To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 9-11 Quiz

To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 9-11 questions

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1. Whose case has set the town talking about Atticus by Chapter 9?
   Walter Cunningham, sued over an entailment · Boo Radley, charged after a childhood prank · Dolphus Raymond, accused by his neighbours · Tom Robinson, a black man accused of rape
2. What does Scout overhear Atticus say to Uncle Jack about the coming trial?
   He hopes his children will ask him, not the town · He expects the jury to acquit on the evidence · He regrets having agreed to take the case · He plans to send them both to Finch's Landing
3. What does Miss Maudie explain about mockingbirds after Atticus warns the children off shooting them?
   They are protected by a Maycomb County law · They do nothing at all but make music for people · They drive away crows and other garden pests · They are the only birds Atticus ever shot at
4. Why does Miss Maudie think the children should be proud of Atticus after the rabid dog is shot?
   He did what the sheriff could not manage · He risked his life to protect the neighbours · He has a gift he chose never to show off · He proved braver than Sheriff Heck Tate
5. Why does Atticus call Mrs Dubose the bravest person he ever knew?
   She kept her garden going while gravely ill · She lived alone with only a companion to help · She spoke her mind to Atticus without any fear · She died having broken her hold on morphine

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Original questions written for Pagine. This book is in copyright, so questions paraphrase rather than quote it.