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To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Study Guide

Summary
- Video Plot Summary
Characters
Main Ideas
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
- Quotes By Theme
- Prejudice
- Law
- Lying
- Courage
- Community
- Quotes By Character
- Scout
- Atticus
- Jem
- Boo
- Bob
Further Study
Writing Help

Further Study

Part 1: Chapters 9-11 Quiz

Further Study Part 1: Chapters 9-11 Quiz

1 of 5
Why do Cecil Jacobs, Francis, and other kids start taunting Scout about her father?

Because he is defending Tom Robinson, a black man
Because he's older than the other fathers
Because Jem and Scout call him "Atticus" instead of "Dad"
Because he doesn't go to church regularly

2 of 5
What does Uncle Jack say about Tom Robinson?

That he's guilty like all black men
That he's innocent and will be set free
That he's innocent but doomed
That the case is complicated and it's hard to tell if Tom is guilty or not

3 of 5
Why does it surprise Scout and Jem when Atticus shoots a mad dog?

Because he usually kills them with his bare hands
Because they think of him as old and lacking real-life skills
Because it was an utterly unjustified, violent act
Because they thought Jem would get a chance to shoot it first

4 of 5
What does Jem have to do as punishment for ruining Mrs. Dubose's flowers?

Read to Mrs. Dubose every afternoon for hours
Help Miss Maudie with her garden
Help feed and bathe Mrs. Dubose
Write Mrs. Dubose a letter of apology

5 of 5
What does Mrs. Dubose do before she dies?

Kick her morphine habit
Make amends with people for all the mean things she's said
Rewrite her will and leaves all her money and property to Jem
Gather the community by her bedside and say goodbye

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