To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. At the end of the novel, what does Scout’s view from Boo Radley’s porch demonstrate?
She now agrees that the Radleys should remain isolated from Maycomb
She practices Atticus’s advice to consider life from another person’s perspective
She recognizes that Atticus misunderstood Boo’s role in the neighborhood
She understands why Jem wanted to leave Maycomb after the trial
2. Why is Jem deeply upset when Nathan Radley fills the tree’s knothole with cement?
He realizes that someone has deliberately ended their silent exchange with Boo
He had planned to hide evidence from Atticus there
He thinks Scout put the cement there as a joke
He believes the cement will kill every tree on the street
3. Atticus’s unexpected skill when he shoots the rabid dog mainly challenges which assumption held by his children?
That he agrees with the town’s treatment of Tom Robinson
That he secretly wants to become Maycomb’s sheriff
That his quiet manner means he lacks courage or impressive abilities
That he has never handled a firearm before
4. What difficult responsibility does Atticus Finch accept despite hostility from much of Maycomb?
Investigating the fire at Miss Maudie’s house
Serving as sheriff after Heck Tate resigns
Defending Tom Robinson in court
Taking legal action against the Radley family
5. What crime is Tom Robinson accused of committing?
Burning Miss Maudie’s house
Raping Mayella Ewell
Stealing money from Bob Ewell
Attacking Jem and Scout on their way home
6. What lesson does Atticus hope Jem will learn from Mrs. Dubose’s struggle before her death?
Real courage can mean persevering when defeat is likely
People should avoid helping anyone who has treated them harshly
Physical strength is the most reliable form of bravery
Winning public approval is necessary for a courageous act
7. Why does Dolphus Raymond pretend to drink alcohol from a paper bag?
He wants to conceal medicine prescribed for a chronic illness
He is gathering evidence about Maycomb’s illegal liquor trade
He gives townspeople an explanation they can accept for his rejection of their racial conventions
He hopes to stop children from asking about his family
8. What central irony does Scout observe at Aunt Alexandra’s missionary circle?
The guests criticize overseas missionaries while refusing to attend church themselves
The guests praise Atticus’s defense while condemning the jury’s verdict
The guests collect money for Mayella while refusing to discuss Tom’s trial
The guests express concern for people abroad while showing prejudice toward people in their own community
9. What social concern most strongly shapes Aunt Alexandra’s ideas about how Scout should behave?
Scout’s ability to earn a scholarship outside Maycomb
The Finch family’s heritage, reputation, and expected social role
Scout’s preparation to take over Atticus’s legal practice
The possibility that Scout will move in with the Cunninghams
10. Why are both Tom Robinson and Boo Radley commonly connected to the novel’s mockingbird symbol?
Both secretly disobey Maycomb’s laws to help the Finch family
Both are admired publicly before becoming victims of gossip
Both are vulnerable people harmed or threatened despite doing no deliberate harm
Both teach Scout how to use compassion to win an argument
11. Who intervenes when Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout after the Halloween pageant?
Arthur “Boo” Radley
Dill Harris
Link Deas
Walter Cunningham Sr.
12. Who narrates To Kill a Mockingbird as she looks back on her childhood?
Miss Maudie Atkinson
Mayella Ewell
Calpurnia
Jean Louise “Scout” Finch
13. Where do Scout and Jem discover small gifts apparently left for them by Boo Radley?
Under a loose board on the Finch porch
Inside a knothole in a tree near the Radley property
Behind the pulpit at Calpurnia’s church
In a box beside Miss Maudie’s garden gate
14. Where and when does most of the novel take place?
Meridian, Mississippi, during World War II
Savannah, Georgia, during the 1920s
Montgomery, Alabama, during Reconstruction
Maycomb, Alabama, during the Great Depression
15. Which combination of evidence most strongly undermines the Ewells’ accusation against Tom Robinson?
Mayella’s injuries suggest a left-handed attacker, while Tom’s left arm is severely disabled
Tom proves he was working elsewhere, and Mayella withdraws her claim
Mayella cannot identify her attacker, and Bob was away from home
Heck Tate finds another witness, while Bob admits that he invented the story
16. How does Scout help disperse the group confronting Atticus outside the jail?
She challenges the group to settle the dispute through a vote
She warns the men that Sheriff Tate is approaching with deputies
She repeats Atticus’s courtroom argument about Tom’s injured arm
She speaks personally to Mr. Cunningham about his son and familiar concerns