To Kill A Mocking Bird Test Review – Flashcards
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What is Scout's real name? (A) Jean Louise Finch (B) Louise Marie Finch (C) Louise Scout Finch (D) Lee Mae Finch
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A
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What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case? (A) Innocent (B) Guilty (C) The jury is hung. (D) The judge calls a mistrial.
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B
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Whose house burns down? (A) Aunt Alexandra's (B) Atticus's (C) Mr. Underwood's (D) Miss Maudie's
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D
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Who is the editor of the local newspaper? (A) Mr. Raymond (B) Atticus (C) Mr. Underwood (D) Heck Tate
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C
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Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident? (A) Heck Tate (B) Atticus (C) Scout (D) Boo Radley
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A
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What is Boo's real name? (A) Hector (B) Arthur (C) Riley (D) Robert
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B
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What does Scout first find in the knot-hole? (A) Bird's nest (B) Gun (C) Small bug (D) Chewing gum
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D
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What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle? (A) Wine (B) Whiskey (C) Coca-Cola (D) Water
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C
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Why does Atticus admire Mrs. Dubose? (A) Because she has courage (B) Because she is committed to racial equality (C) Because she is beautiful (D) Because she is a proud Confederate
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A
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Who founded Finch's Landing? (A) Atticus (B) Simon Finch (C) Uncle Jack (D) Jasper Finch
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B
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How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques? (A) From long experience (B) From a magazine article (C) From talking to other teachers (D) From college courses
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D
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Who is the president of the United States at the time that the events of the story occur? (A) Theodore Roosevelt (B) Harry Truman (C) Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) John F. Kennedy
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C
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Who tells Jem that it is a sin to kill mockingbirds? (A) Atticus (B) Miss Maudie and Aunt Alexandra (C) Scout (D) Dill
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A
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Where does Dill live during the school year? (A) Arkansas (B) Mississippi (C) Georgia (D) Boston
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B
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On what writer did Harper Lee base Dill? (A) Ernest Hemingway (B) Mary McCarthy (C) Gustave Flaubert (D) Truman Capote
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D
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Who tucks Scout in at the end of the novel? (A) Aunt Alexandra (B) Boo Radley (C) Atticus (D) Heck Tate
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C
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Who beat Mayella Ewell? (A) Bob Ewell (B) Boo Radley (C) Tom Robinson (D) Heck Tate
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A
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Whose actions lead Mr. Cunningham to disperse the lynch mob? (A) Atticus's (B) Scout's (C) Jem's (D) Mr. Underwood's
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B
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How old is Jem when the action of the novel starts? (A) 8 (B) 7 (C) 10 (D) 9
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D
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What are Jem and Scout shocked to discover about Atticus? (A) That he can play the fiddle (B) That he can swim faster than any man in Maycomb (C) That he is the best shot in Maycomb County (D) That he is a prize-winning songwriter
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C
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Who takes the children to the black church? (A) Calpurnia (B) Miss Maudie (C) Helen Robinson (D) Reverend Sykes
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A
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Where does Boo leave presents for Scout and Jem? (A) In a box on his porch (B) In a hole in an oak tree (C) In their mailbox (D) On their windowsills
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B
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Who mends Jem's pants? (A) Miss Maudie (B) Aunt Alexandra (C) Scout (D) Boo
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D
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Who runs away from home? (A) Scout (B) Jem (C) Dill (D) Francis
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C
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For what does Uncle Jack reprimand Scout on Christmas Eve? (A) Cursing (B) Refusing to play with Francis (C) Not dressing in a ladylike way (D) Opening her presents before she was supposed to
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A
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"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
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Atticus
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"Remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
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Atticus
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Harper Lee
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Scout
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Maycomb, Alabama
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Where is Scout and Jem's mother? (A) She died when Scout was two and Jem was six. (B) She ran off with another man when Scout was two and Jem was six. (C) She was killed in a fire before the novel started
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A
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What is the recluse, Boo Radley, rumored to have done when he was little? (A) Bullied a girl at school (B) Burnt down Miss Maudie's house (C) Stabbed his father with a pair of scissors
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C
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Who is Dill? (A) A boy staying next door whom Scout and Jem befriend. (B) The owner of the town newspaper. (C) One of the Ewell kids.
