This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > 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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who attacks Jem and Scout? A) Dill. B) Boo Radely. C) Cecil Jacobs. D) Bob Ewell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bob Ewell. 2. What do the children think causes Ms Caroline to scream? A) A mouse. B) Cooties (head lice). C) Frog. D) Lizard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A mouse. 3. How was the outcome of the trial a "baby step" in the right direction? A) The Ewells were embarrassed. B) Tom was found guilty. C) Atticus proved Tom was not guilty. D) Though Tom was found guilty, the jury took a long time to return a verdict. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Though Tom was found guilty, the jury took a long time to return a verdict. 4. All of the following information was learned during Mayella Ewell's testimony EXCEPT: A) Mayella thinks that Atticus is making fun of her when he calls her "ma'am" and "miss". B) Mayella asked Tom Robinson to bust up a chiffarobe for her. C) Mayella has few friends and only spent 2 years in school. D) Mayella and her father have a loving relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mayella and her father have a loving relationship. 5. What did Tom say about Mayella that made people in the courtroom angry or uncomfortable, largely due to their difference in race? A) That he was attracted to Mayella. B) That he felt sorry for Mayella. C) That he hated Mayella. D) That he and Mayella were in love. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That he felt sorry for Mayella. 6. What happened to the kids mom? A) She died when Jem was born. B) She was murdered. C) She left the kids and Atticus. D) She died of a heart attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She died of a heart attack. 7. What is wrong with Tom Robinson's arms? A) His left arm is useless. B) His right arm is useless. C) His left hand was amputated. D) His right hand was amputated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His left arm is useless. 8. What hand did Bob Ewell write with? A) Right. B) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 9. What is Scout's teachers' name? A) Miss Maudie. B) Mr. Atticus. C) Miss Calpurnia. D) Miss Caroline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miss Caroline. 10. A central idea in To Kill a Mockingbird part one is that ..... A) Everyone is a friend. B) People are not always what they appear to be. C) It is okay to hate others. D) Everybody is a racist, so it is not really wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People are not always what they appear to be. 11. What happened to the narrator's brother, Jem, when he was about thirteen years old? A) He broke his arm. B) He broke his collarbone. C) He broke his leg. D) He suffered a broken heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He broke his arm. 12. What is the name of the reclusive neighbor that the children are afraid of? A) Boo Radley. B) John Radley. C) Arthur Radley. D) Nathan Radley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boo Radley. 13. How does Jem feel about the upcoming verdict? A) Worried. B) Confident. C) Excited. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confident. 14. What was Scout's newest way of trying to get out of attending school? A) Bullying kids. B) Wearing dresses. C) Using profanity. D) Cutting herself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using profanity. 15. Who died that winter in the beginning of chapter 8? A) Calpurnia. B) Ms. Maudie. C) Mrs. Radley. D) Mrs. Dubois. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mrs. Radley. 16. Scout finds school to be boring. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Why did Tom Robinson help Mayella with chores? A) He wanted to make extra money. B) He felt sorry for her. C) He liked her. D) She asked nicely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He felt sorry for her. 18. How does Alexandra respond when Scout asks if she can go visit Calpurnia's home? A) She thinks it would be a great idea. B) She says she will let Scout go as long as Cal lets Alexandra go, too. C) She says Atticus must take Scout out there. D) She tells Scout absolutely not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She tells Scout absolutely not. 19. Who dies in the winter (The start of Chapter 8)? A) Nathan Radley. B) Boo Radley. C) Burris Ewell. D) Mrs. Radley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mrs. Radley. 20. What does Scout find in the tree the first time something is in it? A) A letter. B) Money. C) Old socks. D) Gum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gum. 21. Why did the African Americans stand when Atticus walked by? A) Respect. B) They were just getting up to leave. C) It was a coincidence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respect. 22. What are the two "orders" Jem has for Scout on the first day of school? A) Don't talk to me, don't hang around me. B) Don't read, don't write. C) Don't stay at school for lunch, don't raise your hand. D) Don't talk back to your teacher, don't make other kids look bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't talk to me, don't hang around me. 23. What is the one human institution that makes us all equal, according to Atticus? A) A school. B) A court. C) Our family. D) A church. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A court. 24. Heck Tate demonstrated what happened to Bob Ewell with ..... A) Atticus's pocketknife. B) A kitchen knife. C) A switchblade. D) Jem's pocketknife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A switchblade. 25. To seperate or disconnect A) Cynical. B) Detached. C) Candid. D) Devoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detached. 26. What was one reason that Scout hated Calpurnia? A) She taught her how to read and write. B) She hit her. C) She taught her how to cook. D) She's replacing her mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She taught her how to read and write. 27. What was Tom's side of the story? A) Absolutely nothing happened. He chopped wood and then went home. B) She lured him into the house and kissed him. He left immediately. C) She paid him to kiss her. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She lured him into the house and kissed him. He left immediately. 28. Why did Mayella think Atticus was mocking her on the stand? A) He insulted her because she was a woman. B) He kept calling her poor and dumb. C) He was polite to her and called her 'miss'. D) He was yelling and screaming at her when she spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was polite to her and called her 'miss'. 29. Which character pours molasses all over his/her dinner? A) Dill Harris. B) Walter Cunningham. C) Scout Finch. D) Burris Ewell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walter Cunningham. 30. