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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
6 and 10
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Miss Maudie's

2. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Simon Finch
She can read and write
He discusses farming in a very mature way with Atticus - He pours molasses onto his food - He failed to pass first grade due to his having to leave to work on the farm

3. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
She can read and write
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Unhappiness or depression

4. The Ewell family is
Black
He discusses farming in a very mature way with Atticus - He pours molasses onto his food - He failed to pass first grade due to his having to leave to work on the farm
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

5. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
MaudieAtkinson
Arthur
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Radley

6. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Simon Finch
Miss Maudie's
The first day of every school year

7. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
The first day of every school year
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
They should lure boo radley out of his house

8. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Two
Black
A mockingbird
6 and 10

9. how long has Boo stayed inside?
MaudieAtkinson
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
At least 15 years
Charles Baker Harris

10. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Calpurnia
Radley
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

11. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Arthur
Yes
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Miss Maudie's

12. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
Mr. Underwood
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
A "****** lover"
From college courses

13. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Jem
A "****** lover"
Scissors
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

14. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
6 and 10
She can read and write
The first day of every school year
Guilty

15. what color is Calpurnia?
Black
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Mr. Underwood

16. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Charles Baker Harris
Fur trader
Miss Maudie's
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

17. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Jean Louise Finch
Lawyer
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

18. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Coca-Cola
A "****** lover"
6 and 10

19. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Both Gum and Pennies
Because she has courage
MaudieAtkinson

20. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Jem
Scout
Because she has courage
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

21. what did boo stab his father with?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Both Gum and Pennies
Because she has courage
Scissors

22. What is Dills real name?
Charles Baker Harris
Both Gum and Pennies
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
A mockingbird

23. After Atticus Finch agrees to defend Tom Robinson - what does Scout hear at school?

24. How old was scout when her mother died?
Guilty
He discusses farming in a very mature way with Atticus - He pours molasses onto his food - He failed to pass first grade due to his having to leave to work on the farm
Simon Finch
Two

25. who is their cook?
Black
To allow the story to be presented by someone who cannot take an active role - To remove moral bias from the story - To allow the narrator to mature as the story progresses
Calpurnia
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

26. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
She punches him in the mouth
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Scout
Guilty

27. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Jem
Because she has courage
Because she has courage
She punches him in the mouth

28. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Both Gum and Pennies
Tom Robinson
Radley
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

29. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Mr. Underwood
Tom Robinson

30. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Radley
Miss Maudie's
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Miss Maudie's

31. What is scouts real name?
Yes
Guilty
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Jean Louise Finch

32. Is Dill intelligent?
Arthur
She can read and write
Mr. Underwood
Yes

33. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
He discusses farming in a very mature way with Atticus - He pours molasses onto his food - He failed to pass first grade due to his having to leave to work on the farm
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
To allow the story to be presented by someone who cannot take an active role - To remove moral bias from the story - To allow the narrator to mature as the story progresses
Fur trader

34. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Yes
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

35. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Radley
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Miss Maudie's
Jean Louise Finch

36. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Coca-Cola
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Air rifles

37. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Tom Robinson
Scissors
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

38. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
The first day of every school year
Coca-Cola
Arthur
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

39. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Tom Robinson
Miss Maudie's
Arthur

40. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
6 and 10
Because she has courage
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

41. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
He discusses farming in a very mature way with Atticus - He pours molasses onto his food - He failed to pass first grade due to his having to leave to work on the farm
Heck Tate
Radley

42. After Atticus Finch agrees to defend Tom Robinson - what does Scout hear at school?

43. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Radley
He discusses farming in a very mature way with Atticus - He pours molasses onto his food - He failed to pass first grade due to his having to leave to work on the farm
Mr. Underwood
A "****** lover"

44. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
6 and 10
A "****** lover"
She can read and write
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

45. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
6 and 10
A "****** lover"
Yes
He discusses farming in a very mature way with Atticus - He pours molasses onto his food - He failed to pass first grade due to his having to leave to work on the farm

46. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
They should lure boo radley out of his house

47. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She can read and write
September
Because she has courage
She punches him in the mouth

48. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
The first day of every school year
Mr. Underwood
A "****** lover"
Calpurnia

49. What is Dills real name?
A mockingbird
Charles Baker Harris
Black
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

50. Who founded Finch's Landing?
A "****** lover"
She can read and write
Heck Tate
Simon Finch