What is the recluse, Boo Radley, rumored to have done when he was little?

Stabbed his parents with a pair of scissors

What does Jem have to do as punishment for ruining Mrs. Dubose's flowers?

Read to Mrs. Dubose every afternoon for hours

How does Dill explain Jem's missing pants?

First he says strip poker then lighting matches

A boy staying next door for the summer whom Scout and Jem befriend

What does Walter do at lunch with the Finches that shocks Scout?

He pours maple syrup all over his plate of meat and vegetables

Why do Cecil Jacobs, Francis, and other kids start taunting Scout about her Father?

Because he is defending Tom Robinson, a black man

What happens when Sout, Jem, and Dill sneak into the Radley's backyard

Nathan shoots at them with a shotgun

Where is Scout and Jem's mother?

She died when Scout was two and Jem was six

What does Boo Radley do during the night of the fire?

He drapes a blanket over Scout's shoulders

Why does Scout start hanging out with Miss Maudie?

Because Dill and Jem have made her feel unwelcome in their games

Why does it surprise Scout and Jem when Atticus shoots a mad dog?

Because they think of him as old an dlacking real-life skills

When do the Ewell kids go to school?

Only on the first day of the year

Repeated clues used for understanding the theme

How does Miss Maudie account for Boo's Strangeness?

He had an incredibly strict Baptist father

How does Miss Maudie react the day after the fire?

She says she's happy her house burnt down since she always hated it

What reason does Boo's brother, Nathan Radley, give Jem for filling in the knothole with cement?

He says that's what you do when a tree is dying

What does Boo Radley carve for Jem and Scout out of soap?

Two figures that look like Jem and Scout

Where do Scout and Jem start finding gifts left for them?

In the knothole of a tree in the Radley's yard

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1
What is the recluse, Boo Radley, rumored to have done when he was little?
Bullied a girl at school
Killed a mockingbird with his bare hands
Stabbed his parents with a pair of scissors
Burnt down Miss Maudie's house
2
What does Jem have to do as punishment for ruining Mrs. Dubose's flowers?
Help Miss Maudie with her garden
Help feed and bathe Mrs. Dubose
Write Mrs. Dubose a letter of apology
Read to Mrs. Dubose every afternoon for hours
3
Which of the following is an example of a theme?
Don't give in to peer pressure
Scout doesn't like dressing like a girl
Scout and Jem need to be nicer to each other
Scout and Jem should call Atticus Dad
4
What's Scout's real name?
Jean Louise
Mayella
Alexandra
Boo
5
How does Dill explain Jem's missing pants?
He says they got ripped up when they were climbing trees
He admits what really happened
He says they floated down the river when they went for a swim
First he says strip poker then lighting matches
6
Who is Dill?
A boy staying next door for the summer whom Scout and Jem befriend
One of the Ewell kids
Huck Finn's younger brother
The owner of the town newspaper
7
What does Walter do at lunch with the Finches that shocks Scout?
He is rude to Calpurnia
He picks his nose
He refuses to say grace
He pours maple syrup all over his plate of meat and vegetables
8
Why do Cecil Jacobs, Francis, and other kids start taunting Scout about her Father?
Because Jem and Scout call him "Atticus" instead of "Dad"
Because he is defending Tom Robinson, a black man
Because he's older than the other fathers
Because he doesn't go to church regularly
9
What happens when Sout, Jem, and Dill sneak into the Radley's backyard
Nathan comes out and has a stern talk with them
Nathan shoots at them with a shotgun
A dog chases them off the property
Boo invites them in
10
Where is Scout and Jem's mother?
She is recovering from consumption in Europe
She ran off with another man when Scout was two and Jem was six
She died when Scout was two and Jem was six
She was killed in a fire a year before the novel starts
11
Where does the story take place?
Memphis, Tennessee
Monroeville, Alabama
Burmingham, Alabama
Maycomb, Alabama
12
What does Boo Radley do during the night of the fire?
He drapes a blanket over Scout's shoulders
He puts cement in the knothole of the tree
He makes a snoman for Scout and Jem
He steals a pair of Jem's pants
13
Why does Scout start hanging out with Miss Maudie?
Because Miss Maudie needs help in her garden
As punishment for destroying her flowers
Because she doesn't like Dill
Because Dill and Jem have made her feel unwelcome in their games
14
Why does it surprise Scout and Jem when Atticus shoots a mad dog?
Because they think of him as old an dlacking real-life skills
Because he usually kills them with his bare hands
Because it was an utterly unjustified, violent act
Because they thought Jem would get a chance to shoot it first
15
When do the Ewell kids go to school?
Only when the weather is warm and they don't have to wear shoes
Only on the first day of the year
Only for first and second grade
Only when their father is out of town
16
What is a motif?
Repeated clues used to understand historical context
Repeated clues used for understanding the theme
Repeated clues about how the story will end?
Repeated clues used to understand characters?
17
How does Miss Maudie account for Boo's Strangeness?
He suffers from mental illness
He had an incredibly strict Baptist father
He was a bad seed from the start
He suffered from Polio when he was seven
18
How does Miss Maudie react the day after the fire?
She says she's happy her house burnt down since she always hated it
She leaves town
She's destraught that her house burnt down
She sues the fire department for damages
19
What does Mrs. Dubose do before she dies?
Make amends with people for all the mean things she's said
Gather the community by her bedside to say goodbye
Rewrite her will and leaves all her money and property to Jem
Kick her morphine habit
20
What reason does Boo's brother, Nathan Radley, give Jem for filling in the knothole with cement?
He says that's what you do when a tree is dying
He says he didn't and will give Jem a reward if he figures out who did.
He says that's what you do when a tree is growing into fast
He says Boo did it because he's crazy
21
What unexpected natural phenomenon happens in Alabama for the first time in years?
Snow
Flooding
Killer bees
An earthquake
22
What does Boo Radley carve for Jem and Scout out of soap?
A miniature sculpture of himself
Two figures that look like Jem and Scout
A dolphin figurine
A snowman
23
Where do Scout and Jem start finding gifts left for them?
On Scout's windowsill
In Miss Maudie's garden
In the knothole of a tree in the Radley's yard
On the Radley's back porch

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