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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Chewing gum
September
Unhappiness or depression
Heck Tate

2. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Jem
A mockingbird

3. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
They should lure boo radley out of his house
From college courses
She can read and write
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

4. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
From college courses
At least 15 years
Calpurnia

5. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
A "****** lover"
Two

6. Who Broke their arm?
Unhappiness or depression
Jem
September
A "****** lover"

7. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
Simon Finch
Radley
Black

8. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
MaudieAtkinson
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Jean Louise Finch
A "****** lover"

9. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
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
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Coca-Cola
A mockingbird

10. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
6 and 10
Calpurnia
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Black

11. what did boo stab his father with?
Scissors
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Guilty
Scout

12. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Unhappiness or depression
Guilty

13. What is Boo's real name?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Arthur
Chewing gum
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

14. 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
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
At least 15 years
Unhappiness or depression

15. 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
Heck Tate
Unhappiness or depression
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

16. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
At least 15 years
Mr. Underwood
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

17. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Fur trader
Black
Mr. Underwood
Yes

18. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Calpurnia
Because she has courage
MaudieAtkinson
Lawyer

19. How old was scout when her mother died?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Two
A mockingbird

20. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Jem
Because she has courage
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Coca-Cola

21. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Simon Finch
A mockingbird
Guilty
She can read and write

22. What isAtticus Finch's profession
MaudieAtkinson
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Mr. Underwood
Lawyer

23. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
Air rifles
Chewing gum
Mr. Underwood

24. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
The first day of every school year
Unhappiness or depression
A mockingbird
Both Gum and Pennies

25. who is their cook?
Calpurnia
Both Gum and Pennies
Jem
The first day of every school year

26. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Chewing gum
Air rifles

27. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Simon Finch
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

28. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Miss Maudie's
Calpurnia
A "****** lover"
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

29. what color is Calpurnia?
Air rifles
Black
Arthur
Lawyer

30. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
The first day of every school year
Heck Tate
Scissors

31. Who is the narrator of the story
A mockingbird
Guilty
Fur trader
Scout

32. What is Boo's real name?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Arthur
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Yes

33. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Tom Robinson
Both Gum and Pennies
Chewing gum

34. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
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
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

35. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Tom Robinson
6 and 10
From college courses

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

37. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Miss Maudie's
The first day of every school year
Unhappiness or depression
Jean Louise Finch

38. What is scouts real name?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
She punches him in the mouth
Jean Louise Finch
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

39. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Two
Air rifles
MaudieAtkinson

40. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Calpurnia
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Charles Baker Harris

41. What is scouts real name?
Black
Two
Radley
Jean Louise Finch

42. what color is Calpurnia?
Arthur
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Scissors
Black

43. What is Dills real name?
Scissors
A mockingbird
Both Gum and Pennies
Charles Baker Harris

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

45. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Two
Radley
Calpurnia
She punches him in the mouth

46. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
A mockingbird
Fur trader
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Jem

47. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Guilty
Air rifles
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

48. 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
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
Radley

49. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Miss Maudie's
Air rifles
From college courses
Charles Baker Harris

50. 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
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Black