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel in the ..... genre. A) Historical nonfiction. B) Historical fiction. C) Realistic fiction. D) Memoir. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical fiction. 31. What does Atticus do when he arrives home? A) Talk to his sister and Scout before going to bed. B) Talk to his sister and Jem before going to bed. C) Speak to Calpurnia in the kitchen. D) Read the Mobile Newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talk to his sister and Jem before going to bed. 32. Who is Mayella Ewell? A) Accuser of Tom Robinson. B) Finch family cook. C) Morphine addict. D) Neighborhood gossip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accuser of Tom Robinson. 33. Who is Dolphus Raymond? A) A white man with mixed children. B) Dill's real father. C) Tom's employer who speaks out during the trial. D) The judge in Tom's trial who likes to chew tobacco. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A white man with mixed children. 34. When Atticus tells Scout that she'll get along better with all kinds of folks when she learns to "see things from their perspective ..... climb into their skin and walk around in it, " he is teaching her to have ..... A) Apathy. B) Courage. C) Sympathy. D) Empathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Empathy. 35. To appease the anger or anxiety of someone A) Convene. B) Indignant. C) None. D) Mollified. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mollified. 36. Why does Scout fight with Jem? A) He stole her favorite comic book. B) He calls her an "ugly girl". C) He says something insulting about Atticus. D) He threatens to spank her for misbehaving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He threatens to spank her for misbehaving. 37. Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievement A) Pensive. B) Complacent. C) Mollified. D) Altercation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complacent. 38. What is Dolphus Raymond's reputation in town? A) He's a drunk. B) He killed his first wife with a shotgun. C) He is a mean and cruel father. D) He does not like African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's a drunk. 39. Miss Maudie's house catches on fire during what weather related event? A) Tornado. B) Flood. C) Snowstorm. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snowstorm. 40. Who is the Sheriff of Maycomb A) Bob Ewell. B) Heck Tate. C) Mr. Arthur. D) Mr. Underwood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heck Tate. 41. (See Chapter 3) Which character said, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view[ ..... ] until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" ? A) Miss Caroline. B) Atticus. C) Scout. D) Miss Maudie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atticus. 42. Why does Mr. Raymond lie about his drink? A) He really enjoys it. B) He is ashamed about his nature. C) He wants to be himself. D) He has a bigger plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He wants to be himself. 43. What happens that makes the kids take off running from the Radley house? A) Atticus shows up on the front porch. B) Boo Radley chases them with scissors. C) Nathan Radley fires his shot gun. D) Calpurnia starts yelling their name. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nathan Radley fires his shot gun. 44. What is Scout's cousin's name? A) Francis. B) Arthur. C) Jack. D) Alexandria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Francis. 45. After reading the entire book, which word best describes Scout? A) Girly. B) Malevolent. C) Inquisitive. D) Rude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inquisitive. 46. Jem and Scout find all of the following in the knothole of the tree EXCEPT: A) 2 soap dolls. B) A spelling bee medal. C) A book. D) Pieces of gum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A book. 47. The Radleys are different than other families in Maycomb because A) They own slaves. B) Their house was a mansion compared to the other houses in town. C) They keep to themselves. D) They give large dinner parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They keep to themselves. 48. Who is Bob Ewell? A) Alcoholic who attacks Scout and Jem. B) Maycomb's sheriff. C) Accused of assault and rape. D) Mysterious neighbor who protects Finch children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alcoholic who attacks Scout and Jem. 49. What does Mrs. Dubose say about the death of Atticus's wife? A) He should remarry. B) He should never remarry. C) She deserved to die. D) She was a retched woman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He should remarry. 50. Who is Jean Louise Finch? A) Finch family cook. B) Atticus's sister. C) The narrator of the story. D) Was raped and beaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The narrator of the story. 51. A summary is ..... A) Short. B) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short. 52. Which character fills in the knothole in the tree? A) Nathan Radley. B) Judge Taylor. C) Atticus. D) Calpurnia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nathan Radley. 53. What is Atticus' deal with Scout? A) She will get a nickel for every day she goes to school. B) If she keeps going to school, he will ask the teacher not to spank her again. C) If she keeps going to school, they will keep reading at home. D) If she keeps reading well in class, he will try to get her promoted to second grade early. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If she keeps going to school, they will keep reading at home. 54. What does Scout talk to him about? A) Atticus's ability to shoot a rifle. B) Tom's innocence and how wrong it is to hurt him. C) His son Walter, and his entailment. D) How afraid she is of the mob that's gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His son Walter, and his entailment. 55. This character accuses Scout of acting like a girl A) Dill. B) Jem. C) Walter Cunningham. D) Atticus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jem. 56. On the last night of Dill's first summer in Maycomb, the children ..... A) Play strip poker with matches. B) Sneak into Boo Radley's yard. C) Find gum in the knothole. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sneak into Boo Radley's yard. 57. This woman's house catches on fire A) Miss Maudie. B) Mrs. Merriweather. C) Mrs. Dubose. D) Miss Rachel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss Maudie. 58. "I have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness for the state ..... " Atticus is referring to Mayella Ewell and is using appeal to ..... A) Logica. B) Emotion. C) Ethics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotion. 59. A written summary should be 2 or 3 sentences long. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. What did Jem do to retaliate against Mrs. Dubose? A) He refused to read to her anymore. B) He told Atticus about the mean things she said. C) He destroyed the camellias in her yard. D) None of above. 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