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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is Dill intelligent?
She punches him in the mouth
Yes
Guilty
Heck Tate

2. What isAtticus Finch's profession
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
Lawyer
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

3. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
The first day of every school year
Miss Maudie's
She punches him in the mouth

4. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Yes
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
The first day of every school year
They should lure boo radley out of his house

5. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Chewing gum
Both Gum and Pennies
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Coca-Cola

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

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7. what color is Calpurnia?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Scissors
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

8. What is Dills real name?
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
Charles Baker Harris
Black

9. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
September
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Scout
A mockingbird

10. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Guilty
Because she has courage
Black
Scissors

11. The Ewell family is
From college courses
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Radley

12. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
6 and 10
She can read and write
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
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

13. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Heck Tate
The first day of every school year
Unhappiness or depression
Calpurnia

14. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Coca-Cola
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
A "****** lover"

15. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
At least 15 years
A "****** lover"
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
A "****** lover"

16. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
MaudieAtkinson
Miss Maudie's
She can read and write
Air rifles

17. who is their cook?
A "****** lover"
Calpurnia
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Scout

18. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Calpurnia
6 and 10
Unhappiness or depression
Tom Robinson

19. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Fur trader
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Radley
6 and 10

20. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Both Gum and Pennies
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
From college courses

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

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

23. What is Boo's real name?
Arthur
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
Two

24. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Guilty
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
The first day of every school year
Both Gum and Pennies

25. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
Two
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Scout

26. Who Broke their arm?
Guilty
Jem
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

27. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Scissors
At least 15 years
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
6 and 10

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

29. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
September
Chewing gum
Jem

30. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Simon Finch
Chewing gum
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Jem

31. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Because she has courage
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
Jem

32. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Because she has courage
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
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

33. what color is Calpurnia?
Black
Jem
MaudieAtkinson
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

34. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Jean Louise Finch
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

35. How old was scout when her mother died?
Coca-Cola
The first day of every school year
Two
6 and 10

36. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Radley
Lawyer
Arthur
She punches him in the mouth

37. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Air rifles
A "****** lover"
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
MaudieAtkinson

38. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Both Gum and Pennies
Jem
MaudieAtkinson
September

39. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Yes
September
The first day of every school year
A "****** lover"

40. what did boo stab his father with?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Scissors
Because she has courage

41. What is Boo's real name?
Tom Robinson
A mockingbird
September
Arthur

42. 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
Charles Baker Harris
MaudieAtkinson
Tom Robinson

43. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Fur trader
Tom Robinson
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Simon Finch

44. Who founded Finch's Landing?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Two
Simon Finch
They should lure boo radley out of his house

45. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Scissors
September
MaudieAtkinson
Jean Louise Finch

46. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
MaudieAtkinson
Fur trader
Fur trader

47. Who Broke their arm?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
The first day of every school year
Jem
Calpurnia

48. 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
The first day of every school year
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Two

49. what did boo stab his father with?
MaudieAtkinson
A mockingbird
Two
Scissors

50. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Calpurnia
Tom Robinson
Calpurnia
Guilty