Chapter 7 Quiz — To Kill a Mockingbird

What does Jem tell Scout happened to his pants when he went back for them at the Radley fence?

• They were gone entirely, taken inside the house
• They were still tangled in the wire where he left them
• They had been removed, mended, and folded over the fence
• They had been torn to shreds by a dog

How does Jem describe the stitching on his mended pants?

• Perfect and invisible, as if done by a professional
• Crooked, like something he would try to do himself
• Done with bright red thread that stood out
• Held together with safety pins instead of thread

Which gift in the knothole most clearly shows the gift-giver has been watching Scout and Jem closely?

• The ball of gray twine
• The pack of chewing gum
• The two soap figures carved to look like the children
• The tarnished spelling-bee medal

What reason does Nathan Radley give for filling the knothole with cement?

• He says children should not take things that don't belong to them
• He says the tree is dying and the cement will prevent decay
• He says Boo asked him to seal it for privacy
• He says squirrels were nesting in the hole and causing damage

What does Atticus say about the health of the tree after Jem asks him?

• He agrees with Nathan that the tree looks sick
• He says the tree is perfectly healthy
• He says he cannot tell without consulting an arborist
• He refuses to get involved in Radley family matters

What were Jem and Scout planning to leave in the knothole before discovering the cement?

• A small toy as a return gift
• A photograph of themselves
• A thank-you note to the gift-giver
• A list of questions for Boo Radley

What is Scout's experience with second grade in Chapter 7?

• She finds it much more engaging than first grade
• She is moved to an advanced class for gifted students
• She finds it no more intellectually stimulating than first grade
• She is expelled for fighting with classmates

Why is Jem particularly fascinated by the pocket watch from the knothole?

• It still keeps perfect time after years in the tree
• It is engraved with the initials "A.R." for Arthur Radley
• He tries repeatedly to make it work, winding it despite getting no result
• It is made of solid gold and very valuable

Jem and Scout successfully leave their thank-you note in the knothole for the gift-giver.

Atticus confirms that the Radley tree appears healthy when Jem asks about it.

In the context of Chapter 7, what is a "knothole"?

• A decorative carving in a fence post
• A natural hole in a tree where a branch once grew
• A man-made hiding spot cut into tree bark
• A crack in a wooden porch floorboard

When something is described as "tarnished," it means:

• It has been recently polished to a high shine
• It has lost its luster and become dull or discolored
• It has been deliberately painted a dark color
• It has been bent or physically damaged

The word "brooding" best describes someone who is:

• Cheerful and looking forward to the future
• Deeply absorbed in troubled or melancholy thought
• Physically exhausted from hard labor
• Angry and looking for a fight