To Kill a Mockingbird Review for Chapters 1-11 Brought to you by English 9 Periods 2, 5, and 7 at HMHS!

Chapter 1 True or False: Scout’s first “crime” at school was reading. ANSWER: True True or False: Dill stays at Miss Maudie’s house every summer. ANSWER: False

Chapter 1 What did Dill dare Jem to do? a. Eat a goldfish b. Catch a rabid dog c. Sneak out at night d. Touch the Radley house ANSWER: D –Touch the Radley house

Chapter 1 From the first chapter, we learn that our narrator is ALL of the following EXCEPT: a. smart b. humorous c. arrogant d. young ANSWER: C -- arrogant

Chapter 1 How does Scout describe Boo Radley? ANSWER: Boo is a mysterious neighbor who is never seen outside of his home. He has had a colorful history, and rumors surround his past. The children want to meet him and play with him.

Chapter 2 True or False: Burris Ewell is a diligent and respectful student. ANSWER: FALSE True or False: Scout rubbed Burris Ewell’s nose in the dirt. ANSWER: FALSE

Chapter 2/3 Which member of the Finch household tells Scout to treat all guests with respect? a. Atticus b. Calpurnia c. Jem d. Aunt Alexandra ANSWER: B -- Calpurnia

Chapter 2 Describe Scout’s first days of school. Put yourself in her position: what would you be frustrated with?

Chapter 3 True or False: Scout fought Walter Cunningham because he said that Atticus defended African Americans and used offensive language. ANSWER: False True or False: Walter Cunningham is immediately excited about having dinner at the Finch home. ANSWER: False

Chapter 3 Walter put __________ on all of his food. a. sugar b. butter c. molasses d. salt and pepper ANSWER: molasses

Chapter 3 When Scout complains about school to Atticus, he tells her “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.” What other events in the novel require Scout to use this change in perspective?

Chapter 4 True or False: Scout is injured when Jem pushes her too hard in the tire. ANSWER: False

Chapter 4 What do Scout and Jem find in the tree with the knot hole by the Radley’s house? a. baseball cards b. gum and 2 Indian head pennies c. baby bird

Chapter 4 Describe the Boo Radley game. Why does Atticus object to the kids playing this game?

Chapter 5 True or False: Dill asked Scout to marry him. ANSWER: True True or False: Miss Maudie did not like coming out of her house. ANSWER: False

Chapter 5 What was the initial plan to get the note to Boo Radley? a. send the letter through the mail b. tape a letter onto a rock and throw it through a window c. attach it to a pole and push it toward a window ANSWER: C

Chapter 5 What is Miss Maudie’s perspective about the Radley family?

Chapter 6 True or False: Jem convinces Scout to play along with their adventure at the Radley home. ANSWER: True True or False: Jem says he lost his pants playing strip poker. ANSWER: True

Chapter 6 When Scout, Jem, and Dill were escaping from the Radley adventure, they ran to: a. The Finch House b. The School Yard c. Miss Maudie’s House d. Mrs. Dubose’s House ANSWER: B

Chapter 6 Why does Jem insist on returning to find his pants?

Chapter 7 True or False: Jem’s old, torn pants were replaced with new ones. ANSWER: False True or False: Scout makes fun of Jem because he is so quiet after he returns late at night from the Radley adventure. ANSWER: False

Chapter 7 What else to Jem and Scout find in the tree with the knot hole? a. soap figurines b. candy c. marbles Answer: a.—Soap figurines

Chapter 7 Why did Mr. Radley say that he put cement in the knot hole? What other reasons would he have?

Chapter 8 True or False: Jem and Scout borrowed snow from the Radley home. ANSWER: False True or False: Jem and Scout make a “snow-neighbor” in honor of Miss Stephanie. ANSWER: False

Chapter 8 Which character had to climb on to the roof to avoid the fire? a. Atticus b. Miss Maudie c. Miss Stephanie d. Mr. Avery ANSWER: D – Mr. Avery

Chapter 8 Describe Miss. Maudie’s response to the fire that destroyed her home. What does this reveal about her character?

Chapter 9 True or False: Uncle Jack learns that you should always speak to a child differently from an adult. ANSWER: False True or False: For Christmas, Scout dresses up in a dress and wears pearls to please Aunt Alexandra. ANSWER: FALSE

Chapter 9 Francis enraged Scout because he a. insulted Atticus b. stole her money c. made fun of Dill d. cheated at marbles ANSWER: A

Chapter 9 Compare and contrast the parenting styles of Uncle Jack and Atticus.

Chapter 10 True or False: Calpurnia spoke to Mr. Radley and warned him that the dog was coming. ANSWER: False True or False: Atticus tells Scout and Jem to shoot Bluejays. ANSWER: True

Chapter 10 What was Atticus’s nickname? a. One Shot Atticus b. Wonder Shot c. Sure Shot D. One Shot Finch ANSWER: D

Chapter 10 Scout begins the chapter saying that “Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty…. Our father didn’t do anything.” How do these descriptions compare with what we see Atticus do later in the chapter?

Chapter 11 True or False: Jem cut the tops off of Mrs. Dubose’s rose bushes. ANSWER: False True or False: Jem had to read to Mrs. Dubose after school every day for a month. ANSWER: True

Chapter 11 What did Jem learn from Mrs. Dubose? a. that she was a mean old lady b. that true courage is not just a man with a gun in his hand c. that she never overcame her morphine addiction d. that her children abandoned her Answer: B

Chapter 11 What are examples of courage in Chapters 1-11?

Test Structure 12 Character Matching 15 Mutliple Choice 8 True or False 2 Short Answer (1 well-developed paragraph) GOOD LUCK!!!!!