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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is Dill intelligent?
Simon Finch
Scissors
Fur trader
Yes

2. what color is Calpurnia?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Black
Jean Louise Finch
Radley

3. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
She can read and write
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
6 and 10
Scout

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

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5. The Ewell family is
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 can read and write
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

6. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
September
Because she has courage
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Miss Maudie's

7. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Both Gum and Pennies
MaudieAtkinson
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
She can read and write

8. What is Dills real name?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Charles Baker Harris

9. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Coca-Cola
At least 15 years
Tom Robinson
A mockingbird

10. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Air rifles
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

11. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Jean Louise Finch
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Chewing gum

12. Who Broke their arm?
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
Heck Tate
Jem

13. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Miss Maudie's
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Scout
6 and 10

14. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Miss Maudie's
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Chewing gum

15. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Unhappiness or depression
Tom Robinson
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

16. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
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
Arthur
A mockingbird
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

17. What is scouts real name?
Charles Baker Harris
Jean Louise Finch
Fur trader
Unhappiness or depression

18. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Heck Tate
Scout

19. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Scout
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

20. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Two
Fur trader
Chewing gum

21. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Chewing gum
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
Radley

22. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
From college courses
Calpurnia
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

23. What is Boo's real name?
Arthur
The first day of every school year
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Air rifles

24. Whose house burns down?

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25. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Heck Tate

26. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Because she has courage
Scissors
A mockingbird
Because she has courage

27. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Mr. Underwood
A mockingbird
Calpurnia
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

28. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
She can read and write
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Miss Maudie's
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

29. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Coca-Cola
Tom Robinson
Jem
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

30. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Jean Louise Finch
Because she has courage
They should lure boo radley out of his house

31. who is their cook?
Guilty
At least 15 years
Yes
Calpurnia

32. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
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 all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Coca-Cola

33. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Yes
A "****** lover"
Tom Robinson
Simon Finch

34. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Two
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Both Gum and Pennies
Scout

35. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Calpurnia
Yes
MaudieAtkinson
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

36. The first chapter focuses primarily on
6 and 10
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

37. 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
Fur trader
Heck Tate
Fur trader

38. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
A "****** lover"
Radley

39. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Simon Finch
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
6 and 10
Radley

40. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Mr. Underwood
Fur trader
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

41. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
A "****** lover"
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Both Gum and Pennies
Scout

42. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Radley
Air rifles
MaudieAtkinson
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

43. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
MaudieAtkinson
A "****** lover"
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Guilty

44. What is scouts real name?
September
Miss Maudie's
Guilty
Jean Louise Finch

45. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
September
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
Miss Maudie's
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

46. what did boo stab his father with?
MaudieAtkinson
Scissors
Simon Finch
Coca-Cola

47. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Arthur
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 can read and write
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

48. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
She can read and write
Radley

49. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Yes
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

50. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
September
At least 15 years
Unhappiness or depression
Scout