To Kill a Mockingbird Final Test Review
TEST DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 27th
1. Make sure you can identify the following characters and explain their importance to the novel:
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Scout
Jem
Atticus
Calpurnia
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Walter Cunningham
Dill
Boo Radley
Tom Robinson
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Dolphus Raymond
The Ewell Family
(Burris, Bob, and Mayella)
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Mr. Gilmer
2. From whose point of view is the novel told?
3. How old is Scout at the beginning of the novel? At the end?
4. What is the setting of the novel? Provide the name of the town and the years.
5. What is Calpurnia’s role in the Finch household?
6. What steps do the children take to try to get Boo Radley to leave his house?
7. Why are the Ewell children held to lower standards at school?
8. Describe Scout’s experience on the first day of school. What goes wrong?
9. What does Scout learn about Calpurnia/Maycomb by attending a service at First Purchase?
10. Describe the two “mobs” of Chapter 15. What do they want and how are they broken up?
11. Who is Bob Ewell? What crimes has he committed? What does he say in his testimony?
12. Who is Mayella Ewell? What does she say in her testimony and why?
13. Who is Tom Robinson? Of what is he accused? What does he say during his testimony?
14. Describe Atticus’ technique for defending Tom Robinson. Why does he choose this strategy?
What does he hope to accomplish in this trial?
15. What do Scout and Dill learn from and about Mr. Raymond when they leave the courtroom?
16. What is the verdict in Tom Robinson’s trial? What happens to Tom after the trial?
17. How do the people who supported Tom Robinson show their appreciation for what Atticus has
done? Hint- they show this appreciation in more than one way!
18. What happens on Halloween? Describe the incident and its aftermath in detail!
19. What is an important lesson Atticus teaches Scout about understanding people?