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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. How old was scout when her mother died?
She punches him in the mouth
Two
September
Guilty

2. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Calpurnia
Coca-Cola
A mockingbird
Heck Tate

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

4. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
6 and 10
A mockingbird
Simon Finch
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

5. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Tom Robinson
Jem
6 and 10
The first day of every school year

6. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Mr. Underwood
She punches him in the mouth
Because she has courage

7. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
Fur trader
Lawyer
Arthur

8. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Yes
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
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

9. Who is the narrator of the story
Scout
Scissors
Miss Maudie's
Heck Tate

10. Is Dill intelligent?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Yes
The first day of every school year
Coca-Cola

11. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Jean Louise Finch
Two
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

12. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
6 and 10
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
6 and 10
Lawyer

13. What is Boo's real name?
Both Gum and Pennies
Simon Finch
Arthur
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

14. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Radley
Simon Finch
Two

15. who is their cook?
Two
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Calpurnia
She punches him in the mouth

16. What is Dills real name?
Charles Baker Harris
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Heck Tate
She punches him in the mouth

17. What is scouts real name?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Charles Baker Harris
Jean Louise Finch
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

18. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
A mockingbird
Radley
From college courses
Coca-Cola

19. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
From college courses
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

20. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Tom Robinson
Miss Maudie's
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
Charles Baker Harris

21. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
From college courses
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

22. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Simon Finch
Yes
MaudieAtkinson
Coca-Cola

23. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Miss Maudie's
6 and 10
Air rifles
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

24. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Fur trader
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
She punches him in the mouth
Two

25. What is scouts real name?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Jean Louise Finch
Chewing gum

26. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Unhappiness or depression
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Arthur

27. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Unhappiness or depression
Charles Baker Harris
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
From college courses

28. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Both Gum and Pennies
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Both Gum and Pennies
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

29. What is Boo's real name?
Arthur
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Lawyer
Heck Tate

30. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Chewing gum
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Fur trader
6 and 10

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

32. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
At least 15 years
She punches him in the mouth
A mockingbird
Miss Maudie's

33. The first chapter focuses primarily on
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
She punches him in the mouth
Unhappiness or depression

34. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Jean Louise Finch
Unhappiness or depression
A "****** lover"

35. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
Because she has courage
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

36. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Boo Radley and 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
Yes
A mockingbird

37. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
The first day of every school year
Scissors
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Radley

38. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
She can read and write
She punches him in the mouth
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
She punches him in the mouth

39. The Ewell family is
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Arthur
Jem
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

40. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
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
From college courses
Tom Robinson
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

41. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Fur trader
From college courses
Chewing gum

42. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
Miss Maudie's
Lawyer
September

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

44. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
A mockingbird
Fur trader
Heck Tate
From college courses

45. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Scissors
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Chewing gum
They should lure boo radley out of his house

46. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Air rifles
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

47. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
September
Fur trader

48. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Tom Robinson
6 and 10
Both Gum and Pennies

49. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Both Gum and Pennies
Coca-Cola
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

50. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Guilty
Jean Louise Finch