Literature | High school » To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz, Chapters 1 to 4

DO NOT WRITE ON THIS QUIZ! ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON YOUR OWN SHEET OF PAPER. To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz - Chapters 1-4 1. The narrator of the story is A. Dill B. Scout C. Jem D. Boo 2. In what state and decade does this story take place? A. Arkansas, 1920s B. Alabama, 1930s C. Mississippi, 1940s D. Georgia, 1950s 3. 4. 5. 6. . Which three characters are young (elementary school-aged) friends? A. Scout, Dill, and Jem B. Scout, Atticus, and Calpurnia C. Dill, Jem, and Boo D. Calpurnia, Maudie, and Alexandra Who is Calpurnia? A. Atticus’s wife B. Atticus’s girlfriend C. the Finch family’s housekeeper/cook D. Scout’s new teacher Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family’s house? A. Finch B. Robinson C. Radley D. Harris The school setting in Ch. 2 allows the author to show . A. the general disrespect that children have for authority B. blame the education system for what follows in the novel C. introduce the reader to various families and the social

structure in Maycomb D. denounce the segregation of blacks and whites 7. The Ewell family is . A. highly respected in town B. supportive of equal rights for all races C. one of the poorest, least educated families in Maycomb D. a mixed-race family 8. What does Miss Caroline see that horrifies her and shows her that Maycomb is not like the town she is from? A. a dead mockingbird B. a cootie (lice) in a child’s hair C. the fact that none of her students can afford lunch D. a black man 9. What did Boo Radley legendarily do to his father? A. stabbed him in the leg with scissors B. murdered him in his sleep C. locked him in the basement for several weeks D. turned him into the sheriff for child abuse 10. Miss Caroline disapproves of the fact that Scout can Atticus tells Scout to keep doing it anyway. A. do her multiplication tables B. skip and chew gum at the same time C. swim D. read and write , but 11. What do Scout and Jem discover in the oak tree at the corner of the

Radleys’ property? A. chewing gum and pennies B. a note begging for help C. a mockingbird nest D. a gun 12. Which of the following statements is true about Scout? A. she means well when she tells Miss Caroline about the Cunninghams and Ewells, but still gets in trouble B. she’s an obedient and level-tempered little girl C. she is behind the other students at school because she only goes to school for a short time each year D. she is eager to invite Walter Cunningham to dinner to try to make up for his humiliation at school 13. What is Finch’s Landing? A. a small town near Boston, where Atticus’s brother Jack lives B. the family’s farm on the Alabama River, founded by Englishman Simon Finch and now run by Aunt Alexandra C. the name of Atticus’s home in Maycomb D. the family’s ancestral cotton plantation in Georgia 14. What is probably true about Dill? A. he is a relative of Scout’s and Jem’s B. he hates it in Maycomb C. he doesn’t have a known father, and his mother

doesn’t take very good care of him D. he is older than Jem by a few months 15. Which of the following is true about Atticus’s parenting style? A. he treats them with respect and expects them to be moral and thoughtful B. he is a strict disciplinarian who does not allow them to talk back or act out in any way C. he is an “absentee father” who has no real interest in his children beyond their basic needs D. he is well-meaning but overly emotional, which interferes with his ability to think rationally and fairly 16. Who is the author of this book? A. Margaret Mitchell B. Harper Lee C. Truman Capote D. William Shakespeare