MyWork Form 3/10/19, 7)11 PM Print this page ENGH011056: Unit 5 Evaluation Student ID: A47598020 Student Name: Lapiks, Artjoms Course ID: ENGH011056 Course Name: American Literature Studies Evaluation ID: 5 Evaluation Name: Unit 5 Evaluation Work Saved!! Unit 5 Evaluation American Literature Studies (ENGH 011 056) This evaluation will cover the lessons in this unit. It is open book, meaning you can use your textbook, syllabus, and other course materials. You will need to understand, analyze, and apply the information you have learned in order to answer the questions correctly. For each statement or question, select the letter of the choice that best completes or answers it. 1. The narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird is a. a woman. b. a child. c. a man. 2. The period of time covered by the novel is a. one year. b. five years. c. three years. 3. The time period of the novel is a. the present day. b. the 1930’s. c. the late 1800’s. 4. The setting of the novel is a. a large northern city. b. a small southern town. https://mywaycool.nebraska.edu/?ActionFile=student/mywork&Action=View+Work&gb_uri=3163827&ptype=L Page 1 of 7 MyWork Form 3/10/19, 7)11 PM c. a rural area of Texas. 5. Scout Finch is _____ years old when the story begins. a. six b. ten c. twelve 6. The Radley house was a place of fascination to Scout and Jem because a. it looked mysterious because of its deteriorating condition. b. there had been wild tales told about the Radley family. c. they believed that a “malevolent phantom” lived in it and came out at night to make mischief. 7. On Scout’s first day in school, she angered her teacher because a. she was impertinent b. she told tales about the other students. c. she already knew how to read and write. 8. Atticus persuaded Scout to return to school by reaching a compromise. Select the statement that best describes it. a. Atticus promised that they could read every night if Scout would return to school. b. Atticus promised to visit school and talk to the teacher if Scout would go back peacefully. c. Atticus agreed that Scout could have more privileges if she returned to school. 9. The first sign that Boo Radley was a friend to the children was that he a. didn’t chase Jem when Jem ran into his yard. b. left little gifts in the knothole in the tree. c. waved out the window when Jem rolled into his yard in the tire. 10. The children’s most daring escapade of the summer was a. peeking in a window of the Radley house. b. putting a note through the window of the Radley house. c. stealing some of Miss Maudie’s scuppernongs. 11. Gifts stopped appearing in the knothole in the tree a. when school started in the fall. b. after Nathan Radley discovered Jem in his yard. c. after Nathan Radley filled the hole with cement. https://mywaycool.nebraska.edu/?ActionFile=student/mywork&Action=View+Work&gb_uri=3163827&ptype=L Page 2 of 7 MyWork Form 3/10/19, 7)11 PM 12. Family members were of the opinion that Atticus was a. doing a fine job raising Scout to be a lady. b. doing a public service by defending Tom Robinson. c. mortifying the family by defending Tom Robinson. 13. Scout got into a scrap with her cousin Francis because a. Francis said that Atticus let her run wild. b. Francis kept making derogatory remarks about Atticus and calling him names. c. Francis ridiculed her when she said that she was going to marry Dill. 14. Why did Scout regret fighting Francis? a. She had promised Atticus to fight with her head, not her fists. b. She had spoiled the Christmas Day celebration. c. She had humiliated herself in front of her Uncle Jack. 15. Atticus was not overly concerned about Scout’s bad language and unruly behavior because a. he was a very permissive father and didn’t take her bad behavior seriously. b. he was wise enough to know that if he didn’t make an issue of it, Scout would soon tire of it. c. he believed that Scout was no worse than most other children and it didn’t bother him. 16. One of Atticus’ major concerns about defending Tom Robinson was that a. he would lose the case. b. the town would turn against him and his business would suffer. c. Jem and Scout would be subjected to ugliness. 17. Atticus was assigned to defend Tom Robinson because a. the judge knew that Atticus would mount a good defense. b. he had a reputation as a friend of many of the black people in Maycomb. c. no other lawyer in the county would touch the case. 18. Jem and Scout had rather a poor opinion of their father for all of the following reasons except which one? a. Because he was fifty, they thought that he was feeble. b. He smoked. c. He worked in an office. 