To Kill A Mockingbird test ch. 1-5 – Flashcards
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T/F the narrator is able to trace her lineage to Europe
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true
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What was the name of Simon's homestead?
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Finch's landing
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When Atticus went to Montgomery to read law, what tradition was broken?
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The tradition of living on the land
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T/F Alexandra married an ambitious man.
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false
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Why did Atticus lose his first court case?
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his clients wouldn't plead innocent to third degree murder
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T/F John Finch returned to Maycomb County because cotton didn't grow in Boston.
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false
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How many people lived in the narrator's house?
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four
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How did Jem's mother die?
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sudden heart attack
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How many houses separated Atticus's residence from the Radley place?
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three
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What was Dill's full name?
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Charles Baker Harris
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T/F Scout was taller than Dill.
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true
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12. T/F The malevolent phantom inside the Radley place was the culprit who mutilated people's chickens.
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false
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T/F The Radleys were new to Maycomb County.
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false
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T/F Arthur is Boo Radley.
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true
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Who took Mr. Radley's place when he went under?
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Boo's older brother
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Who wanted to try and make Boo come out?
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Scout, Dill, and Jem wanted to make Boo come out
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T/F All three children touched the Radley place with their palms.
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true
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T/F Scout frowned upon the idea of beginning school.
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false
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T/F Jem was happy to take Scout to school.
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true
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T/F Scout's teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher, lived on the main residential street in town.
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true
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T/F Miss Fisher accused Scout of being illiterate.
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false
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T/F Calpurnia taught Scout to read.
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false
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T/F Calpurnia was a softy when it came to rewarding Scout for her penmanship.
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false
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T/F Walter's father was one of Atticus's clients.
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true
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T/F Dr. Reynolds has a different financial relationship with the Maycomb County folks than does Atticus.
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true
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T/F Miss Caroline resorted to corporeal punishment on the first day of class.
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true
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T/F Sentimentality swelled within Jean Louise toward Miss Fisher because her teacher was pretty.
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true
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T/F Scout promised not to jump on Walter again.
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true
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Why hasn't Walter Cunningham passed the first grade?
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His father needs him to help on the farm.
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Why did Calpurnia request Scout's presence in the kitchen?
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She saw him question Walter's "eating habits"
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Where did Scout finish her dinner?
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in the kitchen
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T/F Atticus was swayed by Scout's petition to have Calpurnia fired.
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false
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What crawled out of Burris Ewell's hair?
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a cootie
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Who else besides Miss Caroline told Burris to go home?
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Little Chuckie Little
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T/F After Burris left, Miss Caroline resumed reading the cat story.
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true
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What did Calpurnia do to make up with Scout?
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She made her crackle bread
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According to Atticus, when does one understand a person?
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when they walk in another person's skin
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T/F Atticus conveyed his disapproval about the truant lady and reassured Scout that the lady would be reprimanded.
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False
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Name two favors that Maycomb County cut the Ewells.
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they allowed them to hunt out of season and exclude them from school
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State the bargain that Atticus struck with Scout.
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even though Scout is no longer able to read at home, if Scout promises to go to school, Atticus will read to her every night anyways
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T/F That Jem spent a Saturday aloft in a treehouse is indicative that he was impressionable to news print.
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False
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T/F Scout was favorably impressed with the Maycomb County school system.
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true
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What was in the knot-hole of one of the oak trees?
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Chewing gum and pennies
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T/F Calpurnia was summoned by Jem to force Scout to "spit it out right now."
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False
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T/F Calpurnia's tyranny worsened during Scout's first year in school.
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False
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T/F One of the Indian-heads was for Cecil Jacobs.
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False
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Who was the meanest old woman who ever lived?
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Mrs. Dubose
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Who was president of the L & N Railroad?
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Dill's father
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Why did Scout freeze?
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He was in front of the Radley house
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Who had the most to say about the Radleys than anybody in Maycomb?
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Miss Crawford
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T/F Jem lied to his father about their Boo-Radley theatrics.
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True
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What was Scout's first reason for wanting to quit the Boo-Radley game?
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Someone in the Radley house was laughing
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How would Jem avoid being accused of playing a game of which Atticus didn't approve?
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Change the names of the characters
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T/F Jem and Scout had unconditional reign of Miss Maudie's yard.
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True
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T/F Dill was exempt from Miss Maudie's hidden talent.
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False
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According to Miss Maudie, who gets more like Jack Finch everyday?
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Jem
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T/F Jack Finch bought Miss Maudie a goat 40 years ago.
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False
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T/F Miss Stephanie Crawford's religious faith helped her forge an intimate bond with the children.
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False
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T/F Some folks in the neighborhood knew of Stephanie's illicit relationship with Arthur (Boo) Radley.
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True
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T/F The children's note to Boo was non-offensive.
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True
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T/F Atticus, after reading the note, asked his son to stop tormenting Boo.
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True
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What was the oldest lawyer's trick on record?
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By scolding Jem, Atticus tricked him to inadvertently concede
