This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > To Kill A Mockingbird > To Kill A Mockingbird – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is Braxton Underwood? A) Maycomb's sheriff. B) Scout's classmate; poor but proud. C) Morphine addict. D) Newspaper publisher and editor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Newspaper publisher and editor. 2. What excuse does Dill make up to save Jem? A) They were playing strip poker. B) They were skinny dipping. C) They were wrestling and ripped them. D) They were using them as a kite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were playing strip poker. 3. Iniquities A) Small in size. B) Immoral or unfair behavior. C) Understood or implied without being stated. D) A formal decree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immoral or unfair behavior. 4. According to Tom Robinson, Mayella Ewell never offered him any money. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. What did the people of Maycomb do to help Miss Maudie? A) Removed her furniture from her house. B) Saved her baby from the nursery. C) Rescued her cat from the roof. D) Fed her and wrapped her in blankets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Removed her furniture from her house. 6. What makes life at home tense for Scout when Aunt Alexandra is there? A) Aunt Alexandra does socially inappropriate things and embarrasses Scout. B) Aunt Alexandra does not like Scout's friends and is rude to them. C) Aunt Alexandra thinks that Scout spends too much time indoors and encourages her to go outside. D) Aunt Alexandra values family status over anything else. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aunt Alexandra values family status over anything else. 7. What does Walter do at dinner that surprises Scout? A) He throws the food away. B) He gets up from the table. C) He puts syrup on his food. D) He puts ketchup on his food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He puts syrup on his food. 8. Who is Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose? A) Morphine addict. B) Narrator of story. C) Neighborhood gossip. D) Neighborhood friend; bakes cakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morphine addict. 9. Atticus reaches the conclusion that Mrs. Dubose was ..... A) Evil to the core. B) A kind person. C) A very brave person. D) Blaming others for her problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A very brave person. 10. Which word best describes Calpurnia's church's congregation? A) Generous; they are willing to help Tom Robinson's family while he's in jail. B) Resourceful; although many can't read, they find a way to learn hymns. C) Welcoming; they acknowledge and appreciate the Finch children joining them. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. The Radley place attracts the children because A) Mrs. Radley bakes sweets and feeds the neighborhood children frequently. B) The Radleys are rich and have nice toys to play with. C) Mystery surrounds the house and the family due to rumors of a "phantom" living inside. D) The house is abandoned and the children like to throw rocks at the house's windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mystery surrounds the house and the family due to rumors of a "phantom" living inside. 12. What does the mad dog symbolize? A) Innocent people who are wrongfully harmed. B) The tendency to prejudge others. C) An unfair advantage over other living things. D) Atticus is trying to "shoot" down the prejudice in town. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atticus is trying to "shoot" down the prejudice in town. 13. What did the people in the balcony do when Atticus left the courtroom? A) They turned their backs on him. B) They stood in respect of him. C) The people ignored him. D) They followed him out of the building. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They stood in respect of him. 14. What is the name of the character who visits the Finch children in the summer, and likes to play the Boo Radley game with them? A) Dill. B) Scout. C) Jem. D) Walter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dill. 15. Who's house burns down? A) Aunt Alexandra. B) Mrs. Dubose. C) Miss Maudie. D) Miss Caroline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miss Maudie. 16. Fear of differences, the unknown, and things not understood is common among all human cultures. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What did Mr. Ewell say in response to hearing about Tom's death? A) One down and about two more to go. B) He had it coming. C) Good, it serves him right. D) I'm just mad that I didn't get to pull the trigger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One down and about two more to go. 18. Was The Owner Of the House Upset That It Burned Down? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 19. What did Mayella say she asked Tom to help her with? A) Chopping some firewood. B) Moving a dresser. C) Fixing a door. D) Chopping up a chiffarobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chopping up a chiffarobe. 20. Who said this? "I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time." A) Jem Finch. B) Scout Finch. C) Miss Maudie. D) Dill Harris. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jem Finch. ← 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 8To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books