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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Arthur
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Guilty
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

2. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Jean Louise Finch
Mr. Underwood
Calpurnia
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

3. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Both Gum and Pennies
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
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
MaudieAtkinson

4. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Fur trader
Because she has courage
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Heck Tate

5. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Heck Tate
Jean Louise Finch
A "****** lover"
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

6. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
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
Because she has courage
Two
Tom Robinson

7. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Air rifles
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Coca-Cola

8. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
September
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
The first day of every school year

9. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Mr. Underwood
Charles Baker Harris
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

10. What is Boo's real name?
From college courses
Arthur
At least 15 years
MaudieAtkinson

11. Is Dill intelligent?
Yes
Scissors
Scout
Unhappiness or depression

12. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Jem
MaudieAtkinson
Miss Maudie's
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

13. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
September
Yes
Lawyer
Radley

14. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Both Gum and Pennies
Tom Robinson
Because she has courage
Chewing gum

15. Who is the narrator of the story
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Scout
Two
Calpurnia

16. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
September
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
The first day of every school year
Guilty

17. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
From college courses
Jem
Guilty
6 and 10

18. how long has Boo stayed inside?
Jem
Arthur
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
At least 15 years

19. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Unhappiness or depression
Tom Robinson
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

20. What is Dills real name?
Because she has courage
Arthur
Charles Baker Harris
Black

21. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
She can read and write
Lawyer
Scout

22. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
A "****** lover"
Chewing gum
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

23. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Calpurnia
They should lure boo radley out of his house

24. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Both Gum and Pennies
September
Lawyer
Black

25. Whose house burns down?

26. Who Broke their arm?
Guilty
6 and 10
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Jem

27. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
She punches him in the mouth
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Mr. Underwood

28. 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
A "****** lover"
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

29. The Ewell family is
She can read and write
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

30. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Charles Baker Harris
From college courses
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

31. How old was scout when her mother died?
Scout
Two
Scissors
Yes

32. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Both Gum and Pennies
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Air rifles

33. How old was scout when her mother died?
Calpurnia
Two
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
A "****** lover"

34. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Unhappiness or depression
She can read and write
Yes
Chewing gum

35. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Scout
6 and 10
From college courses
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

36. 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
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
6 and 10
Simon Finch

37. Whose house burns down?

38. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
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
Because she has courage
Radley
From college courses

39. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
From college courses
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
The first day of every school year

40. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
MaudieAtkinson
A mockingbird
Mr. Underwood
Fur trader

41. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
She can read and write
6 and 10

42. What is scouts real name?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Simon Finch
Jean Louise Finch
She can read and write

43. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
At least 15 years
Air rifles
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

44. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Mr. Underwood
Guilty
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Lawyer

45. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Coca-Cola
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
She can read and write
September

46. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Miss Maudie's
Coca-Cola
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Tom Robinson

47. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Radley
Tom Robinson
Chewing gum
Calpurnia

48. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Mr. Underwood
Tom Robinson
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

49. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Yes
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Charles Baker Harris
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

50. who is their cook?
Scissors
Black
Calpurnia
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history