Novel: To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz! Knowledge Test
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- 1.What is Scout’s real name?
- A.
Jean Leanne Finch
- B.
Jean Louise Finch
- C.
Jean Scout Finch
- D.
Scout is her real name
- 2.What relationship does Calpurnia have with the Finch family?
- A.
Mother
- B.
Their cook
- C.
Their slave
- D.
Family friend
- 3.Why does Dill come to Maycomb?
- A.
To stay with his Aunt Rachel every summer
- B.
To stay with Jem and Scout every summer
- C.
To kill a mockingbird
- D.
To try and make Boo come out
- 4.Scout differs from the other first graders because
- A.
She likes to fight
- B.
She is really short
- C.
She can read and write
- D.
She is the only girl at school
- 5.What items do Jem and Scout find in the knothole?
- A.
Chewing gum, pirate heads, soap carvings, a ball of twine, a medal, and pocket watch that doesn't work.
- B.
Chewing gum, Indian heads, soap carvings, a ball of twine, a medal, and a pocket watch that works.
- C.
Chewing gum, Indian heads, soap carvings, a ball of twine, a medal, and a pocket watch that doesn't work.
- D.
Chewing gum, Indian heads, soap, a ball of twine, a medal and a pocket watch that works
- 6.What new learning system did Miss Caroline introduce to her class?
- A.
The dewey-decimal system
- B.
The reading and writing system
- C.
The children's learning system
- D.
The alphabet system
- 7.Why does Atticus say “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”?
- A.
Because it's illegal to shoot birds in Maycomb.
- B.
Because Atticus is a bird's rights activist.
- C.
Because mockingbirds are endangered like African Americans and shouldn't be killed.
- D.
Because mockingbirds are innocent creatures and Atticus was comparing them to African Americans.
- 8.Who was it that wanted Atticus to cease teaching Scout to read?
- A.
Mrs Dubose
- B.
Miss Caroline
- C.
Calpurnia
- D.
Miss Maudie
- 9.What do Jem, Scout, and Dill do in order to stop the Radley gate from squeaking when they snuck into it?
- A.
They spit on it
- B.
They climb over it
- C.
They use oil
- D.
They unhinge the gate
- 10.What was Tom Robinson accused of?
- A.
Theft
- B.
Illegal drug smuggling
- C.
Murder
- D.
Rape
- 11.What addiction does Mrs Dubose suffer from?
- A.
Cocaine
- B.
Morphine
- C.
Alcohol
- D.
Gambling
- 12.And how does Mrs. Dubose try to break free of this said addiction?
- A.
She got Jem to read to her as a distraction.
- B.
She didn't do anything.
- C.
She had her maid, Jessie, cut off her supplies.
- D.
She yelled at Jem and Scout whenever they walked past her house.
- 13.Scout overhears Atticus and Aunt Alexandra arguing about someone. Who were they arguing over?
- A.
Atticus and how raises Jem and Scout.
- B.
Tom Robinson and how Atticus is defending him.
- C.
Scout and how she wants to move to Meridian with Dill.
- D.
Calpurnia and how they don't need her anymore.
- 14.What year was the novel set?
- A.
1920s
- B.
1930s
- C.
1940s
- D.
1950s
- 15.What game do Jem, Scout, and Dill get in trouble from Atticus for playing?
- A.
Playing around the Radley house.
- B.
Acting out the Tom Robinson case.
- C.
Playing with guns.
- D.
Re-enacting Boo Radley stabbing his father.
- 16.Why does Atticus know that he won’t win Tom Robinson’s case?
- A.
Because people will take Bob Ewell - a white person's word over Tom Robinson's - a black person.
- B.
Because Atticus knew that Tom Robinson was guilty of his charges.
- C.
Because Atticus isn't a very good lawyer.
- D.
Because Bob Ewell's case was very strong and everyone would have believed it.
- 17.Who is it that gets the mob of people to leave Atticus and Tom at the jail in chapter 15?
- A.
Scout
- B.
Jem
- C.
Boo
- D.
Miss Atkinson
- 18.Which person could be characterised as the mockingbird of the story?
- A.
Scout
- B.
Tom Robinson
- C.
Atticus
- D.
Boo Radley
- 19.Who does Scout fight at Christmas and why?
- A.
Aunt Alexandra because she wanted Scout to be more lady-like.
- B.
Uncle Jack because he wanted Scout to stop swearing.
- C.
Francis because he called Atticus a "nigger-lover".
- D.
Dill because he ran away from home.
- 20.Why would Harper Lee use a young girl as the narrator?
- A.
To show her innocence of the situation.
- B.
She wouldn't understand much about the story at the time, meaning she there wouldn't be biased opinions coming from the narrator.
- C.
To show how she matures as the story progresses and her understanding of her town's situation expands.
- D.
All of the above
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