This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > To Kill A Mockingbird > To Kill A Mockingbird – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Jem use to ruin Mrs. Dubose's flowers? A) Dirt from Miss Maudie's yard. B) It wasn't her flowers he destroyed. C) His pellet gun. D) Scout's baton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scout's baton. 2. What does Atticus mean when he states, " ..... in this country our courts are the greatest levelers ..... "? A) Courts do not always have integrity. B) In our courts, all men are created equal. C) Our country has the greatest courts. D) A court is only as sound as its jury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In our courts, all men are created equal. 3. What does Atticus begin asking Mayella about in chapter 18? A) Her injuries. B) The night in question. C) Her father. D) Her family life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her family life. 4. It is okay to put direct quotes in my summary. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 5. Who wrote To Kill a Mocking Bird? A) F. Scott Fitzgerald. B) Lee Harper. C) Harper Lee. D) Jean Louise Finch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harper Lee. 6. Which charactertalks differently at church? A) Mrs. Dubose. B) Calpurnia. C) Nathan Radley. D) Cecil Jacobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calpurnia. 7. At the jailhouse, Scout mentions ..... to Mr. Cunningham. A) Entailments. B) Walter Cunningham. C) Getting into a fight at school. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. From what does Atticus believe Mrs. Dubose gets her disposition? A) A drug. B) A religion. C) A political belief. D) An illness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An illness. 9. Why did Atticus say he chose to handle Mr. Ewell in this way? A) It may have escalated if he had reacted differently. B) This may have caused Mr. Ewell to change his ways. C) This may have allowed others to see what Mr. Ewell really is. D) This may have saved Mayella an extra beating since Atticus had destroyed Mr. Ewell's credibility in court. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This may have saved Mayella an extra beating since Atticus had destroyed Mr. Ewell's credibility in court. 10. What did Jem do at the end of chapter 7? A) He skipped school. B) He silently cried. C) He kissed Ms. Maudie. D) He punched Nathan Radley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He silently cried. 11. Which character was addicted to morphine? A) Mrs. Dubose. B) Bob Ewell. C) Arthur Radley. D) Miss Maudie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mrs. Dubose. 12. Why did the prison guards shoot Tom? A) They were afraid of him. B) He had threatened them. C) He was trying to escape. D) He was instigating a riot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was trying to escape. 13. How does Tom feel about Mayella? A) He feels sorry for her. B) He loves her. C) He hates her. D) He admires her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He feels sorry for her. 14. What does Aunt Alexandria encourage Atticus to do because of the children's behavior? A) Get remarried. B) Fire Calpurnia. C) Home school Scout. D) Spank them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fire Calpurnia. 15. Why does Jem shush Scout on their way home from the Halloween Pageant? A) Because people were sleeping. B) Because he didn't want to talk to her. C) Because he heard a dog barking near them. D) Because he heard something in the woods. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because he heard something in the woods. 16. Why didn't Bob Ewell call for a doctor on the night that Mayella was attacked? A) He said he would be able to take care of her injuries. B) If he had, it would've cost him five dollars. C) Sheriff Tate suggested that she didn't need a doctor. D) He didn't need to because he saw who attacked her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If he had, it would've cost him five dollars. 17. Why does Atticus sit in front of the jail all night? A) He can't sleep. B) He is meeting the sheriff. C) He is concerned for Tom's safety. D) He had a fight with Aunt Alexandria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is concerned for Tom's safety. 18. What happens when Jem, Scout, and Dill sneak out one night to look in the windows at the Radley house? A) Mr. Radley thinks they're prowlers and shoots his shotgun into the air. B) Jem's pants get caught in the Radley fence and Jem has to take them off to escape. C) When questioned, Dill lies and says that he has Jem's pants because they were playing strip poker. D) ALL OF THESE!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THESE!. 19. Chapter 15:What was the mob outside the jail about to do if Atticus hadn't been there. A) Deport Tom to another jail. B) Talk to Tom. C) Lynch or hurt Tom. D) Talk to Atticus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lynch or hurt Tom. 20. What did Jem and Scout build in the yard? A) A treehouse. B) A doghouse. C) A snowman. D) A snowfort. