Question 1

The novel is set in:

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Alabama

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Georgia

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Tennessee

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Virginia

Question 2

From whose point of view is the story being told?

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Scout's

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Jem's

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Calpurnia's

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Atticus's

Question 3

Why didn’t Walter Cunningham have a lunch?

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he was too poor

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he gave it away

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it was stolen

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he forgot it

Question 4

Who did Atticus say has been most affected by the Depression?

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farmers

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teachers

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lawyers

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government officials

Question 5

Why did Calpurnia make Scout finish her lunch in the kitchen?

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Scout was being rude

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Scout was taking too long to eat

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Scout refused to eat

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Calpurnia was just being mean

Question 6

Back at school, what caused Miss Caroline to scream?

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she saw bugs in a child’s hair

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she saw a mouse

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the children played a trick on her

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she was mad at the children

Question 7

Who cusses at Miss Caroline and brings her to tears?

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Burris Ewell

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Cecil Jacobs

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Walter Cunningham, Jr.

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Scout

Question 8

Who takes care of Miss Caroline and tries to soothe her on multiple occasions as she learns to adjust to the ways of Maycomb?

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Little Chuck Little

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Scout

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Burris Ewell

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Cecil Jacobs

Question 9

Which line of text best supports the idea that Scout idolizes her brother?

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“I had spent most of my day climbing up and down, running errands for him, providing him with literature, nourishment and water, and was carrying him blankets for the night when Atticus said if I paid him no attention to him, Jem would come down.”

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“I could only hope that Jem would outrun the tire and me, or that I would be stopped by a bump in the sidewalk. I heard him behind me, chasing and shouting.”

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“Rather than risk a tangle with Calpurnia, I did as Jem told me.”

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“Jem arbitrated, awarded me the first push with an extra time for Dill, and I folded myself inside the tire.”

Question 10

When Scout describes the tinfoil “winking at her” from the knot-hole, what is she trying to communicate?

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The tinfoil was reflecting the sunlight at her.

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The tinfoil was folded into a little piece she could barely see.

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There was an animal in the tree next to the tinfoil.

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Someone was looking at her from behind the knot-hole.

Question 11

What is Boo's real name?

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Arthur

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Andrew

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Atticus

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Amos

Question 12

Which of these games do Jem, Scout and Dill NOT play

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Freeze tag

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Rolling Scout in a tire onto the Radley front lawn

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The Radley Game where they pretend to be a member of the family.

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Daring Jem to touch the Radley house

Question 13

How does Scout test the gum to make sure it isn't poisoned?

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She sniffs it and touches it to her tongue, and waits to see if she dies.

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She doesn't test it - she unwraps it and smells it, then throws it on the ground.

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She makes Dill eat it first.

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She makes Jem eat it first.

Question 14

How is the plot structure of the novel significant?

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Harper Lee starts the novel at the end so that readers know some detail about the final outcome, but don’t yet know what events lead up to it.

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Harper Lee starts the novel before Jem and Scout were even born to allow the reader to understand their heritage.

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Harper Lee starts the novel when Jem and Scout are very young so that she can describe in detail their entire childhoods.

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Harper Lee starts the novel in the middle so that readers are forced to make assumptions about the family’s past.

Question 15

What word best describes the narrator’s tone in the following text?  “What Jem called the Dewey Decimal System was school-wide by the end of my first year, so I had no chance to compare it with other teaching techniques. I could only look around me: Atticus and my uncle, who went to school at home, knew everything—at least, what one didn’t know the other did. Furthermore, I couldn’t help noticing that my father had served for years in the state legislature, elected each time without opposition, innocent of the adjustments my teachers thought essential to the development of Good Citizenship.”

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sarcastic

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furious

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indifferent

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saddened

Question 16

Why does Miss Caroline Fisher not know about commonly known characteristics of several of the local families?

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She is new to town, unlike most people in Maycomb who have lived there all their life.

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She is too busy yelling at Scout.

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She isn't very smart and barely is able to be a teacher.

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She has heard the rumors about the families previously, but refused to believe them, based on religious principles.

Question 17

In the following text, which two words represent an extended metaphor? “I raised my head and stared at the Radley place steps in front of me. I froze.‘Come on, Scout, don’t just lie there!” Jem was screaming. “Get up, can”tcha?”I got to my feet, trembling as I thawed.”

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froze; thawed

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head; stared

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steps; screaming

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raised; trembling

Question 18

By stating that she is “miserable without him,” it is clear that the narrator…

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enjoys Dill’s company

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is entertained by Dill

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is not amused by Dill’s antics

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is jealous of Dill’s relationship with Jem

Question 19

How does Scout’s character go against the social expectations of the time period?

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she does things stereotypical of "boy behavior" and doesn't act like a "young lady"

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she feels slighted by her brother at times

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she enjoys reading

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she begins school at age six

Question 20

Why do the children decide to hold onto the contents of the tree’s knot-hole until the school year starts?

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The children are convinced that the objects in the knot-hole belong to another child, using the tree as a hiding spot. They plan to hold on to the items until they return to school and then they can ask around to see if anyone claims them, feeling it's the right thing to do.

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The children are convinced that the objects in the knot-hole have been cursed by Mrs. DuBose, their old, nasty neighbor. If they keep the items, they'll have to do yard work to make up for stealing

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The children are convinced that the objects in the knot-hole belong to another child that is trying to trick them. If they keep the items, the other child could call the police on them and have them arrested.

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The children are convinced that the objects in the knot-hole were left for them by their deceased mother, and they don't want to spend the two Indian head pennies they've found, since they are both meaningful and rare/valuable.

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a myth or story about Boo Radley?

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Boo was really the one who killed his father.

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What teeth Boo had were yellow and rotten, and he drooled most of the time.

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Boo stabbed a family member in the thigh with scissors.

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Boo had a long jagged scar that ran across his face, and his eyes popped.

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Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall.

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Boo ate raw squirrels and any cats he could catch.

Question 22

Why do several of the children of Maycomb show up only on the first day of school?

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They only show up for the first day of school because they think they don't need to learn, but work instead to help their families. They also want to avoid the truancy officer and threats of the sheriff.

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They are required by the state to show up for a count on the first day, but per government protocol, the teacher marks them absent the rest of the year. This ensures the state still funds the school for the total number of children from the first day.

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Once they have determined that they already have the necessary knowledge to pass that particular grade, they do not have to attend the rest of the year, and can show up next year, promoted to the next grade.

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Several of the children are with migrant worker families, so they are required to enroll in school. But after the first day, they have to go back to working in agriculture, since it's the Great Depression.

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