To Kill a Mockingbird Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around To Kill a Mockingbird? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who tells Scout that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird?


Jem
Atticus
The mockingbird
Calpurnia
Q. How does the black community react to Tom's arrest?


They rally around and support his wife and family.
They gossip and spread rumors.
They don't really react; this is all normal to them.
They break Tom out of jail.
Q. If we compare Tom to a mockingbird because he was convicted despite being innocent, then how can Boo Radley be compared to a mockingbird?


He runs around the neighborhood flapping his arms like wings.
He mocks what others say when he's out and about in town.
If he were arrested for trying to help folks, it'd be like shooting a mockingbird.
Boo committed a crime and got away with it.
Q. What seems to be the most likely reason Mayella Ewell falsely accuses Tom of rape?


She's mentally ill.
Being a poor, backwoods girl, she doesn't know better.
Her father will beat her if she doesn't.
She's lonely and uses Tom as a scapegoat.
Q. What is Atticus' reaction to Tom's death?


He's glad it's finally over.
He refuses to see anyone.
He's deeply saddened.
He rejoices.