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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. how long has Boo stayed inside?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
At least 15 years
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Unhappiness or depression

2. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Fur trader
She can read and write
Scissors
MaudieAtkinson

3. 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
The first day of every school year
Simon Finch
September

4. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Arthur
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

5. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Two
Calpurnia
Arthur
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

6. The first chapter focuses primarily on
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Scissors
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
6 and 10

7. 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
She punches him in the mouth
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Mr. Underwood

8. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Fur trader
Unhappiness or depression
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Chewing gum

9. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
September
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Unhappiness or depression
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

10. 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
September
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Radley

11. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Fur trader
Guilty

12. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
6 and 10
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Two
The first day of every school year

13. Whose house burns down?

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14. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Tom Robinson
Because she has courage
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Simon Finch

15. 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
She can read and write
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Mr. Underwood

16. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Coca-Cola
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
September

17. 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
Arthur
A "****** lover"
Two

18. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Tom Robinson
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
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

19. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Both Gum and Pennies
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

20. Who is the narrator of the story
Scout
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Mr. Underwood
Because she has courage

21. 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
Unhappiness or depression
Jean Louise Finch
Tom Robinson

22. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
Unhappiness or depression
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
She punches him in the mouth

23. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Jean Louise Finch
The first day of every school year
Simon Finch
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

24. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Yes
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
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

25. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
Fur trader
Jean Louise Finch
She can read and write

26. What is Boo's real name?
Arthur
Air rifles
Simon Finch
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

27. Is Dill intelligent?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Yes
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

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
Simon Finch
Arthur
Lawyer

29. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Black
The first day of every school year
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

30. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Scissors
Two
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

31. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Simon Finch

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

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33. 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
Two
Mr. Underwood
Black

34. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Charles Baker Harris
Lawyer
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

35. The Ewell family is
6 and 10
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
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
September

36. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Yes
Heck Tate
Calpurnia
September

37. Who Broke their arm?
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
Simon Finch
Jem

38. Who is the narrator of the story
Scout
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Yes
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

39. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Two
Black
A mockingbird

40. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
A mockingbird
Scout
She can read and write
She can read and write

41. What is scouts real name?
Heck Tate
Unhappiness or depression
From college courses
Jean Louise Finch

42. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Fur trader
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

43. What is Dills real name?
Fur trader
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Lawyer
Charles Baker Harris

44. 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
Unhappiness or depression
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

45. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
6 and 10
Chewing gum
The first day of every school year
6 and 10

46. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Unhappiness or depression
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
A "****** lover"

47. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Fur trader
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Calpurnia
Simon Finch

48. What is scouts real name?
Yes
Jean Louise Finch
At least 15 years
6 and 10

49. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Black
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
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

50. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
Simon Finch
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Because she has courage