticus.

Answer: Miss Stephanie Crawford

Miss Stephanie Crawford is the gossiper in the town. She tells the kids stories of Boo Radley - about how she has seen him before. When Miss Maudie's house burns down Miss Stephanie invites her to stay.

Miss Maudie is one of the few adults Jem and Scout look up to. As the kids get older, Jem finds Scout annoying so Scout goes to Miss Maudie's house while Jem plays with Dill. Miss Maudie also likes flowers.

3. The children Jem and Scout and _______ all have one parent. Jem and Scout have a stable home, while _______ moves often and does not have a stable home.

Answer: Dill

Dill lives with his Aunt Rachel over the summer and is friends with Jem and Scout. Unlike Scout, Dill does not have a stable, loving family. He said about his parents, "They do get on a lot better without me, I cannot help them any". One night Dill runs away from his home and comes to Maycomb county where he hides under Scout's bed because he feels like he is being replaced in the family by his stepfather.

Answer: Ewell

Mayella and Burris are two of Bob Ewell's kids. Mayella accused Tom Robinson of abusing her. Atticus believes Bob beats Mayella.

Answer: Atticus Finch

Atticus is the father of Jem and Scout. He is known for teaching his kids important "life lessons", one being "you never really know a person until you step inside his shoes and walk around in them."

Answer: Aunt Alexandra

Aunt Alexandra comes to stay at the Finch house around the time of the Tom Robinson trial. She helped take care of Jem and Scout.

7. Bob Ewell and _______ are both individuals who have drug addictions. Bob Ewell is an alcoholic, who is unwilling to change. However, _______ has a morphine addiction and is willing to change.

Answer: Mrs. Dubose

While at the store one day Jem and Scout run into Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose says some things and Jem loses his temper at her. As a punishment Jem must go to Mrs. Dubose's house and read to her each day for a month. Jem learns from Atticus that Mrs. Dubose was very sick and by reading to her it would ease the pain.

She suffers from morphine addiction. Atticus says Mrs. Dubose is one of the bravest people he has met.

8. Lula and _______ are African-American women. Lula is angry, especially toward white people. _______ is warm and kind to everyone in the neighborhood.

Answer: Calpurnia

When Atticus is out of town, Calpurnia decides to take Jem and Scout to her church. While there, Lula, unlike the other people at the Church, confronts Jem and Scout with resentment. She says it's people like them (white people) who discriminate against black people. Because of her attitude, she is asked to leave the church.

9. Both children, Walter Cunningham Jr. and _______ come from poor families. Walter Cunningham Jr. is respectful to his classmates and elders. _______ is disrespectful to others.

Answer: Burris Ewell

Burris Ewell is a classmate of Scout. They are both in the first grade. Burris is repeating first grade for the third time. He picks on Scout.

10. Both Mr. Underwood and _______ saw the Tom Robinson trial. Mr. Underwood changed (in a positive way) from the trial, while _______ did not.

Answer: Grace Merriweather

Grace Merriweather was also in charge of the fall play in which Scout was dressed as a ham.

Source: Author pinkhorsegrl

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