Mr. Fornnarino's Week of 11-7 Literature and Composition Quiz

Why does Dolphus Raymond pretend to be the town drunk?
1. It makes people feel sorry for him.
2. It prevents him from having to get a job.
3. It helps people deal with the way he lives.
4. It gives him a reason to hate everyone.
The dancers were you and _____; you and _____ danced.
1. I; I
2. I; me
3. me; I
4. me; me
The guests arriving by canoe are ____________.
1. she and me
2. her and me
3. her and I
4. she and I
The best hitter of the team is _____; _____ is the best hitter of the team.
1. him; him
2. him; he
3. he; he
4. he; him
Why, according to Scout, did Mayella probably invite Tom into her house?
1. She needed his help to get things done.
2. She wanted to get him into trouble.
3. She wanted her father to shoot him.
4. She was lonely and wanted company
Whose testimony does an angry Judge Taylor want stricken from the court record?
1. Mayella’s
2. Tom’s
3. Link Deas’s
4. Dolphus Raymond’s
Their strenuous efforts to wrathfully destroy ________ project evoked several
club ________contempt.
1. Brad’s and Kim’s; member’s
2. Brad and Kim’s; member’s
3. Brad’s and Kim’s; members’
4. Brad and Kim’s; members’
They were mollified that the many ______________________ opinions hadn’t been contorted by the _______ignorance.
1. Broncos fans’ and Raiders fans’; men’s
2. Broncos fans and Raiders fan’s; men’s
3. Broncos fan’s and Raiders fan’s; mens’
4. Broncos fans’ and Raiders fans; mens’
Which of the sentences below is correctly written?
1. The friendly dog a labrador was the principles favorite at the Greenwich Animal Shelter on Mercer Street.
2. The friendly dog, a labrador, was the principles favorite at the Greenwich Animal Shelter on Mercer Street.
3. The friendly dog, a labrador, was the principal's favorite at the Greenwich Animal Shelter on Mercer Street.
4. The friendly dog, a labrador, was the principle's favorite at the Greenwich Animal Shelter on Mercer Street.
What “mistake” did Tom make in saying that he felt “sorry” for Mayella?
1. Tom's "mistake" was that he really did not feel "sorry" for Mayella; he was jealous because she was white.
2. Tom's "mistake" was that his comment made it seem like he, a black man, was superior to a white woman.
3. Tom's "mistake" was that although he really did feel "sorry" for Mayella; it is wrong in court to discuss people's emotions.
4. Tom's "mistake" was that his comment made it seem like Judge Taylor hated Mayella.