To Kill A Mockingbird Ch. 1-26

Where does the story take place?

• Memphis, Tennessee

• Monroeville, Alabama

• Burmingham, Alabama

• Maycomb, Alabama

Why does the teacher get mad at Scout on the first day of school?

• Because she arrives late

• Because she’s passing notes during class

• Because she knows how to read

• Because Scout calls her names

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When do the Ewell kids go to school?

• Only when the weather is warm and they don’t have to wear shoes

• Only on the first day of every school year

• Only for first and second grade

• Only when their father is out of town

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Where do Scout and Jem start finding gifts left for them?

• On Scout’s windowsill

• In the knothole of a tree in the Radley’s yard

• In Miss Maudie’s garden

• On the Radley’s back porch

How does Miss Maudie account for Boo’s strangeness?

• He was a bad seed from start.

• He’s mentally challenged.

• He had an incredibly strict Baptist father.

• He suffered from Polio when he was seven.

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What happens when Scout, Jem, and Dill sneak into the Radleys backyard?

• Boo invites them in.

• A dog chases them off the property.

• Nathan comes out and has a stern talk with them.

• Someone shoots at them with a shotgun.

What does Boo Radley do during the night of the fire?

• He drapes a blanket over Scout’s shoulders.

• He steals a pair of Jem’s pants.

• He puts cement in the knothole of the tree.

• He makes a snowman for Scout and Jem.

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Why do Cecil Jacobs, Francis, and other kids start taunting Scout about her father?

• Because he is defending Tom Robinson, a black man

• Because he’s older than the other fathers

• Because Jem and Scout call him “Atticus” instead of “Dad”

• Because he doesn’t go to church regularly

Why does it surprise Scout and Jem when Atticus shoots a mad dog?

• Because he usually kills them with his bare hands

• Because they think of him as old and lacking real-life skills

• Because it was an utterly unjustified, violent act

• Because they thought Jem would get a chance to shoot it first

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What does Jem have to do as punishment for ruining Mrs. Dubose’s flowers?

• Read to Mrs. Dubose every afternoon for hours

• Help Miss Maudie with her garden

• Help feed and bathe Mrs. Dubose

• Write Mrs. Dubose a letter of apology

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