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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
September
Black

2. Is Dill intelligent?
A mockingbird
Radley
Yes
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

3. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
She can read and write
Because she has courage
Chewing gum
Guilty

4. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
Scissors
Chewing gum
From college courses
6 and 10

5. Who Broke their arm?
Fur trader
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Jem
A "****** lover"

6. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Fur trader
Scout
Black
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

7. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Black
Coca-Cola
MaudieAtkinson
A "****** lover"

8. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Lawyer
Two
6 and 10

9. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Simon Finch
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
At least 15 years
Guilty

10. what did boo stab his father with?
Yes
Scout
Scissors
Fur trader

11. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
September
Scout

12. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Two
Simon Finch
From college courses
A mockingbird

13. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
She can read and write
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

14. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
Mr. Underwood
Radley
Arthur

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

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16. What isAtticus Finch's profession
She punches him in the mouth
Lawyer
MaudieAtkinson
Charles Baker Harris

17. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
MaudieAtkinson
Arthur
She can read and write

18. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Fur trader
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Jean Louise Finch
September

19. What is Boo's real name?
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
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Coca-Cola
Arthur

20. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
She can read and write
Jem
Tom Robinson
Unhappiness or depression

21. Who is the narrator of the story
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Scout
She can read and write
Jem

22. what did boo stab his father with?
Jem
A "****** lover"
Scissors
Arthur

23. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
MaudieAtkinson
The first day of every school year
Jean Louise Finch
From college courses

24. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
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
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
6 and 10
Air rifles

25. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Heck Tate
Black
Tom Robinson
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

26. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
She can read and write
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Guilty
Mr. Underwood

27. Who Broke their arm?
The first day of every school year
Because she has courage
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Jem

28. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Guilty
Radley
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

29. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Lawyer
Arthur
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

30. what color is Calpurnia?
Black
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
MaudieAtkinson
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

31. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Chewing gum
Heck Tate
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

32. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
The first day of every school year
Mr. Underwood
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Yes

33. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
Yes
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
At least 15 years

34. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Mr. Underwood
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
September

35. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
Simon Finch
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
She punches him in the mouth

36. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Arthur
Guilty
Charles Baker Harris
Chewing gum

37. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Guilty
Heck Tate
The first day of every school year
Coca-Cola

38. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Unhappiness or depression
She can read and write
A mockingbird
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

39. who is their cook?
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
Miss Maudie's
Calpurnia

40. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
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
6 and 10
Heck Tate

41. What is scouts real name?
Jean Louise Finch
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Tom Robinson
Calpurnia

42. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
She punches him in the mouth
Chewing gum
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Both Gum and Pennies

43. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Both Gum and Pennies
Black
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Tom Robinson

44. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Scissors
Lawyer
A "****** lover"
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

45. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
She can read and write
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Radley
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

46. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Mr. Underwood
Charles Baker Harris
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Jean Louise Finch

47. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Black

48. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Arthur
Air rifles
Simon Finch

49. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
From college courses
Air rifles
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Coca-Cola

50. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Guilty
Jem
Because she has courage
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'