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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Because she has courage
Calpurnia
Two
Air rifles

2. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Heck Tate
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Yes
Lawyer

3. Whose house burns down?

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4. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
The first day of every school year
Jem
Heck Tate

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

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

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7. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Heck Tate
Both Gum and Pennies
6 and 10
They should lure boo radley out of his house

8. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
6 and 10
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
Tom Robinson

9. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
From college courses
Two
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

10. Is Dill intelligent?
The first day of every school year
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Yes
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

11. who is their cook?
Guilty
Both Gum and Pennies
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Calpurnia

12. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Radley
She can read and write
Lawyer
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

13. Is Dill intelligent?
Guilty
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Yes
MaudieAtkinson

14. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Fur trader
Heck Tate
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

15. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
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 should lure boo radley out of his house
At least 15 years
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

16. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
September
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

17. what color is Calpurnia?
Black
She punches him in the mouth
Radley
MaudieAtkinson

18. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Coca-Cola
September
Fur trader

19. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
September
A mockingbird
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

20. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Fur trader
Radley
Coca-Cola
Miss Maudie's

21. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Two
Simon Finch
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Fur trader

22. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
Heck Tate
Jean Louise Finch
A "****** lover"

23. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Scissors
MaudieAtkinson
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

24. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
A mockingbird
Because she has courage
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

25. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
MaudieAtkinson
Unhappiness or depression
Charles Baker Harris
6 and 10

26. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Chewing gum
She punches him in the mouth
Jean Louise Finch

27. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Unhappiness or depression
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 sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Jem

28. 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
Jem
MaudieAtkinson

29. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
Lawyer
Guilty
Scissors

30. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
A "****** lover"
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Miss Maudie's
MaudieAtkinson

31. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
She punches him in the mouth
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
6 and 10

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

33. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
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
A "****** lover"
Scissors
Unhappiness or depression

34. Who is the narrator of the story
Calpurnia
Scout
Jean Louise Finch
Charles Baker Harris

35. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Guilty
Because she has courage
From college courses
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

36. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
Heck Tate
September
Jean Louise Finch

37. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Coca-Cola
She can read and write
September
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

38. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Fur trader
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

39. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Yes
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
September
At least 15 years

40. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
A "****** lover"
Yes
She punches him in the mouth
September

41. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
Scout
Air rifles
Jean Louise Finch

42. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Simon Finch
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
A mockingbird

43. The Ewell family is
At least 15 years
6 and 10
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Because she has courage

44. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Scout
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Mr. Underwood
Unhappiness or depression

45. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
6 and 10
From college courses
Scissors
Coca-Cola

46. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Unhappiness or depression
She can read and write
Air rifles
Yes

47. What is Boo's real name?
Fur trader
Arthur
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
From college courses

48. Who founded Finch's Landing?
MaudieAtkinson
Simon Finch
Because she has courage
Fur trader

49. What is Boo's real name?
A "****** lover"
Mr. Underwood
The first day of every school year
Arthur

50. what color is Calpurnia?
Scout
Chewing gum
Arthur
Black