19. Atticus became a hero in his children’s eyes when he a. took Scout’s side in a disagreement with Cecil Jacobs. b. killed a mad dog with one shot. https://mywaycool.nebraska.edu/?ActionFile=student/mywork&Action=View+Work&gb_uri=3163827&ptype=L Page 3 of 7 MyWork Form 3/10/19, 7)11 PM c. told Miss Stephanie Crawford to mind her own business. 20. The real terror of the neighborhood according to Scout was a. Mr. Avery. b. Mrs. Dubose. c. Miss Maudie. 21. Mrs. Dubose symbolized courage to Atticus because a. she conquered her dependence on morphine before she died. b. she fought her disease without complaining. c. she wasn’t afraid to express her opinion about Atticus’ defense of Tom Robinson. 22. Which of the following is not a reason why Atticus defended Tom Robinson? a. He believed in Tom’s innocence. b. He wanted the community to hear the truth. c. He wasn’t given a choice. 23. The men who arrived at the jail with the intention of lynching Tom Robinson were dissuaded a. when Atticus insisted that they leave. b. when the sheriff and his men arrived. c. when Scout disarmed them with her innocent conversation with Mr. Cunningham. 24. The atmosphere around the courthouse during Tom Robinson’s trial was a. like a carnival. b. ugly and threatening. c. tense and quiet. 25. Atticus proved that Tom Robinson was innocent by showing that a. Mayella’s testimony conflicted with that of her father. b. Tom had a withered and helpless left arm. c. Tom was a decent and honest person. 26. The biggest mistake that Tom made in giving his testimony was a. to say that he had felt sorry for Mayella Ewell. b. to make Mayella’s father look like a liar. c. to admit that he had been in the Ewell’s yard many times in the past. 27. Tom Robinson was found guilty because https://mywaycool.nebraska.edu/?ActionFile=student/mywork&Action=View+Work&gb_uri=3163827&ptype=L Page 4 of 7 MyWork Form 3/10/19, 7)11 PM a. there was hard evidence against him. b. there were no eyewitnesses to the event who could affirm what he said. c. in Maycomb, Alabama, in 1935, it was a white man’s world and the white man would always win. 28. After the trial, Bob Ewell caused trouble by doing all but which one of the following things? a. He tried to break into Judge Taylor’s house. b. He harassed Helen Robinson as she went to work. c. He threatened to harm Jem and Scout. 29. When Bob Ewell attacked Jem and Scout they were saved by a. Sheriff Heck. b. Arthur Radley. c. Dr. Reynolds. 30. Bob Ewell was killed when a. Boo Radley stabbed him with a kitchen knife to save Scout. b. Jem stabbed him to save Scout and himself. c. he fell on his knife after attacking Jem and Scout. Choose True if the statement is true, and False if the statement is partly or entirely false. 31. The author of To Kill a Mockingbird is Harper Lee. a. True b. False 32. The Radleys were considered strange because they didn’t go to church, and they kept their shutters and doors closed on Sunday. a. True b. False 33. Jem’s first attempt to make Boo Radley come out was to shout at him. a. True b. False 34. Miss Maudie was a friend of the Finch’s and a friendly listener and adviser to the children. a. True b. False 35. Boo Radley put a blanket around Scout the night that Miss Maudie’s house burned. a. True b. False https://mywaycool.nebraska.edu/?ActionFile=student/mywork&Action=View+Work&gb_uri=3163827&ptype=L Page 5 of 7 MyWork Form 3/10/19, 7)11 PM 36. Atticus looked to Aunt Alexandra for advice in raising Scout. a. True b. False 37. Jem’s punishment for destroying Mrs. Dubose’s camellias was to read to her two hours every afternoon for a month. a. True b. False 38. Mrs. Dubose represented courage to Atticus. a. True b. False 39. Calpurnia spoke differently at home because she didn’t want to put on airs. a. True b. False 40. Aunt Alexandra was pleased to retain Calpurnia when she came to live with Atticus and the children. a. True b. False 41. Atticus disapproved of Alexandra’s attitude toward all black people. a. True b. False 42. Atticus expected to win the Robinson case. a. True b. False 43. The black community was angry with Atticus for losing the case. a. True b. False 44. Bob Ewell threatened Atticus after the trial because Atticus made it clear that Ewell was a liar. a. True b. False 45. There was no chance that an appeal could have saved Tom Robinson. a. True False When you feel you have answered the questions to the best of your ability, use the tools on this page to submit your Evaluation. 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