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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. What isAtticus Finch's profession
She punches him in the mouth
Charles Baker Harris
Because she has courage
Lawyer

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

3. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
Charles Baker Harris
Coca-Cola
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

4. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
6 and 10
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Lawyer
Both Gum and Pennies

5. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Coca-Cola
The first day of every school year

6. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Coca-Cola
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Unhappiness or depression

7. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Coca-Cola
A mockingbird

8. Who is the narrator of the story
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Scout
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

9. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Scissors
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
She punches him in the mouth

10. 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
Tom Robinson
Guilty
Miss Maudie's

11. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tom Robinson
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Miss Maudie's
Calpurnia

12. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
At least 15 years
Mr. Underwood
Chewing gum

13. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
A mockingbird
Miss Maudie's

14. What is Boo's real name?
Lawyer
Arthur
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Chewing gum

15. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
Air rifles
Heck Tate
Mr. Underwood

16. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
The first day of every school year
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"

17. How old was scout when her mother died?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Arthur
Arthur
Two

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

19. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Air rifles
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
The first day of every school year

20. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Because she has courage
The first day of every school year
Two
Tom Robinson

21. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
She can read and write
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Charles Baker Harris

22. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
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
Heck Tate
Simon Finch

23. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
6 and 10
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Jean Louise Finch
Arthur

24. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
A mockingbird
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
Mr. Underwood

25. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Both Gum and Pennies
Because she has courage
The first day of every school year

26. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
September
Air rifles
The first day of every school year
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

27. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Coca-Cola
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Lawyer
Heck Tate

28. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
MaudieAtkinson
She punches him in the mouth
The first day of every school year
Black

29. How old was scout when her mother died?
Calpurnia
Black
Two
She can read and write

30. what color is Calpurnia?
Air rifles
Black
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

31. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
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
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Unhappiness or depression
She punches him in the mouth

32. who is their cook?
Fur trader
Calpurnia
Simon Finch
Air rifles

33. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Unhappiness or depression
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Yes
Both Gum and Pennies

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

35. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
A mockingbird
Lawyer
Jem
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

36. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
At least 15 years
September
Yes
Lawyer

37. What is Dills real name?
Mr. Underwood
Fur trader
Charles Baker Harris
Air rifles

38. Who is the narrator of the story
Heck Tate
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
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
Scout

39. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
MaudieAtkinson
Arthur
Yes

40. The Ewell family is
Guilty
Arthur
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Two

41. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
Radley
Chewing gum
Heck Tate

42. 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
At least 15 years
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
6 and 10

43. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Fur trader
Arthur
Simon Finch

44. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Simon Finch
Fur trader
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
She can read and write

45. What is Dills real name?
Charles Baker Harris
MaudieAtkinson
September
Black

46. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Charles Baker Harris
Mr. Underwood
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Jem

47. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
She punches him in the mouth
Charles Baker Harris
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
A mockingbird

48. 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
Guilty
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

49. how long has Boo stayed inside?
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
Charles Baker Harris
Miss Maudie's
At least 15 years

50. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Lawyer
Fur trader
Simon Finch
Unhappiness or depression