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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Jem
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Coca-Cola
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. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Miss Maudie's
Chewing gum
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

3. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Unhappiness or depression
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Yes
Chewing gum

4. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Heck Tate
Tom Robinson
Because she has courage
MaudieAtkinson

5. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Mr. Underwood
She can read and write
Unhappiness or depression
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

6. What is Dills real name?
Charles Baker Harris
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Jem

7. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Tom Robinson
Jem
Calpurnia

8. Who Broke their arm?
Both Gum and Pennies
Jem
Two
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

9. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Radley
Because she has courage

10. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
She punches him in the mouth
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Miss Maudie's
Mr. Underwood

11. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
September
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
A mockingbird
A "****** lover"

12. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
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
Yes
Coca-Cola

13. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Arthur
Guilty
6 and 10

14. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
MaudieAtkinson
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Heck Tate

15. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Radley
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
She punches him in the mouth

16. What is Boo's real name?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
The first day of every school year
Two
Arthur

17. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
At least 15 years
Yes
She can read and write
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

18. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
A mockingbird
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Charles Baker Harris
Unhappiness or depression

19. 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
Charles Baker Harris
Air rifles
Coca-Cola

20. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Jem
Simon Finch
Mr. Underwood
6 and 10

21. 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
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Two

22. How old was scout when her mother died?
Unhappiness or depression
Heck Tate
Guilty
Two

23. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
She punches him in the mouth
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

24. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Chewing gum
From college courses
She punches him in the mouth

25. What is scouts real name?
A "****** lover"
Arthur
Because she has courage
Jean Louise Finch

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

27. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Chewing gum
MaudieAtkinson
From college courses
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

28. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tom Robinson
Arthur
A mockingbird
Two

29. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Guilty
Yes
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
A mockingbird

30. Whose house burns down?

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31. What is scouts real name?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Jean Louise Finch
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
September

32. The Ewell family is
Tom Robinson
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
She punches him in the mouth
Both Gum and Pennies

33. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Air rifles
Two
Miss Maudie's
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

34. The Ewell family is
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
Arthur
Heck Tate

35. what color is Calpurnia?
The first day of every school year
Black
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

36. Is Dill intelligent?
The first day of every school year
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson
Yes

37. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
September
Scissors
From college courses

38. Who is the narrator of the story
Charles Baker Harris
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Because she has courage
Scout

39. 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
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Simon Finch
Black

40. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Lawyer
Lawyer
Guilty
Coca-Cola

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

42. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
Both Gum and Pennies
From college courses
She can read and write

43. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
Chewing gum
Jean Louise Finch
Both Gum and Pennies
From college courses

44. who is their cook?
Scissors
Calpurnia
Two
Fur trader

45. how long has Boo stayed inside?
From college courses
At least 15 years
Heck Tate
Simon Finch

46. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
The first day of every school year
The first day of every school year
A "****** lover"

47. what color is Calpurnia?
Black
Scissors
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

48. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Scissors
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
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. 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
Simon Finch
MaudieAtkinson
Black

50. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
September
From college courses
Charles Baker Harris
Chewing gum