Name: _______________________________
Date: ________________
To Kill a Mockingbird: Part One Test
Part A: Matching
Directions: Match the following characters with the correct description, action, or quote. Some answers
may not be used
1. ________ Scout
A. Only comes to school the first day
2. ________ Jem
B. Filled a tree with cement, claiming the
tree was dying
3. ________ Atticus
C. Poured syrup all over his food
4. ________ Calpurnia
D. Jean Louise Finch
5. ________ Miss Maudie
E. Scout’s first grade teacher
6. ________ Aunt Alexandra
F. Sheriff of Maycomb
7. ________ Dill
G. Lost her home to a fire
8. ________ Boo Radley
H. Tries to act more knowledgeable and
mature than he actually is
9. ________ Nathan Radley
I.
Originally came up with the idea to make
“Boo” Radley come out; from Meridian
10. ________ Mrs. Dubose
J.
Odd, reclusive neighbor
11. ________ Walter Cunningham Jr.
K. “Ol’ One Shot”
12. ________ Miss Stephanie
L. Helps take care of Scout and Jem
13. ________ Heck Tate
M. Asks Jem read to her for a month as a
punishment for destroying her camellia
bush
14. ________ Burris Ewell
N. Nosy gossipy neighbor
15. ________ Miss Caroline
O. Disapproves of how Scout and Jem are
being raised
P. Writes left handed
Q. Punished Scout for cursing
Part B: Multiple Choice: Reading
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the line provided.
16. ________Scout and Jem found all of the following in the knothole of the tree except
a. A watch and chain
c. A medal
Name: _______________________________
Date: ________________
b. Soap carving
d. A letter
17. ________Jem feared never being able to play football again after he broke his
a. Arm
c. Finger
b. Leg
d. Foot
18. ________When Scout was pushed in the tire, she ended up
a. In Miss Maudie’s yard
c. In the Radley’s yard
b. On the school playground
d. In Miss Stephanie’s yard
19. ________Why did Scout beat up Walter Cunningham
a. Jem made her
c. He stole her lunch
b. He got her in trouble
d. Walter made fun of her
20. _________Who sewed Jem’s pants?
a. Boo Radley
c. Aunt Alexandra
b. Calpurnia
d. Miss Maudie
21. _________On the first day of school, Scout’s teacher did not approve of what?
a. Scout’s dirty clothes
c. Scout’s curiosity
b. Scout’s ability to read
d. Scout’s indecisiveness
22. _________Who declares himself to be Scout’s fiancé?
a. Burris Ewell
c. Dill
b. Walter Cunningham
d. Cecil Jacobs
23. _________ The dog infected with rabies was named
a. Tim Johnson
c. Pluto
b. Bingo
d. Old Yeller
Part C: Matching
24. _________Atticus
25. _________Scout
26. _________Jem
27. _________Miss Maudie
28. _________Heck Tate
29. _________ Aunt Alexandra
A. “You’re scared. You’re too scared even to
put your big toe in the front yard.
B. “Let’s not let our imagination run away
with us, dear. Now you tell your father
not to teach you anymore. It’s best to
begin reading with a fresh mind.”
C. “Yo’ folks might be better’n than the
Cunninghams but it don’t count for
nothin’ the way you’re disgracin’ ‘em.”
D. “Scout, how’s he gonna know what we’re
doin’? Besides, I don’t think he’s still
there. He died years ago, and they
stuffed him up the chimney.”
E. “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as
he is on the public streets.”
F. “You might hear some ugly talk about it
at school, but do one thing for me if you
will: you just hold your head high and
keep those fists down. No matter what
Name: _______________________________
30. _________Calpurnia
31. _________Dill
Date: ________________
anybody says to you, don’t let ‘em get
your goat.”
G. “Francis, come out of there! Jean Louise,
if I hear another word out of you, I’ll tell
your father. Did I hear you say hell a
while ago?”
H. “For God’s sake, Mr. Finch, look where he
is! Miss and you’ll go straight into the
Radley house! I can’t shoot that well and
you know it!”
32. _________Miss Caroline
Part D: Short Answer
Answer in complete sentences. It does not have to be a paragraph. You can answer on the back or on a
separate piece of paper, if you wish.
33. Describe Maycomb
34. Why does Scout take the time to talk about her family’s history?
35. List and describe some of the controversies you’ve seen in To Kill a Mockingbird.
36. Describe Atticus and his character. How do you think this will be important later on in the story?
37. How do you think To Kill a Mockingbird would be different if it was told from an adult’s
perspective rather than Scout’s?
38. What do you believe is the Maycomb’s residents’ biggest problem with how they behave and
think?
39. Why did Atticus say he would have made Jem go read to Mrs. Dubose, even if he hadn’t
destroyed her camellia bush?
40. List and describe the ways Calpurnia helps around the Finch home.