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1. Dill Harris - lives with Aunt Rachel during the summer.
2. Scout - nearly throws up when he/she realized who covered him/her with the blanket.
3. Jem - gets his/her pants caught on the Radley fence.
4. Calpurnia - has been with the Finch family since Jem was born.
5. Atticus - nicknamed Ol’ One-Shot when he/she was young.
6. Walter Cunningham - poor boy who Scout invites home to lunch.
7. Bob Ewell - lives behind the dump; throws things at Helen.
8. Nathan Radley - shot at Jem in the collards patch.
9. Boo (Arthur) Radley - “a malevolent phantom; peeps in windows; 6 ½ feet tall”.
10. Miss Stephanie - the neighborhood gossip.
11. Miss Maudie - works in flower beds; makes good cakes.
12. Miss Dubose - Scout says she is “plain hell”.
13. Aunt Alexandra - wants Scout to wear dresses; thinks Atticus is doing a poor job raising his kids.
14. Uncle Jack - a doctor; doesn’t like it when Scout uses bad language.
15. Francis - Scout fights him/her because he/she called Atticus a “nigger lover”.
16. Mr. Avery - blames the snow storm on the children’s bad behavior.
17. Tom Robinson - Atticus’s client.
18. Mr. Heck Tate - sheriff of Maycomb county.
19. Mr. Dolphus Raymond - drinks out of a brown paper sack.
20. Reverend Sykes - allows the children to sit in the balcony with him.
21. Which of the obstacles was NOT one the trio faced when sneaking into the Radley yard at night?
___________________, ____________________, ____________________
22. What is the setting of the novel? __________, ________ (city, state)
23. Who is the narrator of the novel and what is the point of view? __________; 1st/2nd/3rd person
24. Besides the trinkets left in the tree, what other occurrence showed the children someone was
watching them?
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25. According to Atticus, why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird? ___________________________
26. An important lesson Atticus teaches Scout is
a. that you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view –
until you climb into his shoes and walk around in them
b. that when you get the notion that another person thinks he’s better than anyone else, you must
consider the fact that he may actually be better than everyone else.
c. that, above all, she must be proud of her family name.
27. What odd seasonal event happened during Scout’s second grade year? ______________
28. What horrible event happened the night after it snowed? ________________________
29. What “appeared” around Scout’s shoulders and who presumably put it there? _________; ____
30. What happens to Tom after the trial? _____________________
31. During a history lesson, what does Miss Gates say that disturbs Scout?
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32. Who, unexpectedly, publishes a column in the local paper likening Tom’s death to the shooting of
songbirds? _____________________
33. Why was Maycomb holding an organized Halloween pageant? ________________________
34. What is Scout supposed to be at the Halloween Pageant? ___________
35. Why did Mrs. Merriweather say that Scout ruined the pageant? _______________________
36. What conclusion does Sheriff Tate come to about Scout’s costume when it came to the attack in
the woods? ____________________________________________
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37. By legally claiming that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife, the sheriff protects which character? ___
38. At the beginning of the novel, the narrator first tells of Jem’s arm being broken and then, “we
sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident.” The rest of the novel is a flashback or
foreshadowing.
39. Atticus feels free to use long words when talking with his children, he helped Scout learn to read
before she began school, and he tells Uncle Jack that a child’s questions should be answered without
evasion. What can you infer about Atticus?
a. Atticus does not care about his children
b. Atticus does not trust the school system and wants to teach his children his way.
c. Atticus does not know how to be a parent now that his is a widower.
d. Atticus believes that children can learn in a natural, informal way, not only in school.
40. The imagery describing Mrs. Dubose and her house all create what kind of mood? (“face…of a
dirty pillowcase,” “soot-stained mantelpiece,” “old age liver spots,” “pale eyes,” “pinpoint pupils,”
“knobby hands,” “rain-rotted gray house,” “unbleached sheets,” mouth that says “’pt’” )
41. Atticus’s vigil in front of the jailhouse where Tom Robinson is being held develops the theme of:
religion, prejudice, education, or courage.
42. Which two characters represent “mockingbirds”?
a. Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
b. Scout Finch and Dill Harris
c. Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra
d. Atticus Finch and Heck Tate
43. In his final argument before the jury, Atticus says that there is one human institution which makes
us all equal and that is a _________.
