Ch 10: Why did Heck Tate give the gun to Atticus to shoot the dog?

He knew that Atticus was the best shot.

Ch 10: Who is Tim Johnson?

He's a dog that got sick with rabies.

Ch 11: What was the ungentle-manly thing Jem did?

Jem cut the tops of Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes

Ch 10: Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

They don't do anything but make music for us to enjoy

Ch 9: What are Aunt Alexandra's views of Atticus's parenting?

She thinks he lets the kids "run wild".

Ch 9: How did Francis get Scout angry enough to punch him?

He talks bad about Atticus and calls him a rude name.

Ch 11: What was Jem's punishment for cutting down Mrs. Dubose's bushes?

He must read to Mrs. Dubose for a month.

Ch 11: What was the real reason Mrs. Dubose wanted Jem to read to her?

It was the only way to keep her from morphine.

Ch 9: What are the childrens' views on Uncle Jack?

He is the only family member they really like.

Ch 11: How does Atticus feel about insults like 'nigger-lover'?

He doesn't think it's an insult because it's true.

Ch 10: Why doesn't Atticus boast about being a great shot?

He realized that God gave him an unfair advantage.

Ch 9: Does Jack Finch understand children? Why?

No; hedoesn't let Scout tell her side of the story

Ch 9:Why does Cecil Jacobs aggravate Scout?

He announces that Atticus defends african americans

Ch11: How do the kids feel about Mrs. Dubose?

The kids don't like her because she is very rude.

Ch 10: Why does Scout think her father is boring?

He didn't have a normal job and wasn't like other dads

Ch 10: Why doesn't Jem want Scout to tell people about Atticus's shooting abilities?

He thinks since Atticus never told anyone, why should they?

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To Kill a Mockingbird Ch 9-11 Lily Cuellarsola

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This is a quiz on vocabulary, comprehension, and literary devices of To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 9-11.

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1
Ch 9: What does 'inordinately' mean?
disorderly
unconventional
reasonable
uncoordinated
2
Ch 9: Define: deportment
To obsess over
Section
To leave
Behavior
3
Ch 10: Why did Heck Tate give the gun to Atticus to shoot the dog?
He knew that Atticus was the worst shot.
He wanted to prove that he was better than Atticus.
He knew that Atticus didn't know a thing about guns.
He knew that Atticus was the best shot.
4
Ch 10: Who is Tim Johnson?
The black man Atticus is defending in court.
The police chief.
He's a dog that got sick with rabies.
Scout's creepy judgmental neighbor.
5
Ch 11: Define: interdict
Add
Ban
Interrupt
Assume
6
Ch 10:Define: vehement
Distressed
<p>Dissatisfied</p>
Passionate
Angry
7
Ch 11: Literary device:"when the chips are down"
Simile
Personification
Motif
Metaphor
8
Ch 11: What was the ungentle-manly thing Jem did?
Jem cut the tops of Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes
He lashes out to Atticus.
He hurt his sister.
He insults Mrs. Dubose
9
Ch 11: What does Mrs. Dubose leave behind for Jem?
A book
Bad memories
Candy
A camellia
10
Ch 10: Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
They don't do anything but listen to cool music
Mockingbirds are in the bible.
They don't do anything but make music for us to enjoy
This is a trick question. All mockingbirds must die
11
Ch 9: What are Aunt Alexandra's views of Atticus's parenting?
She thinks he lets the kids "run wild".
She thinks he should put the kids up for adoption.
She thinks he's an amazing father.
She doesn't like that he's single.
12
Ch 9: How did Francis get Scout angry enough to punch him?
He makes rude comments about Dill.
He talks bad about Atticus and calls him a rude name.
He says Scout is annoying.
He says that she's too immature to understand anything.
13
Ch 9: What does Atticus describe as "Maycomb's usual disease"?
Arrogance
Racism
Boo Radley
Tuberculosis
14
Ch 11: What was Jem's punishment for cutting down Mrs. Dubose's bushes?
He must apologize and be her personal nurse.
He must read to Mrs. Dubose for a month.
He must clean her whole house.
He must read to Mrs. Dubose for two weeks.
15
Ch 11: What was the real reason Mrs. Dubose wanted Jem to read to her?
It was the only way to keep her from morphine.
She was pure evil and wanted to make him suffer.
She couldn't read anymore.
She wanted company.
16
Ch 9: What are the childrens' views on Uncle Jack?
He is rude and annoying.
He is the only family member they really like.
He is quiet and doesn't say much.
He is always looking for a fight.
17
Ch 11: How does Atticus feel about insults like 'nigger-lover'?
He isn't bothered because he knows it's not true
He doesn't think it's an insult because it's true.
He doesn't like being called that.
He finds it to be insulting and it hurts his feelings.
18
Ch 10: Why doesn't Atticus boast about being a great shot?
People will judge him.
He's ashamed.
He realized that God gave him an unfair advantage.
He doesn't think it's proper.
19
Ch 9: Does Jack Finch understand children? Why?
No; he gets mad for no reason
No; hedoesn't let Scout tell her side of the story
Yes; he pulls Scout away from Francis
Yes; he's just so nice
20
Ch 9: "to behave like a sunbeam" is an example of?
Parallelism
Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
21
Ch 9:Why does Cecil Jacobs aggravate Scout?
He punches Jem in the face!
He makes fun of Boo Radley.
He announces that Atticus defends african americans
He announces that Atticus is a bad lawyer
22
Literary device: "I thought he moved like an underwater swimmer"
Illusion
Simile
Allusion
Metaphor
23
Ch11: How do the kids feel about Mrs. Dubose?
The kids don't like her because she is very rude.
The kids like her because she bakes them cakes.
The kids like her because she always has something to say.
The kids don't like her because she doesn't say hi.
24
Ch 10: Why does Scout think her father is boring?
He never talked about interesting topics.
He wasn't original or inspiring in any way .
He didn't have a normal job and wasn't like other dads
All he did was knit scarves
25
Literary Device: Aunt Alexandra would've been analogous to Mount Everest, she was cold & there.
Metaphor
Motif
Simile
Parallelism
26
Ch 11: Literary Device: "You look like a picture this evening"
Symbol
Metaphor
Motif
Simile
27
Ch 10: Define: jubilant
Happy
Intelligant
Persuasive
Quick
28
Ch 10: What happened that made the kids change views on their father?
He got a real job.
He shot Tom Robinson.
He shot Tim Johnson.
He bought Jem a new football and Scout pencils.
29
Ch 10: Why doesn't Jem want Scout to tell people about Atticus's shooting abilities?
He thinks since Atticus never told anyone, why should they?
He wants to make her mad.
He thinks it's lame.
He is embarressed by it.
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Ch 11: "Jem was ploughing his way through Sir Walter Scout", is what literary device?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Symbol

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