1. who meets with atticus the weekend before tom robinson's trial begins? (1 point)

a. sheriff tate and several other men meet with atticus to discuss tom being moved to the
maycomb jail.
b. tom robinson meets with atticus to discuss the case against him.
c. mr. underwood meets with atticus to discuss the article he is writing about the trial.

2. which description is the most accurate picture of the ewells? (1 point)

a. they are very proud, honorable, and mysterious
b. they are exciting, friendly, and wealthy
c. they are poor, dirty, and uneducated

3. how does tom robinson conduct himself on the witness stand? (1 point)

a. he is arrogant and moody.
b. he is nervous and shy.
c. he rarely speaks at all.

4. why is atticus reluctant to take the rifle and shoot the rabid dog? (1 point)

a. atticus is a coward.
b. atticus will not use a gun unless it is absolutely necessary
c. atticus is afraid of injuring the children.

5. what does calpurnia do that makes jem and scout see her as an individual? (1 point)

a. she knocks on the front door of the radley house to warn them about the rabid dog.
b. she invites them to watch her perform in a local pageant.
c. she takes the children with her to the church in her neighborhood.

6. why does the confrontation in front of the jail house end after scout talks to the men? (1 point)

a. scout makes a personal connection with one of the men.
b. scout threatens to report them to the sheriff if they don’t leave.
c. scout reminds them that her father was once known as ’ol one-shot.

7. how does atticus attempt to convince the court that tom robinson did not commit the crime
of which he is accused? (1 point)

a. he explains that tom has a solid alibi that shows he wasn’t at the ewells’ that day.
b. he demonstrates that tom does not have the use of his left arm.
c. he produces a witness who observed the entire incident.

8. when atticus wants to show jem what “real courage” is and how it’s “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what,” he shows which character as an example? (1 point)

a. calpurnia
b. mrs. dubose
c. tom robinson

9. of all the “bad guys” in the story, which character is hardest to sympathize with? (1 point)

a. mrs. dubose
b. bob ewell
c. mayella ewell

10. so far in the book, which character is best represented by the symbol of the mockingbird? (1 point)

a. tom robinson
b. calpurnia
c. mrs. dubose