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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. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
6 and 10

3. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tom Robinson
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Because she has courage
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

4. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Two
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
A mockingbird
Lawyer

5. how long has Boo stayed inside?
Fur trader
At least 15 years
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
A mockingbird

6. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Scout
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
She can read and write
Both Gum and Pennies

7. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Fur trader
6 and 10
Jem

8. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Simon Finch

9. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Yes
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
She can read and write
Jem

10. Is Dill intelligent?
Yes
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
Air rifles

11. What is Dills real name?
September
Charles Baker Harris
Jem
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

12. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
Scout
Mr. Underwood
Air rifles

13. 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
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
She punches him in the mouth
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

14. The Ewell family is
Jem
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Two

15. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
From college courses
She punches him in the mouth
At least 15 years
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

16. What is scouts real name?
Air rifles
The first day of every school year
Chewing gum
Jean Louise Finch

17. What is Dills real name?
MaudieAtkinson
Charles Baker Harris
Both Gum and Pennies
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

18. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Arthur
Jem
6 and 10
Lawyer

19. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Black
MaudieAtkinson
A "****** lover"
Because she has courage

20. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Calpurnia
Coca-Cola
Unhappiness or depression

21. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Simon Finch
Coca-Cola
They should lure boo radley out of his house
A mockingbird

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

23. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
September
They should lure boo radley out of his house
MaudieAtkinson
September

24. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Mr. Underwood
She punches him in the mouth
Jean Louise Finch

25. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Air rifles
Lawyer
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
Coca-Cola

26. who is their cook?
6 and 10
Radley
Calpurnia
Because she has courage

27. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Because she has courage
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
MaudieAtkinson
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

28. Is Dill intelligent?
Yes
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Coca-Cola
Scissors

29. What is Boo's real name?
Air rifles
Arthur
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Yes

30. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Jean Louise Finch
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Chewing gum

31. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
6 and 10
A mockingbird
Both Gum and Pennies
Calpurnia

32. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Air rifles
She can read and write

33. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
MaudieAtkinson
Black
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Yes

34. How old was scout when her mother died?
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
Two
At least 15 years

35. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Guilty
Simon Finch
Lawyer
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

36. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
From college courses
Both Gum and Pennies
Scout
She punches him in the mouth

37. What is Boo's real name?
She punches him in the mouth
6 and 10
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Arthur

38. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Coca-Cola
Heck Tate
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
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

39. How old was scout when her mother died?
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
Two
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

40. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
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
September
Calpurnia

41. Who Broke their arm?
Mr. Underwood
MaudieAtkinson
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Jem

42. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Coca-Cola
She punches him in the mouth
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

43. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Fur trader
Heck Tate
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
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

44. What is scouts real name?
Mr. Underwood
Jean Louise Finch
Guilty
Air rifles

45. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Lawyer
Calpurnia
Mr. Underwood

46. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
From college courses
Arthur
Guilty
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

47. 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
A mockingbird
She punches him in the mouth
She can read and write

48. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
MaudieAtkinson
Simon Finch
6 and 10

49. 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
Scissors
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Unhappiness or depression

50. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tom Robinson
Miss Maudie's
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
They should lure boo radley out of his house