Lit - To Kill a Mockingbird Quiz 5-10

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10 To Kill a Mockingbird 5-10

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1. 1 pts.	According to Miss Maudie, why do the foot-washing Baptists say she and her flowers are going to hell?
	A.	She grows evil flowers
	B.	She has planted her flowers on sacred church soil at the edge of her back yard
	C.	They think that anything that's pleasure is a sin
	D.	They know about the fact that she murdered her husband and buried him in her flower bed
	E.	She didn'
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2. 1 pts.	What does the narrator say about seasons in South Alabama?
	A.	There are four distinct seasons like in Wisconsin
	B.	They have only three season
	C.	There are no clearly-defined seasons and one seems to melt into the next
	D.	Just two seasons: super hot in summer and super cold in winter
	E.	The seasons are reversed because it's in the Southern Hemisphere
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3. 1 pts.	How does Miss Maudie explain the stories about Boo Radley?
	A.	Boo is completely insane and the kids should stay away from him
	B.	Boo is totally misunderstood, and there's no way he's insane at all
	C.	Boo is dead and people just think he's still in the house
	D.	It's mostly a few people making up stories, including Miss Stephanie Crawford, who can't be believed
	E.	She says Boo is much worse and crazier than the stories suggest, since most of his insanity takes place late at night when everyone's asleep
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4. 1 pts.	How were Scout, Jem, and Dill scared when they left the Radley yard after trying to get a glimpse of Boo?
	A.	A shadow of a person was seen and they got shot at
	B.	The guard dog chased them away
	C.	Dill stepped on a trip wire, and all of the boobie traps went off
	D.	Mr. Radley came out and gave them a stern talking to
	E.	They realized if anyone saw them that Atticus could lose his job
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5. 1 pts.	Why does Dill have to make up the story about playing strip poker?
	A.	Everyone wonders why Dill is wearing Scout's shirt
	B.	His aunt asks him what happened to his bow-tie
	C.	Everyone wonders why Scout is wearing Boo Radley's vest
	D.	Gambling is illegal
	E.	Jem has lost his pants after trying to escape from the Radley yard
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6. 1 pts.	Jem and Scout find soap figures of what in the tree?
	A.	Baseball player bobbleheads
	B.	Boo Radley and a pair of scissors
	C.	Squirrels and cats
	D.	Jem and Scout
	E.	President Roosevelt and Charlie Chaplin
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7. 1 pts.	How does Mr. Radley put a stop to the exchange of items using the tree?
	A.	He starts monitoring the tree daily, intercepting any contraband
	B.	He uses cement to plug up the hole in the tree
	C.	He chops the tree down
	D.	He pours gasoline all over the tree and then starts it on fire
	E.	He puts yellow police tape around the perimeter of the tree and continuously repeats, "Move along, please... There's nothing to see here"
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8. 1 pts.	What event that hadn't happened in Southern Alabama in about 50 years causes Scout to say that the world was ending?
	A.	tornadoes
	B.	a woman senator
	C.	earthquake
	D.	tsunami
	E.	snow
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9. 1 pts.	Why is the weather a contributing factor in what happens to Miss Maudie's house?
	A.	Her house got caught in a mudslide brought on by all the rain
	B.	Her house caught on fire because she was trying to heat it
	C.	Her house got picked up by the tornado and dropped in the schoolyard
	D.	It got so hot that the paint melted from her siding
	E.	The hurricane knoocked out all of her windows
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10. 1 pts.	How is Scout taken care of when she stands outside in the cold?
	A.	Jem hugs her tightly the whole time
	B.	Miss Maudie toasts some bread for her
	C.	Dill gives her his knit hat
	D.	Boo puts a blanket around her
	E.	Atticus sets up a portable electric heater in the garage
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11. 1 pts.	How does Miss Maudie react when she loses everything?
	A.	She sees it as an opportunity to start over
	B.	She just wants her life to end
	C.	She blames everyone else for her problems
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12. 1 pts.	How does Scout want to handle it when others put her or her father down?
	A.	She wants to not do anything and just ignore it
	B.	She wants to disown her father and move away
	C.	She wants to fight the other children who say anything
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13. 1 pts.	What do Jem and Scout get for Christmas that Atticus has to give them instructions on?
	A.	radios
	B.	gold coins
	C.	bubble gum
	D.	a new car!
	E.	air rifles
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14. 1 pts.	Why does Atticus take the court case defending Tom Robinson?
	A.	He knows he can win
	B.	He hates the Ewells and wants to embarrass them in court
	C.	He is going to get paid more to take it
	D.	He couldn't face his children if he didn't take the case
	E.	He plans on giving up on the case so the Tom Robinson loses
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15. 1 pts.	Why aren't Jem and Scout impressed with their father?
	A.	He's a bad lawyer
	B.	He old and feeble compared to the other fathers
	C.	He can't cook
	D.	He's generally mean to other people, and nobody in town likes him
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16. 1 pts.	How does Atticus handle the fact that he's considered to be the best shot (with a gun) in town?
	A.	He always brags about it and does a lot of hunting
	B.	He never shoots at anything, but always tells his kids he was once the greatest
	C.	He likes to threaten others
	D.	He wants his kids to learn to shoot just like him so they too can impress their neighbors
	E.	He never mentions it to the kids, and only uses the skill when he has to, not to prove himself
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10 To Kill a Mockingbird 5-10

