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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
A mockingbird
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Air rifles
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

2. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Radley
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Coca-Cola
Scout

3. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Because she has courage
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Scout

4. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
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
Mr. Underwood
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Radley

5. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Heck Tate
MaudieAtkinson
Because she has courage

6. The Ewell family is
Simon Finch
Charles Baker Harris
MaudieAtkinson
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

7. What is scouts real name?
Arthur
The first day of every school year
Jean Louise Finch
Guilty

8. how long has Boo stayed inside?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
At least 15 years
Fur trader
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

9. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Air rifles
MaudieAtkinson
At least 15 years
She punches him in the mouth

10. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
A mockingbird
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Arthur
From college courses

11. who is their cook?
At least 15 years
6 and 10
Scout
Calpurnia

12. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Scout
Jem
Mr. Underwood

13. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
From college courses
Two
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

14. 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
Mr. Underwood
Both Gum and Pennies
Because she has courage

15. Who is the narrator of the story
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Scout
From college courses
Fur trader

16. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Lawyer
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
September
6 and 10

17. Whose house burns down?

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

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19. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
A "****** lover"
6 and 10
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
The first day of every school year

20. The school setting in the second chapter allows Lee to:
MaudieAtkinson
Black
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Two

21. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Guilty
Tom Robinson
Calpurnia
She can read and write

22. What is scouts real name?
Jean Louise Finch
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Air rifles
Guilty

23. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Tom Robinson
Guilty
6 and 10
A mockingbird

24. 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
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
Because she has courage
Coca-Cola

25. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Mr. Underwood
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Fur trader
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

26. What is Dills real name?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Charles Baker Harris
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
MaudieAtkinson

27. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Guilty
Charles Baker Harris

28. 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
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Black
She punches him in the mouth

29. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Coca-Cola
Scout
She can read and write

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

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31. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Air rifles
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Calpurnia
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

32. What is Boo's real name?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Radley
Chewing gum
Arthur

33. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
A "****** lover"
The first day of every school year
Lawyer
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

34. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
They should lure boo radley out of his house
Arthur
Coca-Cola

35. 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
6 and 10
Miss Maudie's
They should lure boo radley out of his house

36. The first chapter focuses primarily on
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Chewing gum
Chewing gum

37. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
The first day of every school year
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
A mockingbird
Both Gum and Pennies

38. How old was scout when her mother died?
From college courses
Two
Tom Robinson
Heck Tate

39. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Yes
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Arthur

40. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Mr. Underwood
Air rifles
A mockingbird

41. How old was scout when her mother died?
Two
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
Because she has courage
From college courses

42. 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
6 and 10
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Yes

43. Who Broke their arm?
Black
Jem
Miss Maudie's
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

44. What is Dills real name?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Lawyer
Simon Finch
Charles Baker Harris

45. 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
Two
The first day of every school year
Charles Baker Harris

46. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Lawyer
Tom Robinson
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

47. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Lawyer
She can read and write
Tom Robinson
They should lure boo radley out of his house

48. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Jem
Radley
Fur trader
Guilty

49. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
MaudieAtkinson
Calpurnia
Both Gum and Pennies
Guilty

50. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Charles Baker Harris
Calpurnia
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