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1. When Lula sees Scout and Jem at church with Calpurnia, she A) tells the children they don’t belong there. B) welcomes them with open arms because their father is defending Tom. C) invites the children to sit with her in the front. D) shakes their hands and walks away. 2. Tom Robinson’s and Emmett Till’s situations are similar because A) they both are accused by white women. B) they both come from the North and are victimized in the South. C) they both go to jail though they are innocent. D) they both are brutally beaten in a racially motivated crime. 3. What is similar between the men who come to get Emmett Till and the men who come to get Tom Robinson? A) They both live out of town. B) They both want only to beat, not kill, the African-American men. C) They both see the victims or those who protect them as inhuman. D) They both have little trust in the judicial system 4. Like Emmett Till, Tom Robinson also A) whistles at a white woman. B) wore a ring that is used as evidence at trial. C) lives with his great uncle. D) is marked for lynching. 5. Identify the speaker of the following quotation: “How’s your entailment gettin’ along?” A) Atticus B) Jem C) Dill D) Scout 6. Scout breaks up the lynch mob by A) crying and clinging to her father. B) talking to Mr. Cunningham. C) threatening them if they attempt to lay hands on her father or on Tom. D) running for the sheriff. 7. Considering the trial of Emmett Till’s murderers, what can the reader predict about Tom Robinson’s trial? A) the lynch mob will be brought to trial and acquitted. B) He will not receive a fair trial. C) Tom will be released just as Bryant and Milam were. D) Atticus will not adequately defend his client. 8. In the atmosphere immediately after the trial of Emmett Till’s murderers, what event took place? A) the Supreme Court rules in Brown vs. Board of Education to desegregate schools. B) Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white person. C) The Freedom Riders began their movements across the country. D) Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” 9. Match the term with the definition. A. denunciation B. antagonize C. habiliments D. austere E. acquiescence F. formidable Intimidating; causing fear Unprotesting agreement Oppose; make angry Strict and severe Disapproval; condemnation of something Outfits or clothing 10. Shortly after being acquitted, one of the defendants A) took his own life. B) disappeared. C) admitted to the killing. D) publicly expressed his support of the Civil Rights Movement. 11. Scout is upset with Jem because he A) displays immaturity with Mrs. Dubose. B) begins to act grown up. C) criticizes Atticus for defending Tom. D) can’t control his emotions. 12. According to Crowe’s article on Emmett Till, the decision to acquit Emmett Till’s murderers was responsible for A) very poor race relations. B) the atmosphere which led Rosa Parks to spark the famous Montgomery bus boycott. C) a large-scale outcry for justice leading up to the Civil Rights Movement. D) all of the above 13. Emmett Till’s death became national headlines when his mother A) wrote a letter to the Chicago Tribune. B) confronted the accused murderers. C) went on television to appeal for justice. D) decided to leave the casket open for all to see what was done to her son. 14. The church is taking up a collection for Tom Robinson’s wife because A) her husband’s bank account is frozen until after the trial. B) she needs money to pay for Atticus’ legal services. C) she needs it to pay off Tom’s white accusers. D) no one will hire her because they don’t want anything to do with Tom’s family. 15. Emmett Till was abducted because A) he was rude to a white woman. B) he told his friends of the better conditions for African Americans up North. C) he challenged Bryant and Milam on the street in public. D) he raped a white woman. 16. Dill runs away from home because A) he doesn’t get enough attention from his parents. B) his parents are too protective. C) his parents are mean to him. D) he want to go on an adventure. 17. Mr. Dolphus Raymond is shunned by white people in Maycomb because A) he is poor and uneducated B) he divorced his wife. C) he lives on the outskirts of town. D) he lives with and has children with a black woman. 18. How does Scout characterize the First Purchase cemetery? A) “A scary cemetery” B) “A crowded cemetery” C) “A happy cemetery” D) “A dismal cemetery” 19. Aunt Alexandra defines fine folks as A) folks who do the best with what they are given. B) folks whose family has owned a piece of property for many generations. C) rich folks. D) folks who live in town.

Public Comments

1. perhaps you should have read the book
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