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1. 1 pt(s).	According to Miss Maudie, why do the foot-washing Baptists say she and her flowers are going to hell?
	A.	She grows evil flowers
	B.	She has planted her flowers on sacred church soil at the edge of her back yard
	C.	They think that anything that's pleasure is a sin
	D.	They know about the fact that she murdered her husband and buried him in her flower bed
	E.	She didn'


2. 1 pt(s).	What does the narrator say about seasons in South Alabama?
	A.	There are four distinct seasons like in Wisconsin
	B.	They have only three season
	C.	There are no clearly-defined seasons and one seems to melt into the next
	D.	Just two seasons: super hot in summer and super cold in winter
	E.	The seasons are reversed because it's in the Southern Hemisphere


3. 1 pt(s).	How does Miss Maudie explain the stories about Boo Radley?
	A.	Boo is completely insane and the kids should stay away from him
	B.	Boo is totally misunderstood, and there's no way he's insane at all
	C.	Boo is dead and people just think he's still in the house
	D.	It's mostly a few people making up stories, including Miss Stephanie Crawford, who can't be believed
	E.	She says Boo is much worse and crazier than the stories suggest, since most of his insanity takes place late at night when everyone's asleep


4. 1 pt(s).	How were Scout, Jem, and Dill scared when they left the Radley yard after trying to get a glimpse of Boo?
	A.	A shadow of a person was seen and they got shot at
	B.	The guard dog chased them away
	C.	Dill stepped on a trip wire, and all of the boobie traps went off
	D.	Mr. Radley came out and gave them a stern talking to
	E.	They realized if anyone saw them that Atticus could lose his job


5. 1 pt(s).	Why does Dill have to make up the story about playing strip poker?
	A.	Everyone wonders why Dill is wearing Scout's shirt
	B.	His aunt asks him what happened to his bow-tie
	C.	Everyone wonders why Scout is wearing Boo Radley's vest
	D.	Gambling is illegal
	E.	Jem has lost his pants after trying to escape from the Radley yard


6. 1 pt(s).	Jem and Scout find soap figures of what in the tree?
	A.	Baseball player bobbleheads
	B.	Boo Radley and a pair of scissors
	C.	Squirrels and cats
	D.	Jem and Scout
	E.	President Roosevelt and Charlie Chaplin


7. 1 pt(s).	How does Mr. Radley put a stop to the exchange of items using the tree?
	A.	He starts monitoring the tree daily, intercepting any contraband
	B.	He uses cement to plug up the hole in the tree
	C.	He chops the tree down
	D.	He pours gasoline all over the tree and then starts it on fire
	E.	He puts yellow police tape around the perimeter of the tree and continuously repeats, "Move along, please... There's nothing to see here"


8. 1 pt(s).	What event that hadn't happened in Southern Alabama in about 50 years causes Scout to say that the world was ending?
	A.	tornadoes
	B.	a woman senator
	C.	earthquake
	D.	tsunami
	E.	snow


9. 1 pt(s).	Why is the weather a contributing factor in what happens to Miss Maudie's house?
	A.	Her house got caught in a mudslide brought on by all the rain
	B.	Her house caught on fire because she was trying to heat it
	C.	Her house got picked up by the tornado and dropped in the schoolyard
	D.	It got so hot that the paint melted from her siding
	E.	The hurricane knoocked out all of her windows


10. 1 pt(s).	How is Scout taken care of when she stands outside in the cold?
	A.	Jem hugs her tightly the whole time
	B.	Miss Maudie toasts some bread for her
	C.	Dill gives her his knit hat
	D.	Boo puts a blanket around her
	E.	Atticus sets up a portable electric heater in the garage


11. 1 pt(s).	How does Miss Maudie react when she loses everything?
	A.	She sees it as an opportunity to start over
	B.	She just wants her life to end
	C.	She blames everyone else for her problems


12. 1 pt(s).	How does Scout want to handle it when others put her or her father down?
	A.	She wants to not do anything and just ignore it
	B.	She wants to disown her father and move away
	C.	She wants to fight the other children who say anything


13. 1 pt(s).	What do Jem and Scout get for Christmas that Atticus has to give them instructions on?
	A.	radios
	B.	gold coins
	C.	bubble gum
	D.	a new car!
	E.	air rifles


14. 1 pt(s).	Why does Atticus take the court case defending Tom Robinson?
	A.	He knows he can win
	B.	He hates the Ewells and wants to embarrass them in court
	C.	He is going to get paid more to take it
	D.	He couldn't face his children if he didn't take the case
	E.	He plans on giving up on the case so the Tom Robinson loses


15. 1 pt(s).	Why aren't Jem and Scout impressed with their father?
	A.	He's a bad lawyer
	B.	He old and feeble compared to the other fathers
	C.	He can't cook
	D.	He's generally mean to other people, and nobody in town likes him


16. 1 pt(s).	How does Atticus handle the fact that he's considered to be the best shot (with a gun) in town?
	A.	He always brags about it and does a lot of hunting
	B.	He never shoots at anything, but always tells his kids he was once the greatest
	C.	He likes to threaten others
	D.	He wants his kids to learn to shoot just like him so they too can impress their neighbors
	E.	He never mentions it to the kids, and only uses the skill when he has to, not to prove himself