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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. 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
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Radley
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

2. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Charles Baker Harris
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Lawyer
Miss Maudie's

3. Who founded Finch's Landing?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Simon Finch
Tom Robinson

4. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
From college courses
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Charles Baker Harris
MaudieAtkinson

5. How old was scout when her mother died?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Jean Louise Finch
Two
They should lure boo radley out of his house

6. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
A "****** lover"
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

7. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
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
Yes
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

8. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

9. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Heck Tate
She can read and write
Because she has courage
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

10. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Mr. Underwood
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Radley

11. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
A mockingbird
Two
Both Gum and Pennies
September

12. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
6 and 10
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Mr. Underwood
September

13. how long has Boo stayed inside?
MaudieAtkinson
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
At least 15 years
Simon Finch

14. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Lawyer
Air rifles
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

15. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Both Gum and Pennies
Scout
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
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

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

17. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Fur trader
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Air rifles
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

18. 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
She can read and write
At least 15 years
Because she has courage

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

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20. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Yes
She punches him in the mouth
Fur trader
Heck Tate

21. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Unhappiness or depression
Yes
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

22. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Miss Maudie's
Jem
Fur trader
Mr. Underwood

23. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
At least 15 years
Heck Tate
Charles Baker Harris

24. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Guilty
Scout
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 should lure boo radley out of his house

25. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Heck Tate
Tom Robinson
Guilty
Black

26. Who is the narrator of the story
September
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Scout
A mockingbird

27. Who is the narrator of the story
September
Scout
She punches him in the mouth
Guilty

28. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Radley
Lawyer
Jean Louise Finch
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

29. what did boo stab his father with?
Fur trader
Scissors
She punches him in the mouth
Tom Robinson

30. What is Boo's real name?
Heck Tate
Arthur
Scout
Black

31. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Coca-Cola
Fur trader
Jem

32. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
At least 15 years
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
September
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

33. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
September
Charles Baker Harris
A "****** lover"

34. What is scouts real name?
Unhappiness or depression
Two
Jean Louise Finch
Chewing gum

35. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Two
Radley
Coca-Cola
She punches him in the mouth

36. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Yes
Simon Finch
Coca-Cola
Both Gum and Pennies

37. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Jem
Both Gum and Pennies
Guilty
Scissors

38. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tom Robinson
Fur trader
Fur trader
A mockingbird

39. Who founded Finch's Landing?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Simon Finch
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

40. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Black
Guilty
MaudieAtkinson
Chewing gum

41. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Jem
Arthur
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Unhappiness or depression

42. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Calpurnia
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Arthur

43. What is Dills real name?
At least 15 years
September
Guilty
Charles Baker Harris

44. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
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
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

45. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Coca-Cola
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Unhappiness or depression
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

46. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
From college courses
Black
Unhappiness or depression
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

47. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
From college courses
Coca-Cola
Two

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

49. Is Dill intelligent?
Because she has courage
Both Gum and Pennies
Yes
Coca-Cola

50. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
Calpurnia
Guilty
From college courses