To Kill A Mockingbird Test Review Rated
100% Correct.
When was the book published?
July 11, 1960
Where and when does the story take place? (Town, State, Decade)
Maycomb, Alabama; 1930's
Who are the two main characters?
Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, Jem Finch
Through whose eyes is the story told?
Scout's
What does Atticus do for a living?
Lawyer (Defense)
Who was the children's caretaker?
Calpurnia
Who came to visit every summer?
Dill (Charles Baker Harris)
Who in the town were the children fascinated about?
Arthur (Boo) Radley
What are some rumors about Boo Radley?
He committed all the small crimes in Maycomb, killed the animals, anything that touches the yard is
poisoned, He shoved scissors into his dad's leg, looks through windows and scratches on screens. He
sounds like crunching gravel, is 6 and 1/2 feet tall, ate raw squirrels and cats, with bloodstained
hands, scar on face, rotten teeth, drooled, popped out eyes
What were some of the things the children did in regard to Boo Radley?
Dill dared Jem to touch the house, they act out the Radley story, put a note in the window, look in the
window
Why does Scout not like school?
Her teacher tells her not to write or read with Atticus of Calpurnia anymore
Who in her class does Scout create a friendship with?
Walter Cunningham
What family only comes to school on the first day of the school year?
The Ewells
, What did Scout first find in the tree on her way home from school?
2 unwrapped pieces of gum without their wrappers
What other things did the children find in the tree?
Ring box covered with gum wrappers with indian-head pennies in it, gray twine, soap-bar carvings of
the kids, a pack of chewing gum, a spelling-bee medal, a pocket watch that wouldn't run on a chain
with an aluminum knife
When Jem and Dill rolled Scout in the tire, what did she hear that she kept secret from the others?
Laughter
What is Miss Maudie's favorite thing to do?
Gardening
Which character would most likely be considered as the town gossip?
Miss Stephanie Crawford
Why did Dill and Jem say they waited to peep into the Radley's window at the end of the summer
rather than at the beginning?
If they are killed or get in trouble, they won't miss summer, just school. (It is dark at night)
What did the children see at the house that scared them?
A hatless shadow
What happened to Jem as they were running away?
He couldn't fit through the fence and lost his pants coming back
What was the excuse given to Atticus (by Dill) about what Jem left behind?
They were playing strip-poker by the fish-pool
What did Jem do the night of the incident?
He goes back and gets the pants
The next day, what does Scout learn Jem found?
His pants, neatly folded and mended
After finding the carvings in the tree, what do the children decide to do?
Write a letter to whoever was leaving the things
What do they find Mr. Nathan has done to the tree?
Plugged it with cement (the tree was "dying")
100% Correct.
When was the book published?
July 11, 1960
Where and when does the story take place? (Town, State, Decade)
Maycomb, Alabama; 1930's
Who are the two main characters?
Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, Jem Finch
Through whose eyes is the story told?
Scout's
What does Atticus do for a living?
Lawyer (Defense)
Who was the children's caretaker?
Calpurnia
Who came to visit every summer?
Dill (Charles Baker Harris)
Who in the town were the children fascinated about?
Arthur (Boo) Radley
What are some rumors about Boo Radley?
He committed all the small crimes in Maycomb, killed the animals, anything that touches the yard is
poisoned, He shoved scissors into his dad's leg, looks through windows and scratches on screens. He
sounds like crunching gravel, is 6 and 1/2 feet tall, ate raw squirrels and cats, with bloodstained
hands, scar on face, rotten teeth, drooled, popped out eyes
What were some of the things the children did in regard to Boo Radley?
Dill dared Jem to touch the house, they act out the Radley story, put a note in the window, look in the
window
Why does Scout not like school?
Her teacher tells her not to write or read with Atticus of Calpurnia anymore
Who in her class does Scout create a friendship with?
Walter Cunningham
What family only comes to school on the first day of the school year?
The Ewells
, What did Scout first find in the tree on her way home from school?
2 unwrapped pieces of gum without their wrappers
What other things did the children find in the tree?
Ring box covered with gum wrappers with indian-head pennies in it, gray twine, soap-bar carvings of
the kids, a pack of chewing gum, a spelling-bee medal, a pocket watch that wouldn't run on a chain
with an aluminum knife
When Jem and Dill rolled Scout in the tire, what did she hear that she kept secret from the others?
Laughter
What is Miss Maudie's favorite thing to do?
Gardening
Which character would most likely be considered as the town gossip?
Miss Stephanie Crawford
Why did Dill and Jem say they waited to peep into the Radley's window at the end of the summer
rather than at the beginning?
If they are killed or get in trouble, they won't miss summer, just school. (It is dark at night)
What did the children see at the house that scared them?
A hatless shadow
What happened to Jem as they were running away?
He couldn't fit through the fence and lost his pants coming back
What was the excuse given to Atticus (by Dill) about what Jem left behind?
They were playing strip-poker by the fish-pool
What did Jem do the night of the incident?
He goes back and gets the pants
The next day, what does Scout learn Jem found?
His pants, neatly folded and mended
After finding the carvings in the tree, what do the children decide to do?
Write a letter to whoever was leaving the things
What do they find Mr. Nathan has done to the tree?
Plugged it with cement (the tree was "dying")
