TKM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How did Jem and Scout meet Dill? - Answers- Dill was visiting his aunt in Maycomb in
the summer.
2. How did the Radley house acquire its reputation? Do you think it was a deserved
reputation? - Answers- The Radleys never participated in the towns normal activities.
They locked their son away for 15 years which caused gossip and stories.
3. Why did Jem decide to touch the Radleys door? - Answers- Dill dared him to.
4. Why did Scout get into trouble with her teacher on the first day of school? - Answers-
Miss Caroline didn't like the fact that Scout can read and thought Scout was being
"fresh" when she tried to explain that Miss Caroline was shaming Walter by tying to give
him lunch money.
5. Compare and contrast Dill's family situation to Scout's. - Answers- Dill was unhappy
at home living with a concerned mother and stepfather. Scout had a happy home with
her father, brother, and Calpurnia.
6. What evidence showed that Scout was a bright girl? - Answers- Scout is bright for a
6 year old because she learned to read before 1st grade.
7. How did the Finches originally come to Montgomery? What was the "disturbance
between the North and the South"? - Answers- They were the descendants of Simon
Finch a fur trapper who settled farm land in maycomb County. The disturbance was the
civil war.
8. Why was Scout's first day of school a terrible disappointment to her? Why did she
continue to be bored? - Answers- She was excited but Miss Caroline was not pleased
with her reading abilities. She is bored because she is naturally advanced.
9. Why did Scout tell Miss Caroline about Walter Cunningham? - Answers- She wanted
to help her teacher understand his behavior so that she would not humiliate him in the
future.
10. What evidence indicates that Atticus, in contrast to Miss Caroline, had respect for
Walter's country manners? - Answers- Atticus showed respect for Walters country
manners by speaking respectfully to him about farm manners and allowing him to eat
his dinner with syrup.
11. What advice about human nature did Atticus give to Scout? - Answers- Atticus
advises scout that you could never really understand people until you see things from
their point of view.
, 1. How did the children amuse themselves during Dill's second summer in Maycomb? If
you were their parents, would you allow them to play this game? - Answers- During
Dills second summer in Maycomb, the children played games acting to be the Radley's
2. How did Jem and Dill cause Scout to become closer to Miss Maudie? What message
was she trying to convey to Scout about Boo Radley? - Answers- They would leave her
out in the games, he was alive and very kind
3. Why do you think the neighbors concluded that a black person had been in Mr.
Radley's collard patch? - Answers- he was racist
4. Why was Jem willing to risk danger and ignore Scout's warning in order to retrieve his
pants? - Answers- So he wouldn't disappoint atticus
5. What new objects did Scout and Jem find in the Radley's Oak? Why were the
children certain that the trinkets were for them? - Answers- Some dolls that looked like
them, ball of string, gum, a watch.
2. How did Jem and Dill cause Scout to become closer to Miss Maudie? What message
was she trying to convey to Scout about Boo Radley? - Answers- They would leave her
out in the games, he was alive and very kind
3. Why do you think the neighbors concluded that a black person had been in Mr.
Radley's collard patch? - Answers- he was racist
4. Why was Jem willing to risk danger and ignore Scout's warning in order to retrieve his
pants? - Answers- So he wouldn't disappoint atticus
5. What new objects did Scout and Jem find in the Radley's Oak? Why were the
children certain that the trinkets were for them? - Answers- Some dolls that looked like
them, ball of string, gum, and a pocket watch
6. Why did Scout fear the world was coming to an end? - Answers- Because it was
snowing and she had never seen it before
7. What did Atticus mean when he said to Jem, "You've perpetrated a near libel here in
the front yard"? - Answers- He made a snowman that looked like mr avery
8. Why did Jem confess to Atticus about the children's activities regarding Boo Radley?
- Answers- They worried about boo and considered him as a friend because he gave
them a friend
9. Why did Atticus decide not to have the children return Boo Radleys blanket? -
Answers- He feared boo would get in trouble for giving scout the blanket.
