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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Coca-Cola
Both Gum and Pennies
Radley
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

2. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Tom Robinson
Charles Baker Harris
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

3. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Simon 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
Because she has courage
Jean Louise Finch

4. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Simon Finch
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Radley
September

5. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
She can read and write
Guilty
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

6. how long has Boo stayed inside?
September
At least 15 years
Scissors
Fur trader

7. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tom Robinson
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Jean Louise Finch
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

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

9. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
From college courses
Air rifles
Calpurnia
From college courses

10. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
From college courses
Miss Maudie's

11. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Two
Black

12. Who is the narrator of the story
Charles Baker Harris
Scout
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Black

13. Whose house burns down?

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14. What is Boo's real name?
Fur trader
Unhappiness or depression
Arthur
Guilty

15. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
She can read and write
Calpurnia
Jem

16. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Jean Louise Finch
Two
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

17. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Both Gum and Pennies
Chewing gum
Guilty

18. What isAtticus Finch's profession
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Lawyer

19. Who founded Finch's Landing?
She can read and write
Jem
Simon Finch
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

20. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Tom Robinson
Calpurnia
A "****** lover"
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

21. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
The first day of every school year
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
She can read and write

22. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Charles Baker Harris
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Both Gum and Pennies
Lawyer

23. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Simon Finch
Jem
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

24. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
A "****** lover"
Arthur
The first day of every school year
Scissors

25. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
Arthur
September
From college courses

26. 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
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
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Heck Tate

27. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Charles Baker Harris
She can read and write
A mockingbird

28. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Chewing gum
Both Gum and Pennies
A mockingbird
Charles Baker Harris

29. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Both Gum and Pennies
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Lawyer
Yes

30. What is Boo's real name?
Unhappiness or depression
Arthur
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

31. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
September
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Because she has courage
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

32. How old was scout when her mother died?
Chewing gum
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Yes
Two

33. what color is Calpurnia?
Scout
Black
Heck Tate
A "****** lover"

34. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
She can read and write
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

35. Whose house burns down?

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36. Who Broke their arm?
6 and 10
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Jem
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

37. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
She punches him in the mouth
She can read and write
She punches him in the mouth

38. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Two
They should lure boo radley out of his house
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They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

39. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
She can read and write
Mr. Underwood
Heck Tate

40. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Chewing gum
A mockingbird
Guilty

41. What is Dills real name?
She can read and write
Charles Baker Harris
Air rifles
At least 15 years

42. The Ewell family is
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
The first day of every school year
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Coca-Cola

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

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44. what did boo stab his father with?
Calpurnia
Both Gum and Pennies
Scissors
A "****** lover"

45. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Simon Finch
At least 15 years
Miss Maudie's
Guilty

46. 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
She can read and write
Miss Maudie's
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

47. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Simon Finch
She can read and write
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Mr. Underwood

48. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Scissors
Air rifles
She punches him in the mouth
Fur trader

49. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Two
Fur trader
From college courses
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

50. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Tom Robinson
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
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community