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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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

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2. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Unhappiness or depression
Mr. Underwood

3. 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
A "****** lover"
Jean Louise Finch
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

4. 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
They should lure boo radley out of his house
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'

5. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
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
Air rifles
Unhappiness or depression

6. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Fur trader
September
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

7. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
From college courses
Lawyer
Radley
6 and 10

8. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
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
At least 15 years
Fur trader
6 and 10

9. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Jem
6 and 10
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

10. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
A mockingbird
Scissors
Because she has courage

11. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Air rifles
Jem
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Scissors

12. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Fur trader
Mr. Underwood
Radley
From college courses

13. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Radley
From college courses
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

14. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
6 and 10
Lawyer
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Fur trader

15. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Jem
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
September
From college courses

16. The Ewell family is
Yes
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Both Gum and Pennies
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

17. who is their cook?
Calpurnia
A mockingbird
From college courses
Scissors

18. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Scout
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Unhappiness or depression
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. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Scout
A "****** lover"
The first day of every school year
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

20. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
She punches him in the mouth
A "****** lover"
Jean Louise Finch

21. what color is Calpurnia?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Unhappiness or depression
Black

22. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Tom Robinson
Radley
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

23. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
The first day of every school year
September
Coca-Cola
Charles Baker Harris

24. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Unhappiness or depression
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Air rifles
Scissors

25. What is Boo's real name?
Arthur
MaudieAtkinson
She punches him in the mouth
Guilty

26. Who Broke their arm?
She punches him in the mouth
Jem
6 and 10
Miss Maudie's

27. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
Tom Robinson
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Coca-Cola

28. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
A mockingbird
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
6 and 10
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

29. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Coca-Cola
Tom Robinson
Mr. Underwood
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

30. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
She punches him in the mouth
Guilty
A mockingbird
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

31. What is Dills real name?
Arthur
Charles Baker Harris
Two
Coca-Cola

32. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Heck Tate
She can read and write
She punches him in the mouth

33. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Because she has courage
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
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

34. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
A "****** lover"
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Tom Robinson

35. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Fur trader
Yes
Scout
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

36. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
Jem
Guilty
Scissors

37. 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
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
She can read and write
Fur trader

38. 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
Miss Maudie's
Tom Robinson
Scissors

39. Whose house burns down?

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40. How old was scout when her mother died?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
She punches him in the mouth
Two
Lawyer

41. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
She punches him in the mouth
Both Gum and Pennies
Simon Finch

42. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
They should lure boo radley out of his house
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
The first day of every school year

43. 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
Calpurnia
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Arthur

44. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
Air rifles
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
She can read and write

45. Is Dill intelligent?
Jean Louise Finch
Yes
Chewing gum
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

46. what did boo stab his father with?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Two
She can read and write
Scissors

47. What is scouts real name?
The first day of every school year
Jean Louise Finch
Coca-Cola
The first day of every school year

48. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
MaudieAtkinson
Simon Finch
Lawyer
From college courses

49. what color is Calpurnia?
Mr. Underwood
Because she has courage
Black
Scout

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