How did Jem and Scout meet Dill? - Answers- Dill was visiting his aunt in Maycomb in
the summer.
2. How did the Radley house acquire its reputation? Do you think it was a deserved
reputation? - Answers- The Radleys never participated in the towns normal activities.
They locked their son away for 15 years which caused gossip and stories.
3. Why did Jem decide to touch the Radleys door? - Answers- Dill dared him to.
4. Why did Scout get into trouble with her teacher on the first day of school? - Answers-
Miss Caroline didn't like the fact that Scout can read and thought Scout was being
"fresh" when she tried to explain that Miss Caroline was shaming Walter by tying to give
him lunch money.
5. Compare and contrast Dill's family situation to Scout's. - Answers- Dill was unhappy
at home living with a concerned mother and stepfather. Scout had a happy home with
her father, brother, and Calpurnia.
6. What evidence showed that Scout was a bright girl? - Answers- Scout is bright for a
6 year old because she learned to read before 1st grade.
7. How did the Finches originally come to Montgomery? What was the "disturbance
between the North and the South"? - Answers- They were the descendants of Simon
Finch a fur trapper who settled farm land in maycomb County. The disturbance was the
civil war.
8. Why was Scout's first day of school a terrible disappointment to her? Why did she
continue to be bored? - Answers- She was excited but Miss Caroline was not pleased
with her reading abilities. She is bored because she is naturally advanced.
9. Why did Scout tell Miss Caroline about Walter Cunningham? - Answers- She wanted
to help her teacher understand his behavior so that she would not humiliate him in the
future.
10. What evidence indicates that Atticus, in contrast to Miss Caroline, had respect for
Walter's country manners? - Answers- Atticus showed respect for Walters country
manners by speaking respectfully to him about farm manners and allowing him to eat
his dinner with syrup.
11. What advice about human nature did Atticus give to Scout? - Answers- Atticus
advises scout that you could never really understand people until you see things from
their point of view.
, 1. How did the children amuse themselves during Dill's second summer in Maycomb? If
you were their parents, would you allow them to play this game? - Answers- During
Dills second summer in Maycomb, the children played games acting to be the Radley's
2. How did Jem and Dill cause Scout to become closer to Miss Maudie? What message
was she trying to convey to Scout about Boo Radley? - Answers- They would leave her
out in the games, he was alive and very kind
3. Why do you think the neighbors concluded that a black person had been in Mr.
Radley's collard patch? - Answers- he was racist
4. Why was Jem willing to risk danger and ignore Scout's warning in order to retrieve his
pants? - Answers- So he wouldn't disappoint atticus
5. What new objects did Scout and Jem find in the Radley's Oak? Why were the
children certain that the trinkets were for them? - Answers- Some dolls that looked like
them, ball of string, gum, a watch.
2. How did Jem and Dill cause Scout to become closer to Miss Maudie? What message
was she trying to convey to Scout about Boo Radley? - Answers- They would leave her
out in the games, he was alive and very kind
3. Why do you think the neighbors concluded that a black person had been in Mr.
Radley's collard patch? - Answers- he was racist
4. Why was Jem willing to risk danger and ignore Scout's warning in order to retrieve his
pants? - Answers- So he wouldn't disappoint atticus
5. What new objects did Scout and Jem find in the Radley's Oak? Why were the
children certain that the trinkets were for them? - Answers- Some dolls that looked like
them, ball of string, gum, and a pocket watch
6. Why did Scout fear the world was coming to an end? - Answers- Because it was
snowing and she had never seen it before
7. What did Atticus mean when he said to Jem, "You've perpetrated a near libel here in
the front yard"? - Answers- He made a snowman that looked like mr avery
8. Why did Jem confess to Atticus about the children's activities regarding Boo Radley?
- Answers- They worried about boo and considered him as a friend because he gave
them a friend
9. Why did Atticus decide not to have the children return Boo Radleys blanket? -
Answers- He feared boo would get in trouble for giving scout the blanket.
