This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > To Kill A Mockingbird > To Kill A Mockingbird – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 8 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does Atticus' family react to his decision to defend Tom Robinson? A) They support it, according to Aunt Alexandra. B) They disapprove of it, according to Francis. C) They do not know of it, because they aren't close. D) They don't have an opinion either way. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They disapprove of it, according to Francis. 2. Who is hard on Scout at home, encouraging her to have good manners and be polite. A) Mrs. Maudie. B) Calpurnia. C) Her father, Atticus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calpurnia. 3. Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird? A) They're Atticus' favorite bird. B) They're innocent. C) They're an endangered species. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're innocent. 4. Why was Jem upset when Mr. Nathan closed up the knothole in the tree? A) He wanted to play in the tree. B) He felt sorry for himself. C) He wanted to communicate with the "person" who was giving them gifts. D) He knew Scout would be upset and felt sorry for her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wanted to communicate with the "person" who was giving them gifts. 5. Where did Atticus just come from at the end of chapter 11? Why? A) Mrs. Dubose's house. She just died. B) Mrs. Dubose's house. She just got home. C) His office. Mrs. Dubose had died. D) His office. Tom Robinson was home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Dubose's house. She just died. 6. These are all things Jem and Scout find in the tree EXCEPT ..... A) Gum and pennies. B) Spelling medal. C) Matches. D) An old watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Matches. 7. Which character lives with Miss Rachel during the summers? A) Dill Harris. B) Arthur Radley. C) Cecil Jacobs. D) Miss Maudie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dill Harris. 8. What is in Mr. Raymond's bag? A) Apple Juice. B) Vodka. C) Whiskey. D) Coca Cola. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coca Cola. 9. Which character has his arm broken by Bob Ewell? A) Jem Finch. B) Dill Harris. C) Scout Finch. D) Arthur Radley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jem Finch. 10. What do the kids get caught doing by Atticus? A) Rolling in the tire into the Radley yard. B) Trying to get a note to Boo Radley. C) Trying to look in Boo Radley's window. D) Acting out a play of Boo Radley's life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trying to get a note to Boo Radley. 11. How does Scout 'save' Atticus when he waits at the county jail door that night? A) She lets off fireworks. B) She reads a dictionary to put her enemies to sleep. C) She reminds Mr. Cunningham of inviting his son to dinner and what entailment is. D) She practices her stand-up routine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She reminds Mr. Cunningham of inviting his son to dinner and what entailment is. 12. Who said this? "So you brought that dirty little sister of yours, did you?" A) Mrs. Dubose. B) Miss Maudie. C) Heck Tate. D) Bob Ewell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Dubose. 13. Why does Mayella think Atticus is mocking her when begins his cross-examination? A) He calls her Miss Mayella. B) He is polite to her. C) He asks her to repeat some of the things she already told Mr. Gilmer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. Detachment A) Lack of interest or involvement. B) Spotlessly clean and fresh. C) Dull, uninteresting, tiresome. D) Anything having existence, either physical or mystical. E) Personal property. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of interest or involvement. 15. Which of the following symbolizes an unfair advantage over living things? A) Guns. B) Dirt Snowman. C) Mockingbirds. D) Mad Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guns. 16. What happened to Tom's arm when he was a boy? A) A dog bit it. B) He fell and broke it. C) It got caught in a cotton gin. D) It got run over by a bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It got caught in a cotton gin. 17. Atticus can be described as all of the following EXCEPT A) Jem and Scout's dad. B) The deadest shot in Maycomb County. C) Dill's uncle. D) A lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dill's uncle. 18. Why does Scout not want Jem to go back to the Radley's yard? A) She's afraid he'll get shot. B) She's afraid he'll get stabbed. C) She's afraid he'll get arrested. D) She's afraid he'll get molested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She's afraid he'll get shot. 19. Which type of rhetoric does Atticus use in the following statement?"The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence to the effect that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place" (Lee 231). A) Emotional appeal. B) Logical appeal. C) Ethical appeal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logical appeal. 20. In the dark, how does Scout know that they are under the big oak tree? A) She hears the wind rustle the leaves. B) The ground feels colder under her feet. C) Her hands brush the knot-hole in the tree. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ground feels colder under her feet. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesTo Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 1To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 2To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 3To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 4To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 5To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 6To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 7To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 9To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books