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To Kill a Mockingbird (Part One)
To Kill a Mockingbird (Part One)
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1
The story is an example of a coming-of-age story where we see a character's moral development, known as a:
schadenfreduer
morality tale
bildungsroman
frame story
2
When Scout talks to Miss Maudie she learns that:
The Radleys keep to themselves because they're poor
The rumors about Boo are all true
Boo's father was a "foot washin'" Baptist who took religion seriously
Boo Radley died years ago, and the stories they hear of him are myths
3
Jem loses his pants when
Burris Ewell steals them
He gives them to Walter Cunningham
they get caught on a fence while trying to escape from the Radley's yard
He bets them in a game of strip poker with Dill
4
We first get an idea that someone is watching the children when:
An interior shutter moves after Jem touches the house
Scout hears someone laughing in the house as she walks by
They find gifts in the tree knothole
Boo scares them when they sneak onto his property
5
Despite being a mean racist old lady, Mrs. Dubose is an example of ___ because ___.
Courage, she is proud of her racist ideologies
Courage, she kicks her morphine addiction before she dies
Morality, she thinks that drugs are bad
Empathy, she feels bad for Atticus for having to defend Tom Robinson.
6
We know Scout is intelligent for her age because:
She directly tells us how smart she is
She skips grades in school
She uses a broad vocabulary when narrating the story
She already knows how to read and write on her first day of school
7
Scout and Jem think their father is _____ until he _____
Boring..shows that he is an excellent marksman
Boring..wins the Robinson case
Dumb..Wins the Robinson case
Feeble..plays football with Jem
8
Miss Maudie says that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because:
They're very small
They are endangered species
She is a foot-washing Baptist--she thinks everything is a sin
They only do things to make others happy
9
When Scout goes to Finch's Landing for Christmas she:
Get in trouble for punching Francis in the face.
gets an air rifle from her uncle Jimmy
has a lovely trime with her cousin Francis
spends her time talking about the Tom Robinson trial with her family
10
The setting of the story is:
Maycomb, Alabama, 1930s
Maycomb, Mississippi, 1930s
Maycomb, Alabama, 1860s
Maycomb, Alabama, 1960s
11
The story is told by ______.
Scout as an adult looking back on her childhood
A limited third person narrator
Scout as the events are happening to her
an omniscient narrator
12
Nathan Radley cementing the knothole in the tree is significant because:
The child who is hiding things in it needs to find a new hiding spot
It is dying
It keeps Scout and Jem off his property
It cuts Boo off from the outside world
13
When Dill comes to Maycomb he dares Jem to:
touch the house
throw a rock through the Radley's front window
Peek into the Radley's back window
Destroy Mrs. Dubose's camellia flowers
14
The mockingbird is a symbol for:
Equality
People who aren't racist
Peace
People who only do nice things for others
15
Atticus said he would have made Jem read to Mrs. Dubose even if he didn't destroy her camellia bushes because:
He wants him to see that "courage is not a man with a gun in his hand."
He thinks it's nice to do good things for old people
He thinks it will teach him not to be racist
He wants Jem to be a "mockingbird"
16
When Jem goes back to the Radley's yard to get his pants, he discovers:
Atticus is there talking to Mr. Radley
Someone stole them
They are folded and (poorly) sewn
They have been replaced with a new pair
17
A major historical event that is the subtext for the story is:
World War II
The Great Depression
The Civil War
Man's first walk on the moon
18
The Ewell family:
Has been the "disgrace of Maycomb" for generations
Is the most powerful family in Maycomb, so they don't have to follow rules
Are too proud to take money they can't pay back
Are poor but honest, hardworking people
19
When Miss Maudie's house burns down:
Boo puts a blanket around Scout (and she doesn't see him or realize it)
Scout finally gets to see Boo
Scout and Jem help put out the fire
The Finch's house burns down as well
20
Scout starts the story by telling us that it will answer the question:
W/at happened to Arthur Radley?
How did Jem break his arm?
Did Atticus win the Tom Robinson trial?
Who is putting the gifts in the knothole?
21
The story is set during the time of Jim Crow Laws, which were:
Laws that ended slavery
Laws that allowed for segregation/discrimination against African Americans
Laws that allowed for slavery to exist
Laws that ended discrimination
22
The first thing Scout finds in the knothole is:
A pocket watch
Gum
Candy
Pennies
23
Arthur Radley is a neighbor of Jem and Scout who:
grows a lovely garden of azaleas
Hangs out out with the kids all the time
Got in trouble when he was a kid and hasn't been seen in years.
Works with Atticus as a lawyer
24
Jem knows why Mr. Nathan cements the knothole, and it makes him cry. This shows:
Sympathy
Empathy
Courage
Morality
25
Old Tim Johnson is symbolic of:
The dangers of racism that Atticus is trying to protect his children from
The madness of the people in town regarding the Robinson trial
The dangers of rabies
The importance of getting your dog vaccinated for rabies.
26
We meet families that make up the social hierarchy in Maycomb. In order (highest to lowest) it goes:
Ewell, Finch, Cunningham, African Americans
Cunningham, Finch, African-Americans, Ewell
Finch, Cunningham, Ewell, African-Americans
Finch, Cunningham, African Americans, Ewell
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Atticus' glasses are symbolic of:
How he teaches Scout to read and write
His poor vision
How he likes reading the Mobile Register
His intelligence and clarity of thought