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A snowman. 21. The sheriff of Maycomb County A) Mr. Underwood. B) Mr. Avery. C) Dolphus Raymond. D) Heck Tate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heck Tate. 22. Why did Dill run away from home? A) His mother an new father do not pay enough attention to him. B) His mother physically abuses him. C) His new father told him he was no longer welcome at home. D) He wants to go to the same school as Jem and Scout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His mother an new father do not pay enough attention to him. 23. Where does Dill go at the end of summer? A) Disneyland. B) Home to his mom. C) On a vacation. D) He is moving to another country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Home to his mom. 24. What did Nathan Radley do to the tree? A) Cut it down. B) Filled the hole with cement. C) Put the gifts for the kids in it. D) Chased the kids from it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filled the hole with cement. 25. What did Atticus see on scout when they went home? A) A chain. B) A scarf. C) A towel. D) A Brown woolen blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A Brown woolen blanket. 26. What is the first item Scout finds in the knothole? A) Pennies. B) A pocket watch. C) Chewing gum. D) Soap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chewing gum. 27. Although it was apparent that Tom Robinson was innocent, the jury found him guilty because ..... A) Atticus is a poor lawyer. B) They couldn't bring themselves to take a black man's word over a white man's. C) There wasn't enough evidence. D) The prosecutor was very convincing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They couldn't bring themselves to take a black man's word over a white man's. 28. After reading the entire book, how would you describe Atticus? A) Prejudiced. B) Morally weak. C) Thoughtful and honest. D) Weird and extroverted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thoughtful and honest. 29. At the end of the trial, who came looking for the children? A) Aunt Alexandra. B) Miss Stephanie. C) Miss Maudie. D) Calpurnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calpurnia. 30. Which character does Jem say has "mixed children" ? A) Calpurnia. B) Mr. Gilmer. C) Judge Taylor. D) Dolphus Raymond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dolphus Raymond. 31. After the fire, what is Scout wearing that she didn't originally go out in? A) Sweater. B) Blanket. C) Jacket. D) Overalls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blanket. 32. When our story begins, Scout is ..... years old A) 5. B) 7. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 33. Made less severe or burdensome A) Vapid. B) Malevolent. C) Entity. D) Assuaged. E) Courteous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assuaged. 34. What does Mrs. Dubose mean when she says Atticus's decision to defend Tom Robinson is "going against his raising?" A) Atticus shouldn't defend someone of a different race. B) Atticus shouldn't have become a lawyer. C) Atticus shouldn't defend anyone named Robinson. D) Atticus shouldn't let a Black man near his daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atticus shouldn't defend someone of a different race. 35. What is the name of the cook who helps the Finches? A) Cassanova. B) Capricorn. C) Clemente. D) Calpurnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calpurnia. 36. Who dared to bang on the Radley's front door when the mad dog was on the loose? A) Scout. B) Calpurnia. C) Jem. D) Dill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calpurnia. 37. How did Jem lose his pants? A) Playing football. B) Playing strip poker. C) Trying to communicate with Boo. D) In a bet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trying to communicate with Boo. 38. True or False:Bob Ewell uses his left hand just as good as his right hand. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. What did Atticus carry out of Miss Maudie house during the fire? A) A jewelry box. B) A couch. C) Heavy oak rocking chair. D) A Tv. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heavy oak rocking chair. 40. Why does Atticus agree to defend a black man (Tom Robinson) even though it means people in the community will talk badly about him? A) He tells Scout the case will earn him a lot of money. B) He tells Scout that he has known Tom for a long time. C) He tells Scout that it's the right thing and he wants to set a good example. D) He tells Scout that if he doesn't do it, he will lose his job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He tells Scout that it's the right thing and he wants to set a good example. 41. Why does Scout think Boo Radley doesn't come out of his house? A) He is afraid of being out in public. B) He is angry with the town. C) He might go to jail. D) He knows how awful people can be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He knows how awful people can be. 42. How does Alexandra feel when the children get home? A) Annoyance. B) Concerned. C) Bitterness. