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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
6 and 10
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Miss Maudie's
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

2. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Because she has courage
Fur trader
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
Lawyer

3. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Chewing gum
Coca-Cola
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

4. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Air rifles
From college courses
Black
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

5. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
Arthur
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
She punches him in the mouth

6. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
She can read and write
A "****** lover"
Miss Maudie's
MaudieAtkinson

7. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
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
From college courses
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
At least 15 years

8. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
Mr. Underwood
Arthur
A "****** lover"

9. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Tom Robinson
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

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

11. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Charles Baker Harris
Radley
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

12. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Air rifles
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
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

13. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Simon Finch
She punches him in the mouth
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
A "****** lover"

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

15. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
At least 15 years
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Both Gum and Pennies
Scout

16. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Radley
Charles Baker Harris
Mr. Underwood
6 and 10

17. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Because she has courage
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
A "****** lover"

18. Who Broke their arm?
Black
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Jem
September

19. How old was scout when her mother died?
She can read and write
Two
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

20. What is Boo's real name?
Arthur
Fur trader
Jem
MaudieAtkinson

21. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Radley
MaudieAtkinson
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
Tom Robinson

22. what did boo stab his father with?
Scissors
Miss Maudie's
Black
Miss Maudie's

23. what did boo stab his father with?
Scissors
A mockingbird
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Calpurnia

24. how long has Boo stayed inside?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Tom Robinson
The first day of every school year
At least 15 years

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

26. who is their cook?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Calpurnia
She punches him in the mouth

27. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Fur trader
The first day of every school year
Yes
Tom Robinson

28. what color is Calpurnia?
Arthur
Black
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

29. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
They should lure boo radley out of his house
September
Radley

30. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Radley
Arthur
She punches him in the mouth
The first day of every school year

31. What is Dills real name?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Charles Baker Harris
Fur trader
Radley

32. What is Dills real name?
Heck Tate
Arthur
Charles Baker Harris
Because she has courage

33. what color is Calpurnia?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
A mockingbird
She punches him in the mouth
Black

34. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Charles Baker Harris
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Heck Tate
Guilty

35. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Miss Maudie's
MaudieAtkinson
From college courses
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

36. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Unhappiness or depression
Black
Arthur
Yes

37. who is their cook?
Unhappiness or depression
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
Scout

38. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Both Gum and Pennies
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

39. Is Dill intelligent?
She punches him in the mouth
Yes
A "****** lover"
They should lure boo radley out of his house

40. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Mr. Underwood
Air rifles
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

41. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Jean Louise Finch
Heck Tate
Both Gum and Pennies
Unhappiness or depression

42. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
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
Two
Heck Tate

43. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Scout
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

44. Who is the narrator of the story
Scout
Two
6 and 10
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

45. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
A "****** lover"
Tom Robinson
Unhappiness or depression
6 and 10

46. Who Broke their arm?
Simon Finch
Jem
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Both Gum and Pennies

47. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Scout
She punches him in the mouth
She can read and write

48. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Fur trader
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Scout
The first day of every school year

49. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
September
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
A "****** lover"
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

50. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Arthur
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
Fur trader