TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - Pasco School District / Overview

1 TO kill A MOCKINGBIRDH arper LeeMATCHING - CHARACTER IDENTIFICATIOND irections:In sections A and B, choose the character that matches each description. Not all of the choices will be A___ 1. Scout; narrator of storya. Calpurnia___ 2. Dillb. Miss Caroline Fisher___ 3. Finch family cookc. Helen Robinson___ 4. Maycomb s sheriffd. Charles Baker Harris___ 5. roomer at Miss Maudie s housee. Walter Cunningham___ 6. neighborhood friend; bakes cakesf. Heck Tate___ 7. Scout s classmate; poor but proudg. Miss Maudie Atkinson___ 8. wife of convicted rapisth. Jean Louise Finch___ 9. defense attorney in Robinson casei. Miss Stephanie Crawford___ 10. neighborhood gossipj. Atticus Finchk. John Taylorcontinued100-Question TestName_____Period _____Date_____ 1988. The Perfection Form Company, Logan, IowaSECTION BDirections: In sections A and B, choose the character that matches each all of the choices will be 11. newspaper publisher and editora. Aunt Alexandra___ 12.

2 Attacks Scout and Jemb. John Taylor___ 13. mysterious neighbor who protects Finch childrenc. Jeremy Atticus Finch___ 14. Jemd. Tom Robinson___ 15. Atticus sistere. Braxton Underwood___ 16. accused of assault and rapef. Stephanie Crawford___ 17. presiding judge in Robinson caseg. Mayella Ewell___ 18. accuser of Tom Robinsonh. Mr. Arthur Radley___ 19. morphine addicti. Mr. Dolphus Raymond___ 20. drinks a lot; white man who lives among Negroesj. Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubosek. Bob EwellMATCHING - CAUSE/EFFECTD irections:Choose the most probable cause for the behavior of each character 21. Bob Ewella. moral responsibility___ 22. Mayellab. vengeance___ 23. Aunt Alexandrac. shame___ 24. Atticusd. fear and shyness___ 25. Miss Stephaniee. curiosity___ 26. Boo Radleyf. adolescence___ 27. Mrs. Duboseg. family pride___ 28. Jemh. desire to die free100-Question Test - continuedTo kill a MOCKINGBIRD - Page 2 TRUE-FALSED irections:If the statement is true, mark it T; if false, mark it 29.

3 This story takes place during the 30. Aunt Alexandra disapproves of the wayAtticus is raising Jem and 31. Scout s father is a 32. Scout and Jem s mother has died beforethe story 33. At the beginning of the story, the childrenbelieve it is dangerous to go near theRadley 34. The Cunninghams are a family of lazy,dishonest 35. Several years earlier, Boo Radley hadbeen locked in the courthouse basementfor attacking his father with 36. The story is told through Scout s 37. Dill has a happy home life with 38. Atticus approves of the way Calpurniatrains Scout and 39. Dill is a strong, handsome boy with 40. The story takes place in a small town inthe 41. Miss Caroline Fisher is Scout s 42. Scout s teacher is annoyed becauseScout can read and write when she 43. Scout and Jem often see Boo Radleywhen they peek at him through theshutters of his 44. The treasures which the children find inthe tree hole are intended for 45. Jem and Scout do not readily accept Dillas their friend until he proves to them thathe can 46.

4 Scout fights with Walter Cunningham inthe 47. Atticus believes that people like theCunninghams and Ewells should be madeto follow all of society s 48. Miss Maudie admires Atticus fordefending Tom 49. The children never disobey their father 50. Miss Dubose is admired by Atticusbecause she is not prejudiced towardblack 51. Jem loses his pants on the fence as thechildren are running out of the Radleyyard one 52. Scout mends Jem s torn 53. Atticus cements the hole in the tree whenhe learns that Boo Radley has beenleaving things in it for the 54. In his final argument, Atticus pleads withthe jury to judge Tom differently fromwhite people in order to overcome theirbiases and 55. Scout and Jem witness the trial of 56. Tom Robinson is convicted of 57. Atticus breaks up the mob which comesto get Tom 58. Atticus proves that Mayella Ewell wasbeaten up by her 59. Uncle Jack spanks Scout for Test - continuedTo kill a MOCKINGBIRD - Page 3___ 60.

5 When Scout breaks up the mob, is watching from an upstairswindow with a shotgun in his 61. Miss Maudie thinks that Scout shouldlearn to be a 62. Bob Ewell threatens only Atticus and 63. Scout s attitude and behavior arechanged by the events of this 64. In Maycomb, the word of an honest blackperson outweighs the word of a dishonestwhite 65. The black community is bitter towardsAtticus after Tom Robinson 66. All people in To kill a MOCKINGBIRD havean equal opportunity for life, liberty, CHOICED irections:Choose the best 67. When Atticus calls Mayella Ewell "MissMayella" and "ma am," she feels (a) theterms are a mark of respect; (b) that he ismaking fun of her; (c) that she 68. Jem and Scout s respect for their father isgreatly increased when he (a) collects alarge fee from a client; (b) argues withMrs. Dubose; (c) shoots a mad 69. Scout realizes that Mayella Ewell is (a) ashrewd, calculating woman; (b) theloneliest person in the world; (c) generousand 70.

