To Kill A Mockingbird (film) Quizzes

To Kill A Mockingbird (film) Quiz 1

1 Who is the object of Scout, Jem, and Dill's fantasies and obsessions?
Boo

Boo's father

Mrs. Dubose

Tom
2 To Kill a Mockingbird is adapted from a novel by _______
Truman Capote

William Faulkner

Harper Lee

Flannery O'Connor
3 While Atticus sits outside the porch one night, what does he overhear from Jem and Scout's bedrooms?
A heated debate between the siblings about Scout’s tomboyishness

A poignant conversation about Jem and Scout’s mother

A discussion about their plan to break into the Radley house

A teary Scout saying she doesn’t want to grow up
4 What is the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Athens, Georgia

Maycomb, Alabama

Austin, Texas

New Orleans, Louisiana
5 According to Atticus’s father, why is it a “sin to kill a mockingbird?”
They are adorable

They like people

All they do is offer music for people to enjoy

They kill spiders
6 Who is Calpurnia?
Atticus’s deceased wife

The housekeeper and cook for the Finch family

The wife of Tom Robinson

One of the Finch family’s neighbors
7 When Scout is scared and urges Jem and Dill not to sneak out Radley house, what does Jem do?
Laughs at Scout

Agreed with Scout

Slaps Scout

Accuses Scout of acting like a girl
8 What objects do we see in the film’s opening sequence?
Scout’s mother’s locket

Paintings of mockingbirds and gardens

Valued trinkets from an old cigar box

Photographs of Atticus, Jem, and Scout
9 What is the name of Tom’s wife?
Mary Lou

Andrea

Helen

Calpurnia
10 What is the gossipy anecdote Miss Stephanie tells the children?
Boo attempted to kill his father with scissors and was locked in the Radley house thereafter

Boo killed an innocent school girl

Boo tried to attack Jem and Scout when they were babies

Boo never did anything wrong except for question his father’s authority, yet his father proceeded to lock him up in a cellar
11 Why does Mr. Cunningham give Atticus some hickory nuts?
He simply did it out of the kindness of his own heart

He wanted to express his gratitude for Atticus having his son over for dinner

The hickory nuts are poisoned, and Mr. Cunningham is trying to kill Atticus to get out of his entailment payments

It’s a part of his entailment for the legal work Atticus did for him
12 What do Scout, Jem, and Dill witness when they go to the courthouse in Part 2?
Mr. Ewell insulting Tom

Atticus working

The grand jury charging Tom

Reverend Sykes reassuring Tom that everything will work out
13 In addition to the box full of the knothole trinkets, Jem also notifies Scout of WHAT when she visits his room?
His neatly folded pants across the fence (of the Radley property)

Atticus’s real reasons for defending Tom Robinson

His hatred for Mrs. Dubose

His desire to quit school
14 Who is the best shot in the county, according to Sheriff Tate?
Atticus

Mr. Ewell

Sheriff Tate

Tom Robinson
15 What is Scout's first name?
Mary Ann

Jean Louise

Martha

Mayella
16 Aside from Walter Cunningham Jr., who does Scout fight?
Dill

Jem

Cecil Jacobs

One of Mayella’s siblings
17 What object is Atticus going to pass down to Jem when he’s grown?
His spectacles

His hunting rifle

His bible

His antique watch
18 How does Scout challenge traditional gender norms?
She doesn’t identify as a boy or girl

She is a proud and tough tomboy and displays masculine behaviors

She doesn’t believe that gender exists

She likes dresses AND playing outside with boys
19 When do the film’s events take place?
1960s

1920s

1940s

1930s
20 When Jem pokes fun of Dill’s short height, how does he (Dill) respond?
He says, “You’re tiny too, now quit it!”

He says, “I’m little but I’m old.”

He says, “I’m small but mighty.”

He says, “Don’t matter.”
21 What is Scout forced to wear on the first day of school?
A pearl necklace

A suit

A dress

Overalls
22 Who is Jem and Scout’s summertime friend?
Walter Jr.

Cecil

Dill

Heck
23 When does Atticus encourage Scout to consider other people’s point of views?
After she says, “the world is unfair!”

After she criticizes Calpurnia

After she recounts the dreadful day she had at school

After she insults Jem
24 What do Jem and Scout notice in the knothole together?
A letter from Boo

Two dolls that resemble them

A snowglobe

Two carved soap figures that resemble them
25 After Atticus declares his loyalty to Tom to Mr. Ewell, how does Mr. Ewell respond?
He scoffs, rolls his eyes, and walks away

He threatens Atticus’s children

He spits in Atticus’s face

He calls Atticus a “n—er lover”
26 Why can’t Tom use his left hand?
Trick question—he can use his left hand, but not his right hand

He injured it when he was young

He cut it while doing chores for Mayella

He simply prefers to use his right hand
27 Why can’t Scout move or help Jem during the attack?
She’s too small

Ewell broke her legs

Her costume makes it difficult to move around

She’s too scared
28 Who saves Jem and Scout from the attack?
Mayella

Atticus

Miss Maudie

Boo

Which did you enjoy more- the book or the movie? Why?

This question calls for your opinion, there is no right or wrong answer. I love both the movie and the book.... the movie is spectacular.

Asked by syd n #1227054

Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/8/2022 2:44 PM

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Why did more people choose watching movies?

First of all, one of the main reasons why poeple chose films is that their faster and easier to "consume". In oder words, some people would rather spend 2 hours watching a film than 4 hours reading the book,

Secondly, the film industry has become...

Asked by Margaret #1225468

Answered by Pedro P #1228842 on 4/17/2022 6:17 PM

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What does Jem ask Walter Cunningham about at lunch? Why does Atticus say it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird?

Jem asked, “Your daddy Mr. Walter Cunningham from Old Sarum?”, and Walter nodded and Jem grinned at him and invited him to have dinner with them, assuring him that they would be glad to have him over, and he said: Jem said, “Our daddy’s a friend...

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Answered by Aslan on 5/28/2021 4:08 AM

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