Question

to kill a mockingbird quiz 3 (chs. 10 - 14) name: 1) scout and jems main complaint about their father is that... a. he is old and dull (boring). b. he is simple and unintelligent. c. he is gone too often. d. he is vain and conceited (thinks too much of himself). e. he is thoughtless and rude. 2) atticus tells scout and jem that to kill a mockingbird... a. is allowed because they carry disease. b. is a sin because they are harmless. c. you must think like a mockingbird. d. you must be smarter than a mockingbird. 3) tim johnson (the dog) is killed when... a. the veterinarian gives him a shot. b. the sheriff runs him over with his car. c. trick question! tim johnson lives! d. atticus shoots him. 4) mrs. dubose is best be described as... a. friendly and kind. b. mean and rude. c. compliant (easy to deal with). d. quiet and mysterious. e. disinterested and distracted. 5) jem commits the crime of... a. stealing from a store. b. driving without a license. c. breaking into the library. d. hunting out of season. e. vandalism (damaging property). 6) what is jems punishment? a. reading for hours every day b. cleaning the courthouse bathrooms c. receiving no allowance d. working in the store for free e. trick question! he does not get caught. 7) mrs. dubose is addicted to... a. couponing. b. soap operas. c. rescuing animals. d. alcohol. e. drugs. 8) to what new place does calpurnia take scout and jem? a. mobile, alabama (the big city) b. the dentist c. a different church d. the town dump e. “behind the woodshed” 9) aunt alexandra is trying to teach scout... a. to play piano. b. to sew. c. to cook. d. to act like a lady. e. gymnastics. 10) what do scout and jem find under the bed? a. boo radley b. dill c. a box of photos d. a snake e. “magical treasures”

Explanation:

1. In "To Kill a Mockingbird", Scout and Jem think their father Atticus is old - fashioned and dull.
2. Atticus tells them it's a sin to kill a mockingbird as they are harmless.
3. Atticus shoots the rabid dog Tim Johnson.
4. Mrs. Dubose is mean and rude.
5. Jem damages Mrs. Dubose's camellia bushes (vandalism).
6. Jem is punished by reading to Mrs. Dubose for hours every day.
7. Mrs. Dubose is addicted to morphine (drugs).
8. Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to her church.
9. Aunt Alexandra tries to teach Scout to act like a lady.
10. Scout and Jem find Dill under the bed.

Answer:

1. A. He is old and dull (boring).
2. B. Is a sin because they are harmless.
3. D. Atticus shoots him.
4. B. Mean and rude.
5. E. Vandalism (damaging property).
6. A. Reading for hours every day
7. E. Drugs.
8. C. A different church
9. D. To act like a lady.
10. B. Dill