6 Heck Tate is (a) cruel and unjust; (b) wiseand tolerant; (c) prejudiced and 71. Mr. Underwood says that Tom Robinson sdeath is (a) the working of justice; (b) asenseless slaughter; (c) Atticus 72. The church ladies seem to be lessinterested in poverty in their own townthan (a) poverty and strange customs inforeign lands; (b) their own clothes; (c)local 73. Jem is broken-hearted when TomRobinson is convicted because (a) Tom isan old friend; (b) Jem is disappointed inhis father; (c) Jem can t understand 74. After the trial, Dill says that when hegrows up, he wants to be a (a) clown; (b)lawyer; (c) 75. The children gradually conclude that"background" is (a) how much money afamily has; (b) how long a family hasowned land and been literate; (c) howimportant the father is in the 76. In his speech to the jury, Atticus says hefeels pity for (a) Helen Robinson; (b)Mayella Ewell; (c) the 77. When Aunt Alexandra comes to stay withthem, the children are (a) delighted; (b)angry; (c) 78.

7 Dill feels sick in the courtroom because(a) the drink Mr. Raymond gives himmakes him sick; (b) the heat is intense;(c) Mr. Gilmer cross-examines Tom in adisrespectful 79. Jem and Scout are attacked on their wayhome from the Halloween pageant atschool by (a) Bob Ewell; (b) Boo Radley;(c) Tom 80. In the Halloween pageant, Scout is a (a)farmer; (b) ham; (c) 81. After Scout takes Boo Radley home, she(a) runs home; (b) goes in and meets ; (c) stands on the porch, lookingat the street as Boo has seen it all Test - continuedTo kill a MOCKINGBIRD - Page 4___ 82. Heck Tate insists that Bob Ewell fell onhis own knife because Tate wants to (a)spare Atticus embarrassment; (b) protectJem from more pain; (c) shield Boo frompublic 83. According to gossip, the Radleys keepBoo at home because he is (a) horriblyugly and deformed; (b) sickly andfrightened; (c) insane and 84. Atticus says you can get along better witha person if you (a) learn to "hear" withboth ears; (b) crawl into that person sskin; (c) take an honest look in a 85.

8 Scout agrees to go back to School when(a) she realizes her teacher did not meanto hurt her; (b) Jem says she is chicken;(c) Atticus lets her keep reading at 86. The night Miss Maudie s house burns, (a)Boo gives Scout a blanket; (b) Atticus isnearly killed climbing from a window; (c)Mrs. Dubose has a heart 87. The main reason Atticus defends TomRobinson is because he (a) knows Tomdoesn t have a chance without his help;(b) feels he owes the blacks of Maycomba debt; (c) wants to stand up for 88. Atticus hopes Jem and Scout can getthrough the trial without catching"Maycomb s usual disease" which is (a)conceit; (b) prejudice; (c) 89. Miss Maudie says that to kill amockingbird is a sin becausemockingbirds are (a) rare and shy birds;(b) a reminder of the Old South; (c)harmless and defenseless 90. Jem s attack on Mrs. Dubose s flowersand Scout s fight with Francis are similarbecause (a) both children are defendingAtticus; (b) Atticus approves of hischildren s defense of principles; (c) bothchildren know they are 91.

9 Atticus says Mrs. Dubose is bravebecause she (a) dares tell people exactlywhat she thinks; (b) tries though sheknows from the start that she is defeated;(c) is a well-bred lady even in her 92. As Jem matures, Scout finds he seems(a) more open; (b) more difficult tounderstand; (c) more critical of 93. Scout and Jem get a rare look into thelives of the black people when they (a) gowith Atticus to visit Helen Robinson; (b)talk to Dolphus Raymond; (c) attendchurch with 94. Aunt Alexandra believes people are aproduct of (a) their environment; (b) theevents of their lives; (c) their 95. Scout stops Mr. Cunningham frombecoming violent at the jail because (a)she begs him not to hurt her father; (b)her innocence shames him; (c) shereminds him of how much he owes 96. Mr. Underwood s support at the jailshocks Atticus because Mr. Underwood(a) risked support for his paper by helpingAtticus; (b) has always been Atticus foein the legislature; (c) hates black 97. Tom says he helped Mayella with choresbecause he (a) needed what money shecould give him; (b) felt sorry for her; (c)feared she would make trouble if he didn 98.

10 Dolphus Raymond pretends to be adrunkard because that (a) stops peoplefrom giving him sympathy; (b) leadsothers to underestimate him in businessdeals; (c) serves as an excuse for all hisodd 99. Mr. Underwood compares Tom s death to(a) the crucifixion of Christ; (b) theslaughter of songbirds; (c) the tormentingof Boo Justice for most people in To kill aMockingbird means doing what is fair orright according to (a) Atticus; (b) tradition;(c) the United States TestTo kill a MOCKINGBIRD - Page 5TO kill A MOCKINGBIRDTEST KEYM atching1. h2. d3. a4. f5. b6. g7. e8. c9. j10. i11. e12. k13. h14. c15. a16. d17. b18. g19. j20. i21. b22. c23. g24. a25. e26. d27. h28. fTrue-False29. T30. T31. T32. T33. T34. F35. T36. T37. F38. T39. F40. F41. T42. T43. F44. T45. F46. T47. F48. T49. F50. F51. T52. F53. F54. F55. T56. T57. F58. F59. T60. T61. F62. F63. T64. F65. F66. FMultiple Choice67. b68. c69. b70. b71. b72. a73. c74. a75. b76. b77. c78. c79. a80. b81. c82. c83. c84. b85. c86.