44. Scout finally “stood in Boo’s shoes and walked around in them” when she
a. realized he had saved her life
b. sat next to him on her own porch
c. stood on the Radley porch
d. walked with him to the store the next day
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45. Mr. Dolphus Raymond tells Scout and Dill his deepest secret because
a. he does not care what they think
b. they will not tell other adults
c. children tend to be more accepting than adults
d. he knows they expect the truth from him
Identify the character being described by each quote. Be sure to clearly mark your
answer on the Scantron sheet.
46. “His powerful shoulders rippled under his thin shirt. But, his left arm was fully 12 inches shorter
than his right.”
Arthur Radley, Nathan Radley, Tom Robinson, or Bob Ewell
47. “He sat with them. Two yellow drugstore straws ran from his mouth to the depths of a brown
paper bag.”
Atticus, Dolphus Raymond, Bob Ewell, or B.B. Underwood
48. “She was a widow, a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds in an old straw hat and men’s
coveralls, but after her five o’clock bath she would appear on the porch and reign over the street in
magisterial beauty.”
Miss Stephanie Crawford, Miss Caroline, Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose, or Miss Maudie Atkinson
49. “She was no more than twenty-one. She had bright auburn hair, pink cheeks, and wore crimson
fingernail polish. She also wore high-heel pumps and a red-and-white-striped dress.”
Miss Caroline, Miss Maudie Atkinson, Miss Gates, or Miss Rachel Haverford
50. “If he owned any shoes he would have worn them the first day of school and then discarded them
until mid-winter. He did have on a clean shirt and neatly mended overalls.”
Burris Ewell, Little Chuck Little, Cecil Jacobs, or Walter Cunningham
51. “He was standing behind the pulpit staring the congregation to silence.”
Atticus, Judge Taylor, Zeebo, or Reverend Sykes
52. “He wore blue linen shorts that buttoned to his shirt, his hair was snow white and stuck to his
head like duckfluff.”
Dill Harris, Jem Finch, Burris Ewell, or Cecil Jacobs
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53. “She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat
and twice as hard.”
Aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia, Miss Caroline, or Mrs. Dubose
54. ‘He was about six-and-a-half-feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any
cats he could catch.”
Nathan Radley, Judge Taylor, Dolphus Raymond, or Arthur Radley
55. “He was the filthiest human I had ever seen. His neck was dark gray, the backs of his hands were
rusty, and his fingernails were black deep into the quick.”
Tom Robinson, Mr. Link Deas, Burris Ewell, or Boo Radley
56. “Then she burst into real tears. Her shoulders shook with angry sobs. She answered no more
questions.”
Aunt Alexandra, Miss Maudie Atkinson, Mrs. Radley, or Mayella Ewell
57. “Pass the damn ham.”
Miss Maudie Atkinson, Miss Stephanie Crawford, Scout Finch, or Aunt Alexandra
58. Which words best describe Tom Robinson?
a. honest; hardworking
b. lazy; good-for-nothing
c. lying; cheating
d. generous; wealthy
59. Miss Maudie moved in with Miss Stephanie Crawford because ________________________.
60. At the end of the book, who saved Scout and Jem’s lives? ______________
61. After the big discussion between Aunt Alexandra and Atticus about how the children were being
raised, Scout and Jem had a fight and Atticus broke it up. Scout was sent to her room where she was
shocked to find what? __________________________________
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62. What reason did Atticus give Scout and Jem for Mr. Cunningham’s actions at the jail?
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63. During the trial in the courtroom, Jem and Scout and Dill sat where? ___________________
64. Scout discovered Boo Radley was “______ and __________”.
65. The quote about Mrs. Dubose, “…the corners of her mouth glistened with wet, which inched like a
glacier down the deep grooves enclosing her chin,” is a(n) ironic statement/allusion/simile/metaphor.
66. Scout’s use of the two phrases, “Two geological ages later…” and “…a hundred years old in his
knowledge of cows and their habits…” are examples of hyperboles/similes/metaphors/allusions.
67. Atticus’ remark that “all men are created equal…” is simile/metaphor/hyperbole/allusion.
68. Mr. Dolphus Raymond realized that people prefer to:
a. believe the worst in people.
b. condemn those who disobey social norms.
c. believe unacceptable behavior is a result of drunkenness.
d. gossip about others’ moral weakness rather than try to help them.
69. What was Scout’s reasoning for having Boo “escort” her back to his front porch? ____________
70. Atticus said the bravest person he ever knew was_______ because _________________.