| How old was Jem when he got his arm broken | 13 |
| Where did Atticus practice law? | Montgomery, Alabama |
| At the beginning of the story, how old is Scout? | 6 |
| At the beginning of the story, how old is Jem? | 10 |
| How old was Scout when her mother died? | 2 |
| At the beginning of the story, is Atticus detached? | Yes |
| What is Dill’s real name? | Charles Baker Harris |
| How old is Dill at the beginning of the story? | 7 |
| Where does Dill live? | Meridian, Mississippi |
| Why does he come to Maycomb every summer? | To visit his Aunt Rachel |
| What is one of the town myth? | Boo stabbed his father in the leg with scissors |
| Who touches the Radley house after a dare at the end of Chapter 1? | Jem |
| Who is Scout’s first grade teacher? | Ms. Caroline |
| When Scout enters 1st grade, what can she already do? | Read and write |
| Who did Scout learn to write from? | Calpurnia |
| Where is Ms. Caroline from? | Northern part of Alabama |
| What does Ms. Caroline offer Walter Cunningham? | A quarter |
| What does Ms. Caroline use to punish Scout? | A ruler (six times) |
| True or False: The Finches live in Meridian, Alabama | False |
| True or False: Simon Finch, Scout’s father, sells cotton | False |
| True or False: By the time Scout enters 1st grade, she is able to read and write. | True |
| True or False: The Cunningham’s were not harshly affected by the Depression | False |
| True or False: The Ewells are notorious for coming to school the first day and never returning. | True |
| True or False: Mr. Ewell is allowed to hunt out of season | True |
| True or False: Scout finds some gum in a hole in a tree on the school playground. | False |
| True or False: Because Dill, Scout and Jem are tired of role-playing old games, they develop a game that mimics the Radley family. | True |
| I am Jem’s sister | Scout |
| I practice criminal law | Atticus |
| I taught Scout to write | Calpurnia |
| I touched the Radley house on a dare | Jem |
| I visit my Aunt Rachel almost every summer | Dill |
| I don’t have enough money to pay people in cash | Walter Cunningham |
| I don’t appreciate Scout’s ability to read and write | Ms. Caroline |
| I come to school the first day, but likely will not return | Burris Ewell |
| I am the youngest son in the most mysterious family in town | Boo Radley |
| I find things in a tree knot | Scout |
| True or False: Chapter 6 begins on Dill’s last night before heading back to Meridian. | True |
| True or False: Scout though it was a great idea for her, Jem and Dill to sneak over to the Radley’s house. | False |
| True or False: Scout, Jem and Dull made it safely into Boo’s house. | False |
| True or False: Mr. Radley shot Jem with a shotgun. | False |
| True or False: Dill made up a story in an effort to explain Jem’s missing pants. He told Atticus that they were playing strip poker | True |
| True or False: Jem was unsuccessful in retrieving his pants from the fence | False |
| True or False: Atticus did not wake up while Jem was gone from bed. | True |
| True or False: When Chapter 7 begins, Scout felt that the 2nd grade was much better than 1st grade. | False |
| True or False: When Jem went back for his pants at the Radley fence, he found that they were neatly folded on the fence and sewed up. | True |
| True or False: Jem and Scout discover both gray twine and miniature figures in the tree hole. | True |
| True or False: The children decide to write a thank you note to whoever is leaving them gifts in the tree. | True |
| True or False: It snowed in Maycomb county, but the kids were not able to make a snow man because the snow was too watered down. | False |
| Whose house burned down in Chapter 8? | Ms. Maudie |
| Someone placed what on Scout during the fire? | A blanket |
| Who filled the tree knot at the end of Chapter 8? | Nathan Radley |
| What was the animal that Atticus states it was a sin to kill? | A mockingbird |
| True or False: At the beginning of Chapter 10, Jem and Scout describe Atticus as a very athletic man who loves to hunt and stay active? | False |
| True or False: Atticus is successfully able to shoot the wild dog? | True |
| True or False: All the members of Calpurnia’s church could read? | False |
| True or False: The church hymn books were a gift from the town’s mayor. | False |
| The church collection in Chapter 12 was particularly for who? | The Robinson’s |
| Who was sitting on the porch at the end of Chapter 12? | Aunt Alexandra |
| True or False: Aunt Alexandra was in favor of Scout going to Calpurnia’s house the following Sunday? | False |
| True or False: Scout found a snake under her bed? | False |
| Why did Dill run away? | He felt ignored by his parents. |
| True or False: A group of men came to the Finch house to speak with Atticus about the Tom Robinson case. This did not make Scout and Jem uneasy at all. | False |
| True or False: When Scout ran in to break up the mob at the jailhouse, one of the members she recognized by Walter Cunningham’s father. | True |
| Who said this, “Had you covered all the time, Atticus.” | Mr. Underwood |
| True or False: Tom testified that he helped Mayella several times over the course of the last year with odd jobs. | True |
| True or False: Tom testified that Mayella was the one who made inappropriate advances towards him. | True |
| Who cried at the end of Chapter 19 and needed to go outside to settle down? | Dill |
| True or False: Mayella testified that her father never abused her in her life. | True |
| True or False: When Tom Robinson stood up, it was clear that he had two strong arms | False |
| True or False: Dolphus Raymond spotted Jem and Scout in the balcony and quickly ran up to tell Atticus that they were there. | False |
| True or False: Jem and Scout were not allowed to stay at the courthouse and hear the final verdict. | False |
| True or False: Very few citizens of Maycomb stayed to hear the verdict. They had better things to do. | False |
| True or False: Tom Robinson was found guilty. | True |
| True or False: Atticus’s response to Bob Ewell was to hit him with his right fist. | False |
| True or False: Atticus was pleased with the fact that the jury took as long at they did to make their decision. | True |
| True or False: At the end of Chapter 23, Jem feels more like a baby than ever. He thought he was growing up, but quickly decided that he was still a little boy! | False |
| True or False: After Scout spent some time with the women, she came to a conclusion that many women were hypocrites. | True |
| True or False: Wr find out that Atticus was successfully able to repeal Tom’s case. It looked as if Tom was going to be coming home. | True |
| Who came with Atticus and Calpurnia to Helen Robinson’s house? | Jem and Dill |
| True or False: Mr. Underwood made sure to write a nasty editorial in the Maycomb paper. | True |
| True or False: At the beginning of chapter 26, Jem started to play football and proved to be the star of the team. | False |
| True or False: Cecil Jacob’s current event was about Hitler and his discrimination of Jews. | True |
| True or False: By the end of the chapter, Scout came to the conclusion that Miss. Gates was a hypocrite. | True |
| Who is Scout’s third grade teacher? | Miss Gates |
| What does Miss Gates teach Scout’s class? | Democracy |
| True or False: Aunt Alexandra was much to concerned about these events than Atticus was. | True |
| True or False: Scout had to dress up like a cow for the Halloween pageant. | False |
To Kill A Mockingbird Reading Check Questions
January 31, 2020