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Question 6

Based on our readings, the people of Maycomb county have shown two opposing traits of their community through what events in the novel:

A) The townspeople refused to help Miss Maudie in the fire because she is a poor widow but praised Atticus Finch for raising his children as a widower and single father.

B) The townspeople offered sympathy for Miss Maudie after the fire but did not want to get involved beyond that, even though they constantly remind others that actions speak louder than words.

C) The townspeople supported the Ewells during the trial against Tom Robinson while at the same time supporting Atticus Finch while defending Tom Robinson against the Ewells.

D)The townspeople showed they were able to form a community and respond with great care towards Miss Maudie, but due to prejudice could do the same for Tom Robinson.

Question 7
In chapter 9, it becomes known that Atticus will defend Tom Robinson. Why does Atticus say the case is “doomed”?

A) The town and jury are not familiar with Tom Robinson, so his trail with likely not be a fair one.

B) The prejudice within their society has already formed the opinion that Tom Robinson is guilty before the trial started.

C) The evidence against Tom Robinson is so overwhelming and damaging, there is little Atticus can do to defend him.

D) Atticus was assigned to his case and did not want to defend him, so he feels “doomed” to represent a man he knows is guilty.

Question 8 (10 points)
The novel is narrated first person from whose point of view?

A) Harper Lee

B) Jem

C) Atticus

D) Scout

Question 9
Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

Bit by bit, I told him the day’s misfortunes.

“-and she said you taught me all wrong, so we can’t ever read any more, ever. Please don’t send me back, please sir.”

Atticus stood up and walked to the end of the porch. When he completed his examination of the wisteria vine he strolled back to me.

“First of all,” he said, “if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-”

“Sir?”

“-until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”

Atticus said I had learned many things today, and Miss Caroline had learned several things herself. She had learned not to hand something to a Cunningham, for one thing, but if Walter and I had put ourselves in her shoes we’d have seen it was an honest mistake on her part. We could not expect her to learn all Maycomb’s ways in one day, and we could not hold her responsible when she knew no better.

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After reading the passage, an important lesson Atticus teaches Scout in the first chapters of the book is . . .

Question 9 options:

A) “This, above all, to thine own self be true.”

B) That you never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view.

C) That when you get the notion that another person thinks he’s better than everyone else, you must consider the fact that he may actually be better than everyone else.


D) You must fight for what you believe in, even if it costs you everything.

Question 10
Which of the following is a correctly formatted MLA internal Citation for To Kill a Mockingbird?

A) According to Atticus, “Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 80).

B) “Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird,” says Atticus – Harper Lee.

C) Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird (Atticus Finch, Harper Lee)

D) Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird says Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Answer 1

6- D

7- B

8- D

9- B

10- A

Answer 2

The correct answers for these questions are:

Question 6- D - The townspeople showed they were able to form a community and respond with great care towards Miss Maudie, but due to prejudice could do the same for Tom Robinson.

Question 7- B - The prejudice within their society has already formed the opinion that Tom Robinson is guilty before the trial started.

Question 8- D - Scout

Question 9- B - That you never really understand a person until you consider things from their point of view.

Question 10- A - According to Atticus, “Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 80).