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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. what did boo stab his father with?
Scissors
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
The first day of every school year
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

2. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Two
Mr. Underwood
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
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

3. what color is Calpurnia?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Heck Tate
Black
September

4. how long has Boo stayed inside?
Yes
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
At least 15 years

5. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Coca-Cola
Fur trader
Jem

6. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Two
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Jem

7. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Fur trader
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
A "****** lover"
Heck Tate

8. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
A mockingbird
September

9. The first chapter focuses primarily on
The first day of every school year
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Charles Baker Harris
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

10. 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
From college courses
From college courses
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

11. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Heck Tate
Air rifles
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Black

12. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Black
Tom Robinson
She punches him in the mouth
A mockingbird

13. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
She can read and write
Lawyer
Yes
From college courses

14. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Both Gum and Pennies
6 and 10
Scissors
Unhappiness or depression

15. What is Dills real name?
Charles Baker Harris
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

16. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Mr. Underwood
A "****** lover"
Heck Tate
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

17. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Charles Baker Harris
They should lure boo radley out of his house

18. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Radley
6 and 10
Coca-Cola
She can read and write

19. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Mr. Underwood
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
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

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

21. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
MaudieAtkinson
Heck Tate

22. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Charles Baker Harris
She can read and write
6 and 10
Because she has courage

23. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Mr. Underwood
Guilty

24. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Heck Tate
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Scissors
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson

25. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Yes
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
The first day of every school year

26. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Guilty
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
She punches him in the mouth
A "****** lover"

27. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Calpurnia
Both Gum and Pennies
September
A mockingbird

28. What is Boo's real name?
Charles Baker Harris
At least 15 years
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Arthur

29. Is Dill intelligent?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Both Gum and Pennies
A mockingbird
Yes

30. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Because she has courage
Scout
Jean Louise Finch
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

31. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
A mockingbird
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Both Gum and Pennies
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

32. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Simon Finch
Radley
Unhappiness or depression
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

33. who is their cook?
From college courses
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
Calpurnia
Two

34. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Heck Tate
Fur trader
Tom Robinson
Radley

35. Who founded Finch's Landing?
At least 15 years
She can read and write
Simon Finch
Tom Robinson

36. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Scissors
Chewing gum
Because she has courage

37. Is Dill intelligent?
Arthur
Miss Maudie's
Calpurnia
Yes

38. Whose house burns down?

39. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Air rifles
Lawyer
Jem
Scout

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

41. Who is the narrator of the story
Scout
At least 15 years
Arthur
Guilty

42. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
September
Miss Maudie's
Charles Baker Harris
Arthur

43. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
A "****** lover"
Unhappiness or depression
Jem

44. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
Unhappiness or depression
Unhappiness or depression
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

45. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
6 and 10
She punches him in the mouth
Heck Tate
Calpurnia

46. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Air rifles
Tom Robinson
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

47. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
The first day of every school year
Simon Finch
Radley
Arthur

48. What is scouts real name?
Both Gum and Pennies
Heck Tate
Jean Louise Finch
Lawyer

49. 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
From college courses
At least 15 years
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

50. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Atticus is '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
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
Both Gum and Pennies