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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Two
The first day of every school year
Because she has courage

2. The Ewell family is
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Jem
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

3. what color is Calpurnia?
Calpurnia
Black
Chewing gum
They should lure boo radley out of his house

4. who is their cook?
At least 15 years
Both Gum and Pennies
Heck Tate
Calpurnia

5. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Mr. Underwood
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

6. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Charles Baker Harris
Because she has courage
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Miss Maudie's

7. What isAtticus Finch's profession
At least 15 years
Lawyer
MaudieAtkinson
Simon Finch

8. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Yes
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Lawyer
Simon Finch

9. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Air rifles
Lawyer
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

10. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Radley
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
6 and 10
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

11. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Lawyer
Air rifles
Arthur
September

12. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Mr. Underwood
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
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 loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

13. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Mr. Underwood
Simon Finch
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

14. 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
Coca-Cola
September
They should lure boo radley out of his house

15. The Ewell family is
Scissors
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
A "****** lover"
Tom Robinson

16. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Radley
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
6 and 10
Air rifles

17. Is Dill intelligent?
At least 15 years
Coca-Cola
She can read and write
Yes

18. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Coca-Cola
Both Gum and Pennies
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

19. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Miss Maudie's
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

20. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Scissors
Tom Robinson
6 and 10
Coca-Cola

21. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
She punches him in the mouth
Miss Maudie's
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Air rifles

22. What is Boo's real name?
Yes
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Arthur
Guilty

23. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Coca-Cola
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
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

24. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
MaudieAtkinson
Unhappiness or depression
Fur trader
Charles Baker Harris

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

26. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Heck Tate
She can read and write
She can read and write

27. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
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
Jean Louise Finch

28. who is their cook?
The first day of every school year
From college courses
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Calpurnia

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

30. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
The first day of every school year
Both Gum and Pennies
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

31. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Mr. Underwood
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

32. 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
6 and 10
Scout
Air rifles

33. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Mr. Underwood
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Fur trader
Chewing gum

34. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Calpurnia
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
They should lure boo radley out of his house
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

35. What is Dills real name?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Calpurnia
Charles Baker Harris

36. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Black
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
The first day of every school year
She punches him in the mouth

37. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Lawyer
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
A "****** lover"
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

38. what did boo stab his father with?
Scissors
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Simon Finch
They should lure boo radley out of his house

39. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Radley
Arthur
Jean Louise Finch
She punches him in the mouth

40. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
MaudieAtkinson
Mr. Underwood
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Chewing gum

41. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Radley
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
MaudieAtkinson

42. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Simon Finch
MaudieAtkinson
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

43. What is scouts real name?
Mr. Underwood
Jean Louise Finch
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

44. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Jean Louise Finch
Fur trader
She can read and write
Black

45. Who founded Finch's Landing?
MaudieAtkinson
Jem
Simon Finch
She can read and write

46. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Because she has courage
September
Air rifles
They should lure boo radley out of his house

47. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Heck Tate
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Scout
A "****** lover"

48. what did boo stab his father with?
Guilty
Both Gum and Pennies
Both Gum and Pennies
Scissors

49. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
September
6 and 10
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Fur trader

50. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
From college courses
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window