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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Chewing gum
MaudieAtkinson
MaudieAtkinson

2. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Jem
Air rifles
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Tom Robinson

3. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
The first day of every school year
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
At least 15 years
Both Gum and Pennies

4. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Both Gum and Pennies
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Air rifles

5. What is scouts real name?
Arthur
Yes
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

6. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Black
The first day of every school year
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
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

7. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Scout
Lawyer
The first day of every school year
Air rifles

8. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Miss Maudie's
Guilty
Black
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

9. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
Jean Louise Finch
September
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

10. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson
September

11. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
She can read and write
A "****** lover"
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
She punches him in the mouth

12. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
She can read and write
MaudieAtkinson
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

13. Whose house burns down?

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14. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Both Gum and Pennies
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Chewing gum
She can read and write

15. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Tom Robinson
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Fur trader
Mr. Underwood

16. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Simon Finch
Because she has courage
Heck Tate
Scout

17. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
Arthur
Calpurnia
A "****** lover"

18. The first chapter focuses primarily on
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Mr. Underwood
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
September

19. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Simon Finch
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Tom Robinson
Lawyer

20. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
From college courses
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

21. 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
From college courses
Fur trader
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

22. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
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
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Chewing gum
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

23. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Lawyer
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Guilty
Scout

24. Is Dill intelligent?
Yes
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
She can read and write
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

25. Who is the narrator of the story
MaudieAtkinson
Scout
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Heck Tate

26. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Scissors
Simon Finch
Jean Louise Finch
Fur trader

27. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
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
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

28. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
6 and 10
Because she has courage
MaudieAtkinson
Scout

29. what color is Calpurnia?
Mr. Underwood
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
A mockingbird
Black

30. What is Boo's real name?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Jean Louise Finch
Arthur
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

31. 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
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

32. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
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
Coca-Cola
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Jem

33. what did boo stab his father with?
Tom Robinson
Scissors
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Guilty

34. What is Dills real name?
Guilty
6 and 10
Charles Baker Harris
Because she has courage

35. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
6 and 10
Tom Robinson
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Lawyer

36. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
She punches him in the mouth
September
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
MaudieAtkinson

37. Is Dill intelligent?
Chewing gum
Yes
Radley
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

38. The first chapter focuses primarily on
A "****** lover"
Jem
Charles Baker Harris
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

39. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
Both Gum and Pennies
At least 15 years
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

40. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Jem
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
6 and 10
September

41. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
MaudieAtkinson
Because she has courage
Calpurnia

42. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Yes
Heck Tate
Unhappiness or depression

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

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44. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
MaudieAtkinson
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
Arthur

45. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Radley
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

46. what color is Calpurnia?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Black
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Two

47. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
At least 15 years
Lawyer
A mockingbird
Scout

48. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
From college courses
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Fur trader
Air rifles

49. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Radley
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
Calpurnia

50. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Coca-Cola
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
6 and 10
Air rifles