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A
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Scout is unusual for a first grader because: (A)She is taller than all the other children (B)She can read and write (C)She speaks a foreign language (D) She can outrun all the boys
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B
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How much time do the Ewell children spend in school? (A)The first day of every school year (B) Through the sixth grade (C) None (D) Through college
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A
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What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard? (A)Gum (B) Pennies (C)both Gum and Pennies (D)None of the above
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C
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What do Jem, Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them? (A)He catches them once again play-acting Boo Radley stabbing his father (B) They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window (C) Jem accidentally hits the Radley house while practicing with his new gun (D) He catches them stealing money that has been hidden in a tree in his yard
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B
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Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following? (A)The futile attempt to prolong life by patching up deadly wounds (B) The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities (C)The sealing off of generosity (D)The withdrawal of Boo Radley from society forever
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B
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Which two characters are the "outcasts" of the novel, maligned by Maycomb society? (A)Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra (B)Boo Radley and Maudie Atkinson (C)Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
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C
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For Christmas, Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack? (A)Gum (B) Air rifles (C) Pennies (D) Puppies
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B
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Why does Atticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson? (A)Because Tom actually committed the rape, and everyone in the town knows it (B)Because the judge is biased (C)Because it is the word of a black man against a white man, and the jury will listen to the white man (D) Because the Ewells are well respected in the town
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C
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When Jem and Scout get their air guns, what does Atticus tell them it is a sin to shoot? (A) Bluebirds (B) A mockingbird (C) Dogs (D)Tin cans
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B
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What tool does Bob Ewell use to try to kill the Finch children? (A) a noose (B) his bare hands (C) kitchen knife (D) shotgun
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C
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Maycomb County's trusty sheriff, who is ultimately an honest and upstanding man.
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Heck Tate
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The reverend for the all-black congregation, First Purchase African M.E. church, which Scout and Jem visit one day with Calpurnia.
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Reverend Sykes
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The judge for Tom's trial. Taylor is a good, sensible man with a sense of humor, who manages a strict courtroom.
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Judge Taylor
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Lawyer for the Ewell family in Tom Robinson's case
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Mr. Gilmer
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A white man who chose to marry a black woman and have "mixed" children. He pretends to be a drunk so that the townspeople will have a way to more comfortably explain his behavior and life choices.
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Adolphus Raymond
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Wife of Tom.
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Helen Robinson
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Atticus's brother, a doctor Jem and Scout are very fond of.
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Uncle Jack
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One of Aunt Alexandra's grandchildren, who spends Christmas with the Finch family and annoys Scout by being both boring and cruel.
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Francis
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A mean, sick, very old woman who lives near the Finch family. Jem unknowingly assists her with her heroic attempt to conquer her morphine addiction, a fight that wins her Atticus's highest praises.
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Mrs. Dubose
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A black man who stands falsely accused of raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus agrees to take his case, even though he knows it is probably hopeless, if only to show the white community its own moral degeneracy.
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Tom Robinson
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plugged the knot hole in the oak tree with cement
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Nathan Radley
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was known as the town gossip
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Miss Stephanie Crawford
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Jem wants to go into what profession when he grows up?
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Law
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At school, Miss Gates, who was pleased about the guilty verdict, strongly condemns (A)Hitler (B)Boo Radley (C)President Roosevelt (D)Atticus
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Hitler
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Dill has a happy home life with his parents. (A)True (B)False
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B
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A neighbor who blames bad kids for snowfall • (A)Mr. Avery • (B)Dolphus Raymond • (C)Braxton Underwood • (D)Alexandra Hancock • (E)Miss Rachel Haverford
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A
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a very "proper" relative of Scout's who comes to provide a feminine influence in the house • (A)Mr. Avery • (B)Dolphus Raymond • (C)Braxton Underwood • (D)Alexandra Hancock • (E)Miss Rachel Haverford
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D
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Dill's aunt • (A)Mr. Avery • (B)Dolphus Raymond • (C)Braxton Underwood • (D)Alexandra Hancock • (E)Miss Rachel Haverford
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The church ladies are hypocrites because they are more interested in • (A)local government than state government • (B)playing bridge than eating cake • (C)the latest clothing styles than gardening • (D)poverty in foreign lands than poverty in their own town
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