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concerned. 43. Walter Cunningham is A) Scout's best friend. B) A poor boy at school. C) The school bully. D) Jem's best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A poor boy at school. 44. What have the group of men come to the jail in Maycomb at night to do? A) Free Tom Robinson. B) Hurt Tom Robinson. C) Run Atticus out of town. D) Hurt Atticus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurt Tom Robinson. 45. What leaves an impression on Jem when he goes back to the Radley house to retrieve his pants from the fence? A) He saw Boo Radley. B) His pants were nowhere to be found. C) His pants were folded and repaired. D) He saw Mr. Radley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His pants were folded and repaired. 46. Why are the Radley house's shutters closed at all times? A) They are afraid of the neighbors. B) There is a history of crime in Maycomb. C) They want to stay isolated and keep to themselves. D) They lack empathy toward others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They want to stay isolated and keep to themselves. 47. This character provides Scout with new insight into the Radley family A) Miss Caroline. B) Jem. C) Nathan Radley. D) Miss Maudie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miss Maudie. 48. Who hates Scout's overalls? A) Aunt Alexandra. B) Atticus Finch. C) Calpurnia. D) Jem Finch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aunt Alexandra. 49. What is Tom Robinson accused of? A) Robbery. B) Murder. C) Assault. D) Rape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rape. 50. Why is Aunt Rachel so upset with Dill when he gives the excuse that saves Jem? A) It was idiotic for Dill to use Jem's pants for a kite. B) Playing strip poker is inappropriate for little kids. C) Going skinny dipping is inappropriate to do with a girl present. D) She will have to buy new pants for Jem since Dill ripped them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing strip poker is inappropriate for little kids. 51. This character cements the knothole in the tree A) Miss Maudie. B) Boo Radley. C) Jem. D) Nathan Radley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nathan Radley. 52. The impression that something bad is going to happen ; threatening A) Ominous. B) Alitercation. C) None. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ominous. 53. Not connected with or relevant to something A) Irrelevant. B) Candid. C) Cynical. D) Scrutiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrelevant. 54. Who is the solicitor? A) Mr. Gilmer. B) Tom Robinson. C) Mr. Finch. D) Judge Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mr. Gilmer. 55. Jem was confident that Tom Robinson would be acquitted. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. How does Aunt Alexandra feel about the Finch family name? A) She is proud of it because they are an old Southern family. B) She is embarrassed by it and tries to act classy to make up for it. C) She knows that the name doesn't matter; what matters is how you behave. D) She is proud of how hard they have worked for what they have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is proud of it because they are an old Southern family. 57. Does Atticus expect to win the trial? A) Yes. He thinks the case is an easy win. B) No. He knows his client is guilty. C) Yes. He knows he is a good lawyer. D) No. He knows the jury will be racist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No. He knows the jury will be racist. 58. What does Atticus do that both surprises his children and makes them develop a new-found respect for him? A) He shows kindness to Mrs. Dubose. B) He defends a black man in court. C) He shoots a rabid dog. D) He tells them to leave Boo Radley alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He shoots a rabid dog. 59. Which of the following is NOT a quote that explains why Miss Caroline hit Scout with a ruler? A) "She discovered I was literate and looked at me with more than a faint distaste.". B) Miss Caroline apparently thought I was lying. C) You're shamin' him, Miss Caroline. D) Familiarity breeds understanding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Familiarity breeds understanding. 60. What does Tom say happened with Mayella she she invited him inside the Ewell residence? A) Nothing at all. B) Bob Ewell was waiting in the room and attacked him. C) He tried to hug her and she started screaming. D) She threw herself at him and kissed him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She threw herself at him and kissed him. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature QuizzesTo Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 1To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 2To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 3To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 5To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 6To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 7To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 8To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books