TKaM: Quiz # 1

Test your To Kill a Mockingbird knowledge!

What is the epigram at the beginning of the novel? To Kill a Mockingbird Lawyers, I suppose, were once children. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. The first two paragraphs of the novel serve to introduce -When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury. His left arm was somewhat shorter than his right; when he stood or walked, the back of his hand was at right angles to his body, his thumb parallel to his thigh. He couldn’t have cared less, so long as he could pass and punt.When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out. A description of Jem and his love for the game of football. The major event, Jem's accident, that the story is leading up to. Jem's disdain for the sport of football. The relationship between Jem, Scout and Dill. What is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird? 1960s; Alabama 1930s; Alabama 1950s; Mississippi 1970s; Mississippi During which historical time period is the novel set? the Great Depression the Roaring Twenties the Industrial Revolution the Age of Information Using the background knowledge that the Cunningham family is a farming family and what we know about the setting, what is a logical prediction to make about the novel? The Cunningham family will thrive and be a part of the upper class. The Cunningham family will live in various Hoovervilles. The Cunningham family will struggle financially because the Stock Market crash hit farmers the hardest, and there was a paucity of money. Someone in the Cunningham family will be lynched because he or she defied one of the Jim Crow Laws. Why does Mr. Cunningham give Atticus things like stovewood, a sack of hickory nuts, similax and holly? They're relatives. Mr. Cunningham owes Atticus for legal work. Mr. Cunningham is buying Atticus' car. Mr. Cunningham is trying to court Calpurnia. Character Check # 1: The Kids Match the character to his description. Scout narrator of the story; real name is Jean Louise; peers look to her as a leader Jem Scout's older brother; full name is Jeremy; adolescent; caught between acting like a kid and a grown up Dill Charles Baker Harris; visits Maycomb in the summers; stays with Miss Rachel; extremely curious about Boo Radley In Chapter 3 when Walter Cunningham comes to visit, what does he do that disgusts Scout so much? wipes his hands on the tablecloth picks his nose drools on the table pours syrup on his food When Scout exclaims, "He ain't company, Cal. He's just a Cunningham," what type of prejudice does Scout display? racism sexism classism religious prejudice Why does Miss Caroline want to send Burris Ewell home on the very first day of school? He beats up the younger kids He beats up Scout. He has lice. He is mean to the teacher. The people of Maycomb look down upon the Radleys for not attending church every Sunday. What type of prejudice do they display? racism sexism classism religious prejudice Read the summary of the Radleys carefully. Fill in the blanks using the word bank. The Radleys are a family in Maycomb. Their son, Boo, got mixed up with the wrong crowd when he was young, and he and his fellow ruffians had the gall to lock a man in an outhouse. While Boo's friends got sent to a rigid school due to their licentious behavior, Boo's father asked the judge to allow Boo to go home where he would see to his punishment. As a result Mr. Radley alienates Boo by never allowing him to leave the house. The children know very little about Boo, so they become obsessed with trying to get him to come out of the house. Character Check # 2: The Adults Match the character to his or her description. Atticus Jem and Scout's father; a lawyer Miss Caroline Scout's teacher; young 21 year old; new teacher Boo Radley real name is Arthus; "a malevolent phantom," never comes out of the house; easy target of various rumors and lies Nathan Radley Boo's older brother; took their father's place as head of the household; makes sure Boo stays inside Character Check # 3: The Women of Maycomb Match the character to his description. Miss Stephanie Crawford town gossip; spreads rumors Miss Maudie Atkinson widow; loves to garden; grew up with the kids' Uncle Jack; honest woman Miss Rachel Haverford Dill's aunt; who Dill stays with over his summers in Maycomb In Chapter 6, Jem exclaims, "Scout, I'm tellin' you for the last time, shut your trap or go home - I declare to the Lord you're gettin' more like a girl every day!" What type of prejudice does Jem display? racism sexism classism religious prejudice After Jem goes back to the Radleys to retrieve his pants, Scout narrates: "Then I heard Atticus cough . . . He said he often work during the night, checked on us, and read himself to sleep."What does the text reveal? Jem was unsuccessful in getting his pants back. Scout was against Jem going back to get his pants, so she was hopeful that Atticus would catch Jem. Atticus knows what really happened, and he knew Jem went out to get his pants. The Radley's will have Jem's pants waiting for him. Jem, Scout, and Dill obtrude upon the Radley's in all of the following ways except- Dill prank calls their house and hangs up. Jem runs up to the house and hits it. Dill peeks through their window. Jem tries to leave a note on the window sill. The dialogue that Atticus speaks in Chapter 6, "Jem, Scout...I don't want to hear of poker in any form again," illustrates - Atticus doesn't believe the kids were playing poker. Atticus doesn't believe in gambling. Atticus is extremely strict with Jem and Scout. Atticus is very religious. When Atticus, "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," what is he trying to teach Scout to have? honesty empathy sympathy courage Which quotation best supports the central idea to try understand what others are going through before judging? "How would we like it if Atticus barged in on us without knocking, when we were in our rooms at night?" "What Mr. Radley did was his own business." "I'm going to tell you something and tell you one time: stop tormenting that man." "We weren't makin' fun of him, we werne't laughin'"