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1:  What character is sympathetic to the plight of the Jews in Germany but not the African-Americans at home?

a. Boo Radley

b. Atticus Finch

c. Scout

d. Miss Gates
2:  Who taught Calpurnia how to read and write?

a. Atticus

b. Miss Maudie's aunt

c. Reverend Skyes

d. Scout
3:  What does Scout's cousin, Francis Hancock, call Atticus?

a. A liar

b. A coward

c. A "nigger-lover"

d. A cockroach
4:  Who tells Jem that he cemented the knothole because the tree in his yard is dying?

a. Nathan Radley

b. Tom Robinson

c. Bob Ewell

d. Jem
5:  How does Tom Robinson die?

a. He kills himself.

b. He is murdered by his accuser's father.

c. He is killed trying to escape.

d. He dies after many years in prison.
6:  Where is the novel set?

a. Alabama

b. Georgia

c. Mississippi

d. Louisiana
7:  What is Scout dressed up as when she and Jem are attacked?

a. A witch

b. A chicken

c. A ham

d. A princess
8:  Who saves Jem and Scout during the attack?

a. Atticus

b. Bob Ewell

c. Calpurnia

d. Boo Radley
9:  On her first day at school, what makes Scout realize that she's different from other children?

a. She is rich, by the town's standards.

b. She is afraid to speak her mind.

c. She is not prejudiced.

d. She can read and write.
10:  Mr. Cunningham disperses the lynch mob based on the actions of

a. Atticus.

b. Jem.

c. Scout.

d. Boo Radley.
11:  By the end of the novel, Scout realizes that

a. she can be a lady and still be true to herself

b. she is ready for Atticus to treat her as an adult

c. Jem has anger-management issues

d. she can never walk in someone else's shoes
12:  Who says the following: "Hey, Mr. Cunningham. How's your entailment gettin' along?"

a. Scout

b. Boo Radley

c. Miss Maudie

d. Atticus
13:  Who says the following: "The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."

a. Scout

b. Boo Radley

c. Miss Maudie

d. Atticus
14:  Who says the following: "We're the safest folks in the world."

a. Scout

b. Boo Radley

c. Miss Maudie

d. Atticus
15:  Who says the following: " . . . before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."

a. Jem

b. Scout

c. Boo Radley

d. Atticus


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