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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Fur trader
At least 15 years
She can read and write

2. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
A "****** lover"
Guilty
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
Simon Finch

3. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Because she has courage
Simon Finch
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

4. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
6 and 10
Two
Mr. Underwood
The first day of every school year

5. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
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
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Jem

6. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Yes
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
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

7. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
She punches him in the mouth
They should lure boo radley out of his house
She can read and write
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

8. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Scout
The first day of every school year
They should lure boo radley out of his house
The first day of every school year

9. The Ewell family is
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Mr. Underwood
Arthur

10. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Radley
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
From college courses
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

11. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Mr. Underwood
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
MaudieAtkinson
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

12. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
She punches him in the mouth
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Radley
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

13. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Lawyer
Lawyer
Calpurnia
6 and 10

14. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
The first day of every school year
A "****** lover"
Radley
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

15. what did boo stab his father with?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Scissors
Radley
6 and 10

16. Whose house burns down?

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

18. 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
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
She can read and write
Tom Robinson

19. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
She can read and write
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Guilty
Lawyer

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

21. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Both Gum and Pennies
She punches him in the mouth
Charles Baker Harris
A mockingbird

22. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Radley
Air rifles

23. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Scout
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Because she has courage
Chewing gum

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

25. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
September
Mr. Underwood
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
From college courses

26. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Mr. Underwood
Coca-Cola
She punches him in the mouth
Calpurnia

27. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Mr. Underwood
MaudieAtkinson

28. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Scissors
Unhappiness or depression
Both Gum and Pennies
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

29. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
She can read and write
Coca-Cola
Yes
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

30. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
The first day of every school year
A mockingbird

31. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Calpurnia
Mr. Underwood
Tom Robinson
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

32. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
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
Chewing gum
Both Gum and Pennies
MaudieAtkinson

33. 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
Arthur
Two

34. What is scouts real name?
Because she has courage
A mockingbird
Guilty
Jean Louise Finch

35. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Unhappiness or depression
Coca-Cola
Charles Baker Harris
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

36. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Lawyer
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Coca-Cola
A mockingbird

37. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
A mockingbird
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

38. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Fur trader
Black
Lawyer
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

39. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
A "****** lover"
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Unhappiness or depression
Air rifles

40. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Fur trader
At least 15 years
Jean Louise Finch

41. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Lawyer
6 and 10
Unhappiness or depression
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

42. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Lawyer
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Chewing gum
She punches him in the mouth

43. What is Boo's real name?
She punches him in the mouth
Arthur
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Guilty

44. what color is Calpurnia?
Black
Heck Tate
Air rifles
Coca-Cola

45. 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
She can read and write
6 and 10
Arthur

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

47. How old was scout when her mother died?
She can read and write
Two
Scissors
They should lure boo radley out of his house

48. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Mr. Underwood
6 and 10
Lawyer
They should lure boo radley out of his house

49. The Ewell family is
Scissors
Simon Finch
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Black

50. what color is Calpurnia?
Air rifles
Mr. Underwood
The first day of every school year
Black