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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird
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1. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Arthur
Tom Robinson
Air rifles
2. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
A mockingbird
Radley
Air rifles
Calpurnia
3. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Fur trader
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
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
4. Who is the narrator of the story
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
Scout
Simon Finch
Scissors
5. what color is Calpurnia?
6 and 10
Miss Maudie's
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Black
6. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
Guilty
Mr. Underwood
Scout
7. what did boo stab his father with?
Scissors
Black
Mr. Underwood
September
8. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Unhappiness or depression
Heck Tate
Two
Charles Baker Harris
9. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Yes
Because she has courage
Miss Maudie's
Coca-Cola
10. Who Broke their arm?
Tom Robinson
Jem
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Scissors
11. The Ewell family is
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Calpurnia
She can read and write
Radley
12. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
At least 15 years
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
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Miss Maudie's
13. What is scouts real name?
Simon Finch
Coca-Cola
Scout
Jean Louise Finch
14. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
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
Because she has courage
She can read and write
15. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Fur trader
Miss Maudie's
Radley
Black
16. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tom Robinson
Mr. Underwood
Black
Two
17. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
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
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Two
Because she has courage
18. 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
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Coca-Cola
19. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
A "****** lover"
A mockingbird
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
MaudieAtkinson
20. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Heck Tate
Calpurnia
MaudieAtkinson
Guilty
21. The Ewell family is
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Charles Baker Harris
From college courses
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
22. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
From college courses
They should lure boo radley out of his house
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
23. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Yes
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Arthur
September
24. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Miss Maudie's
Two
Radley
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
25. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Yes
26. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
A mockingbird
Heck Tate
MaudieAtkinson
Jem
27. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
MaudieAtkinson
Jean Louise Finch
Guilty
28. Whose house burns down?
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29. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Both Gum and Pennies
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Lawyer
Fur trader
30. Whose house burns down?
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31. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Scissors
Scout
32. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
6 and 10
Jem
She punches him in the mouth
A "****** lover"
33. how long has Boo stayed inside?
Fur trader
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
At least 15 years
Tom Robinson
34. What is Dills real name?
Mr. Underwood
Charles Baker Harris
Guilty
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
35. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Scissors
Coca-Cola
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Chewing gum
36. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Heck Tate
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Lawyer
37. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
6 and 10
Guilty
Two
A mockingbird
38. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
The first day of every school year
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
Simon Finch
39. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Charles Baker Harris
Scout
40. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
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
Lawyer
41. After Atticus Finch agrees to defend Tom Robinson - what does Scout hear at school?
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42. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
Arthur
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
From college courses
Yes
43. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Both Gum and Pennies
A "****** lover"
Arthur
44. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
MaudieAtkinson
Mr. Underwood
Tom Robinson
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
45. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Coca-Cola
Scissors
A "****** lover"
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
46. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Arthur
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Air rifles
47. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
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
Because she has courage
Guilty
48. Is Dill intelligent?
Yes
Black
Tom Robinson
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
49. How old was scout when her mother died?
Lawyer
Coca-Cola
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Two
50. Who is the narrator of the story
Scout
Both Gum and Pennies
Jem
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized