Multiple Choice

1. The novel both starts and ends with the incident in which:
A. Scout is frightened by Boo Radley
B. Jem breaks his arm
C. Atticus displays his heroic qualities

2. Another meaningful title for this novel could be:
A. Scout Grows Up
B. The South Shall Rise Again
C. The Courage of Atticus Finch

3. Atticus taught his children not to kill a mockingbird because it:
A. is one of God's special creatures
B. sings beautifully and harms no one
C. brings good luck to those who truly listen to it

4. Harper Lee contrasts the poor Cunninghams with the:
A. Ewells
B. Radleys
C. Robinsons

5. Atticus continually tries to make Scout:
A. stop daydreaming and focus on reality
B. put herself in other people's shoes
C. exhibit a more mature behaviour

6. A unique facet of the Atticus-Scout relationship is that:
A. they share a common vision of humanity
B. he will accept criticism from her
C. he never talks down to her

7. The kindness of Boo Radley is displayed through:
I. the mending of Jem's pants
II. the blanket around Scout's shoulders
III. the bag of apricots in the Finch mailbox

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only

8. One reason Lee presents Boo Radley is to show that Scout:
A. can be frightened easily by the unknown
B. has a fertile imagination
C. can accept people who are different

9. Atticus' courage is seen when he:
I. shoots the made dog
II. undertakes the Robinson defense
III. faces the lynch mob

A. I and II only
B. II and III only
C. I, II, and III

10. "The bravest person I ever knew" was Atticus' description of:
A. Aunt Alexandra
B. Mrs. Dubose
C. Reverend Sykes

11. A man who will not associate with blacks but defends Atticus is:
A. B. B. Underwood
B. Walter Cunningham
C. Dolphus Raymond

12. The presence of Jem and Scout at the jail:
A. convinces Heck Tate of the need for a fair trial
B. diverts the lynch mob from its purpose
C. inadvertently endangers Atticus' life

13. An important insight into the characters of Jem and Scout is seen when they:
A. sit in the black section of the courtroom
B. ask their father's forgiveness for their prejudice
C. challenge their bigoted teacher in defense of Atticus

14. Part of the successful defense of Tom Robinson hinges on:
I. his abnormal left hand
II. the perjury of the eyewitness
III. Atticus' skillful questioning of Bob Ewell

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only

15. In the eyes of some blacks, Tom's fault was that he:
A. tried to cross the colour barrier
B. showed pity for a white woman
C. upset the black-white balance in Maycomb

16. A despicable technique that the prosecutor employed was:
A. sarcasm about Atticus' motives
B. repeated references to Tom as "boy"
C. withholding evidence that would have cleared Robinson

17. The black community's appreciation of Atticus was shown when it:
I. stood as he exited from the courthouse
II. burned Ewell's house
III. brought food to the Finch household

A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. I, II, and III

18. Atticus and Alexandra differed in their definition of:
A. courage
B. trash
C. responsibility

19. In thirty of the thirty-one chapters:
A. the mockingbird theme is repeated
B. Scout is on the scene
C. Harper Lee injects comic relief

20. "Equal rights for all, special privileges for none" is Scout's definition of:
A. the ideal society of the twenty-first century
B. the South's code of honour
C. democracy