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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird
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1. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Arthur
From college courses
Coca-Cola
6 and 10
2. Is Dill intelligent?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Radley
Yes
Scissors
3. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Yes
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
They should lure boo radley out of his 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
4. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Fur trader
A "****** lover"
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
5. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Because she has courage
At least 15 years
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 loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
6. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
A mockingbird
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
A mockingbird
7. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Scout
Calpurnia
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Guilty
8. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Simon Finch
Heck Tate
MaudieAtkinson
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
9. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She can read and write
Scissors
She punches him in the mouth
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
10. what did boo stab his father with?
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
Scissors
Miss Maudie's
11. What is Boo's real name?
Fur trader
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Arthur
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
12. Who is the narrator of the story
Scout
Miss Maudie's
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Mr. Underwood
13. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Jem
A mockingbird
14. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
The first day of every school year
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
15. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Radley
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Mr. Underwood
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
16. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Black
Simon Finch
17. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
MaudieAtkinson
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
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
18. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
A "****** lover"
Scout
Scout
19. Is Dill intelligent?
Scout
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Yes
They should lure boo radley out of his house
20. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
A "****** lover"
Arthur
21. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Simon Finch
Fur trader
The first day of every school year
From college courses
22. Whose house burns down?
23. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Unhappiness or depression
Mr. Underwood
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Miss Maudie's
24. Whose house burns down?
25. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
MaudieAtkinson
Unhappiness or depression
Mr. Underwood
Scissors
26. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Fur trader
Coca-Cola
Arthur
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
27. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
A mockingbird
Heck Tate
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
28. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Charles Baker Harris
6 and 10
Simon Finch
Fur trader
29. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Fur trader
Coca-Cola
Chewing gum
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
30. What is Boo's real name?
6 and 10
Arthur
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
September
31. What is scouts real name?
Jean Louise Finch
Air rifles
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
32. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Jean Louise Finch
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
MaudieAtkinson
33. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
The first day of every school year
Air rifles
MaudieAtkinson
34. how long has Boo stayed inside?
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
Simon Finch
At least 15 years
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
35. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Guilty
Scout
Black
September
36. 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
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
She punches him in the mouth
She can read and write
37. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Heck Tate
Two
38. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Jean Louise Finch
Jem
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
39. What is Dills real name?
Simon Finch
Calpurnia
Charles Baker Harris
Tom Robinson
40. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Because she has courage
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
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
41. What isAtticus Finch's profession
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Lawyer
Chewing gum
42. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Black
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
MaudieAtkinson
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
43. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Yes
From college courses
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
44. 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
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Tom Robinson
45. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Simon Finch
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
September
Fur trader
46. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Lawyer
Because she has courage
Unhappiness or depression
Radley
47. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
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
MaudieAtkinson
Chewing gum
Mr. Underwood
48. Who Broke their arm?
Fur trader
Jem
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
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
49. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Coca-Cola
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Air rifles
50. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
At least 15 years
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Coca-Cola