What if the most important things happening in a story are the things that happen in between the big courtroom scenes? This To Kill A Mockingbird Plot Quiz will test your knowledge of the structure and pacing of the major milestones in the novel. Follow the trial and the children’s development.
To Kill A Mockingbird Plot Quiz Questions
- What lesson does Atticus hope Scout and Jem learn from Mrs. Dubose?
- What does Jem do to Mrs. Dubose’s flowers?
- What punishment does Jem receive for destroying the flowers?
- What does Boo Radley ask Scout to do after saving her?
- What symbol represents innocence and goodness throughout the novel?
- How does the novel end?
- Where does the novel To Kill a Mockingbird take place?
- Who is the narrator of the story?
- What is the main conflict of the novel?
- Who is accused of attacking Mayella Ewell?
- Why does Atticus take Tom Robinson’s case?
- What does Atticus tell Scout about shooting mockingbirds?
- What happens to Jem’s pants after the children sneak onto the Radley property?
- Who leaves small gifts for Scout and Jem in the tree?
- Why does Nathan Radley fill the knothole with cement?
- What happens to Miss Maudie’s house?
- Who visits Maycomb every summer and becomes friends with Scout and Jem?
- Why does Atticus sit outside the jail the night before Tom’s trial?
- What does Scout do to stop the mob at the jail?
- Who accuses Tom Robinson in court?
- What injury does Tom Robinson have that proves his innocence?
- What does the jury decide in Tom Robinson’s trial?
- What happens to Tom Robinson after the trial?
- Who attacks Scout and Jem on their way home from the pageant?
- Who saves Scout and Jem from the attack?
- What happens to Bob Ewell after the attack?
- Why does Heck Tate say Bob Ewell fell on his own knife?
- What does Scout finally realize at the end of the novel?
- What event causes Scout to dress as a ham?
- Why does Dill run away from home?