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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Scissors
Guilty
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

2. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Fur trader
Both Gum and Pennies
The first day of every school year
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

3. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Charles Baker Harris
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
Chewing gum

4. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Coca-Cola
September
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

5. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
Arthur
From college courses
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

6. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Guilty
Fur trader
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

7. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Arthur
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
Because she has courage
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

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

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9. what color is Calpurnia?
Arthur
Two
Black
She can read and write

10. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
She can read and write
Two
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Jean Louise Finch

11. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
She punches him in the mouth
Radley

12. Whose house burns down?

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13. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Both Gum and Pennies
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
A mockingbird
Mr. Underwood

14. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Calpurnia
Both Gum and Pennies
Lawyer
Guilty

15. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
6 and 10
Yes
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

16. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Unhappiness or depression
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Jem
Black

17. what did boo stab his father with?
Jean Louise Finch
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Scissors

18. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
Yes
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
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

19. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Lawyer
She can read and write
Air rifles
Tom Robinson

20. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Jem
Mr. Underwood
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Fur trader

21. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
She can read and write
September
From college courses

22. 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
A mockingbird
Jean Louise Finch
Arthur

23. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
The first day of every school year
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
Scissors

24. 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
Miss Maudie's
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Arthur

25. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Heck Tate
Two
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

26. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Simon Finch
They should lure boo radley out of his house
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Yes

27. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Lawyer
She can read and write
Because she has courage
Chewing gum

28. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Charles Baker Harris
Because she has courage
A "****** lover"
From college courses

29. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
September
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

30. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Jem
Mr. Underwood
6 and 10
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

31. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
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
Lawyer
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

32. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
A mockingbird
Lawyer
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

33. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Calpurnia
Air rifles
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Tom Robinson

34. Who is the narrator of the story
Chewing gum
She punches him in the mouth
Scout
They should lure boo radley out of his house

35. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Fur trader
The first day of every school year
She can read and write

36. What is scouts real name?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Unhappiness or depression
Air rifles
Jean Louise Finch

37. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tom Robinson
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
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

38. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Yes

39. how long has Boo stayed inside?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Simon Finch
Unhappiness or depression
At least 15 years

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

41. The first chapter focuses primarily on
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Tom Robinson
They should lure boo radley out of his house

42. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Unhappiness or depression
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
A "****** lover"
Miss Maudie's

43. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
Calpurnia
Charles Baker Harris
Tom Robinson

44. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Yes
Calpurnia
Mr. Underwood

45. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Air rifles
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
She punches him in the mouth

46. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
The first day of every school year
Jem
Heck Tate
September

47. Is Dill intelligent?
Simon Finch
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Tom Robinson
Yes

48. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Chewing gum
Guilty
From college courses
Both Gum and Pennies

49. who is their cook?
Calpurnia
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Miss Maudie's
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

50. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
A mockingbird
Coca-Cola