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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
September
6 and 10
Unhappiness or depression

2. what color is Calpurnia?
Because she has courage
A mockingbird
Black
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

3. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Unhappiness or depression
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Jean Louise Finch

4. Who Broke their arm?
Calpurnia
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Jem
Yes

5. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Scout
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Radley
Mr. Underwood

6. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Air rifles
Scissors
Arthur
Scout

7. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
The first day of every school year
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Unhappiness or depression
Tom Robinson

8. Is Dill intelligent?
At least 15 years
Simon Finch
Miss Maudie's
Yes

9. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Unhappiness or depression
Black
She can read and write
A "****** lover"

10. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Lawyer
Jem
Scissors
She punches him in the mouth

11. 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
Unhappiness or depression
Radley
Mr. Underwood

12. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
From college courses
Because she has courage
Both Gum and Pennies
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

13. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Mr. Underwood
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Heck Tate
She punches him in the mouth

14. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Jem
Radley
Black
Coca-Cola

15. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Because she has courage
Miss Maudie's
From college courses
Heck Tate

16. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
The first day of every school year
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
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

17. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Miss Maudie's
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Guilty

18. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
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
Air rifles
Guilty

19. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
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
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

20. 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
Mr. Underwood
Coca-Cola
Two

21. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
She can read and write
From college courses
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

22. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Air rifles
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Tom Robinson

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

24. What is Boo's real name?
Jem
Both Gum and Pennies
Arthur
Jean Louise Finch

25. What isAtticus Finch's profession
She punches him in the mouth
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
Air rifles
Lawyer

26. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Fur trader
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Heck Tate
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

27. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Yes
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
A mockingbird
Guilty

28. How old was scout when her mother died?
A mockingbird
Guilty
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Two

29. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
From college courses
Both Gum and Pennies
6 and 10
From college courses

30. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
Arthur
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Chewing gum

31. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
At least 15 years
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
Radley

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

33. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Unhappiness or depression
She punches him in the mouth
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

34. what did boo stab his father with?
Scissors
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
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

35. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Yes
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Heck Tate

36. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
A mockingbird
Charles Baker Harris
Both Gum and Pennies
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

37. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Miss Maudie's
Lawyer
September
Simon Finch

38. What is Dills real name?
Chewing gum
Charles Baker Harris
Tom Robinson
A "****** lover"

39. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
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
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Fur trader

40. Who Broke their arm?
Jem
Arthur
Scout
Radley

41. What is scouts real name?
Jean Louise Finch
Scout
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Lawyer

42. The Ewell family is
A "****** lover"
Air rifles
Tom Robinson
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

43. Who is the narrator of the story
A "****** lover"
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Scout
Heck Tate

44. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Miss Maudie's
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

45. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Tom Robinson
A "****** lover"
Lawyer
Guilty

46. what color is Calpurnia?
Miss Maudie's
Arthur
Black
Lawyer

47. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
The first day of every school year
A mockingbird
Unhappiness or depression
Because she has courage

48. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Jem
Scout
Unhappiness or depression
Air rifles

49. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Because she has courage
Two
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
A "****** lover"

50. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Arthur
MaudieAtkinson
Miss Maudie's
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'