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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
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
6 and 10
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

2. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Scissors
Yes
Chewing gum
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

3. Is Dill intelligent?
Because she has courage
Yes
Heck Tate
Jean Louise Finch

4. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
At least 15 years
Guilty
Unhappiness or depression
She punches him in the mouth

5. The Ewell family is
At least 15 years
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Black
She can read and write

6. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Coca-Cola
A mockingbird
Mr. Underwood

7. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Because she has courage
Lawyer

8. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Unhappiness or depression
She punches him in the mouth
Scout
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

9. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
6 and 10
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Calpurnia
Mr. Underwood

10. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Air rifles
Black
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
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. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Because she has courage
Both Gum and Pennies
Tom Robinson

12. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Unhappiness or depression
Jean Louise Finch
Guilty

13. what color is Calpurnia?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Unhappiness or depression
Because she has courage
Black

14. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
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
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Chewing gum

15. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
Black
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Both Gum and Pennies

16. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Chewing gum
She punches him in the mouth
Because she has courage
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

17. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
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
Calpurnia
Jem

18. how long has Boo stayed inside?
She punches him in the mouth
At least 15 years
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
She can read and write

19. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Chewing gum
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Jem

20. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
She can read and write

21. The first chapter focuses primarily on
6 and 10
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Yes

22. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Radley
Charles Baker Harris
Coca-Cola
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

23. What is Boo's real name?
Yes
Black
Tom Robinson
Arthur

24. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
MaudieAtkinson
Unhappiness or depression
A mockingbird

25. What isAtticus Finch's profession
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Two
Guilty
Lawyer

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

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27. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Radley
She punches him in the mouth
Scout
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

28. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
Chewing gum
September
Coca-Cola

29. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Chewing gum
Jem
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Radley

30. What is Dills real name?
MaudieAtkinson
Charles Baker Harris
Both Gum and Pennies
At least 15 years

31. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
MaudieAtkinson
Radley
Miss Maudie's
Two

32. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Heck Tate
Because she has courage
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

33. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
6 and 10

34. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
September
She can read and write
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

35. what did boo stab his father with?
Miss Maudie's
Scissors
She punches him in the mouth
She punches him in the mouth

36. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
The first day of every school year
Simon Finch
Radley

37. What is scouts real name?
Jean Louise Finch
Miss Maudie's
Radley
Miss Maudie's

38. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Two
Radley

39. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
A "****** lover"
Guilty
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

40. Whose house burns down?

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41. What isAtticus Finch's profession
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Lawyer
Miss Maudie's

42. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
Black
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

43. Who is the narrator of the story
Scissors
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Scout
A mockingbird

44. What is scouts real name?
Scissors
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
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

45. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Because she has courage
Yes
Guilty

46. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Tom Robinson
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Underwood
Because she has courage

47. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Both Gum and Pennies
Scissors
Calpurnia
She punches him in the mouth

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

49. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
Heck Tate
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
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

50. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Simon Finch
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Heck Tate
Yes