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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
MaudieAtkinson
Coca-Cola
Lawyer
They should lure boo radley out of his house

2. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Jem
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Fur trader
A "****** lover"

3. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Miss Maudie's
6 and 10

4. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
She can read and write
Charles Baker Harris
Scout
Calpurnia

5. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Jean Louise Finch
Guilty
Chewing gum
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

6. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tom Robinson
Mr. Underwood
Coca-Cola
Charles Baker Harris

7. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Two
Fur trader
She punches him in the mouth
Because she has courage

8. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Fur trader
Two
Chewing gum
MaudieAtkinson

9. what did boo stab his father with?
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
Air rifles
Scissors
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

10. The Ewell family is
A mockingbird
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Jean Louise Finch
At least 15 years

11. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Calpurnia
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
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

12. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
The first day of every school year
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Unhappiness or depression

13. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
She can read and write
The first day of every school year
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

14. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
She punches him in the mouth
Chewing gum
Air rifles
Calpurnia

15. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

16. what color is Calpurnia?
Black
Radley
A "****** lover"
Chewing gum

17. Who Broke their arm?
MaudieAtkinson
She can read and write
Jem
Scissors

18. The Ewell family is
Arthur
Tom Robinson
Chewing gum
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

19. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Yes
Miss Maudie's
Unhappiness or depression
A mockingbird

20. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
MaudieAtkinson
From college courses
At least 15 years
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

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

22. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Because she has courage
A mockingbird
She punches him in the mouth

23. 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
Miss Maudie's
A mockingbird
Tom Robinson

24. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Heck Tate
Guilty
Two
Unhappiness or depression

25. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
September
Unhappiness or depression
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Coca-Cola

26. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Calpurnia
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
A "****** lover"
At least 15 years

27. What is Boo's real name?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Arthur
From college courses
MaudieAtkinson

28. 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
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
At least 15 years
They should lure boo radley out of his house

29. Whose house burns down?

30. What is Dills real name?
Charles Baker Harris
Radley
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

31. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Mr. Underwood
Fur trader

32. What is Boo's real name?
A mockingbird
Arthur
MaudieAtkinson
Jean Louise Finch

33. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
She punches him in the mouth
Heck Tate
Fur trader
Coca-Cola

34. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
MaudieAtkinson
Heck Tate
Yes
Miss Maudie's

35. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Lawyer
Jean Louise Finch
Arthur
Jem

36. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
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
September
Charles Baker Harris
A mockingbird

37. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Two
They should lure boo radley out of his house
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Jem

38. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
Air rifles
Black
Yes

39. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Jean Louise Finch
Tom Robinson
Yes
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

40. Who Broke their arm?
She can read and write
Jem
Jean Louise Finch
Unhappiness or depression

41. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
Because she has courage
Jem
At least 15 years

42. How old was scout when her mother died?
Guilty
Two
She punches him in the mouth
Fur trader

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
The first day of every school year
Black
From college courses

44. 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
September
6 and 10
Both Gum and Pennies

45. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Scissors
She punches him in the mouth
The first day of every school year
Fur trader

46. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
She punches him in the mouth
Heck Tate
Calpurnia
Charles Baker Harris

47. 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
Chewing gum
Both Gum and Pennies
The first day of every school year

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

49. what color is Calpurnia?
Mr. Underwood
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
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

50. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Radley
Mr. Underwood