TKAM Pt. 1

Which quotation supports that the narrator is an adult?

• "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow."

• "When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them..."

• "I said if he wanted to take a broad view of the thing, it really began with Andrew Jackson."

• "It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon's homestead..."

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does the description of the Radley house reveal about its inhabitants?

• The inhabitants were neglected and forgotten.

• The inhabitants were friendly and welcoming.

• The inhabitants were proper and stern.

• The inhabitants were foreign and strange.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What summer goal do Scout, Jem, and Dill usually try to accomplish?

• Swimming in the pond behind Miss Rachel's house.

• Making the tree house look amazing.

• To get Boo Radley to come out of his house.

• To help Miss Maudie with her azaleas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Why does Scout look forward to starting school?

• She wants to get away from Calpernia's wrath.

• She doesn't want to do as many chores at home.

• She wants to be more active.

• She doesn't want to be lonely and bored.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Which quotation shows that Miss Caroline isn't knowledgeable of the kind of community she is teaching in?

• "Miss Caroline seemed unaware that the ragged denim-shirted and flour-skirted first grade...were immune to imaginative literature."

• "Molasses buckets appeared from nowhere, and the ceiling danced with metallic light."

• "We don't write in the first grade, we print."

• "As I was the last to leave, I saw her sink down into her chair and bury her head in her arms."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What two ways does Scout show that she is more advanced than her classmates?

• She is fluent in Spanish and French

• She can do complicated math equations in Algebra and Geometry

• She can read and write in cursive

• She can retell the complete history of Maycomb County while juggling 5 objects.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

How are the Ewells different than the Cunninghams?

• The Ewells live off the state and are exempt from certain laws. The Cunninghams work hard, never take hand-outs, and pay back what they owe.

• The Ewells never bathe or eat a decent meal. The Cunninghams never give hand-outs and are stubborn.

• The Ewells live off the generosity of the local Baptist church. The Cunninghams live off the generosity of the local Methodist church.

• The Ewells are related to Miss Stephanie Crawford. The Cunninghams are related to the Jem and Scout.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

What is ironic about the following quotation from Scout: "the prospect of spending nine months refraining from reading and writing made me think of running away"?

• School usually lasts 6 months, but Scout has to go to school 9 months.

• School is usually where you learn how to read and write.

• School usually drives people to do crazy things and change their ways.

• School is usually where parents sent their children when they are bored with them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What compromise does Atticus make with Scout?

• To meet with Miss Caroline to discuss Scout reading.

• To petition the school to move Scout up to the third grade.

• To home school Scout if she still doesn't like school after one month.

• To continue to read at home, but they won't tell Miss Caroline.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

Which quotation best describes the lesson Scout is beginning to learn about how to treat others?

• "Yo' folks might be better'n the Cunninghams but it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em..."

• "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."

• "I've got no intention of getting rid of her, now or ever."

• "Soon we were clustered around her desk, trying in our various ways to comfort her."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6