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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Yes
6 and 10
Guilty
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

2. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
At least 15 years
Calpurnia
Arthur

3. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Both Gum and Pennies
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Chewing gum
She can read and write

4. 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
Lawyer
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Both Gum and Pennies

5. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
She punches him in the mouth
Chewing gum
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
Heck Tate

6. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Arthur
Fur trader
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

7. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
MaudieAtkinson
Radley
The first day of every school year

8. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Guilty
A mockingbird
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Miss Maudie's

9. What is scouts real name?
Mr. Underwood
MaudieAtkinson
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Jean Louise Finch

10. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
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
Coca-Cola
She can read and write

11. How old was scout when her mother died?
Lawyer
Jean Louise Finch
Two
The first day of every school year

12. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
September
She can read and write
Chewing gum
Heck Tate

13. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Yes
Lawyer
Coca-Cola
They should lure boo radley out of his house

14. who is their cook?
From college courses
Calpurnia
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Jem

15. 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
Calpurnia
At least 15 years
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

16. How old was scout when her mother died?
She can read and write
Two
Radley
Tom Robinson

17. 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
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
Two

18. What is Dills real name?
Charles Baker Harris
Tom Robinson
A mockingbird
Jean Louise Finch

19. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
Because she has courage
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
From college courses
Two

20. 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
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Guilty

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

22. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
At least 15 years
Tom Robinson
Unhappiness or depression

23. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
From college courses
6 and 10
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

24. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
At least 15 years
She punches him in the mouth

25. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
Unhappiness or depression
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
From college courses
Coca-Cola

26. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
The first day of every school year
Scout
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

27. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Mr. Underwood
Chewing gum
Unhappiness or depression
Arthur

28. The Ewell family is
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Because she has courage
Arthur

29. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Mr. Underwood
Guilty
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

30. Who is the narrator of the story
Scout
The first day of every school year
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Air rifles

31. what color is Calpurnia?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Black
Miss Maudie's
Coca-Cola

32. Who founded Finch's Landing?
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
At least 15 years
Simon Finch
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

33. 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
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
Scout

34. 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
Yes
Lawyer
Guilty

35. how long has Boo stayed inside?
Scissors
Fur trader
Radley
At least 15 years

36. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
Miss Maudie's
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
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

37. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Radley
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Chewing gum
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

38. what did boo stab his father with?
Jem
They should lure boo radley out of his house
She punches him in the mouth
Scissors

39. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
Air rifles
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
She punches him in the mouth
Lawyer

40. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
She punches him in the mouth
Mr. Underwood
Air rifles
Simon Finch

41. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Two
Air rifles
Simon Finch
Radley

42. What is Boo's real name?
Guilty
MaudieAtkinson
Arthur
Miss Maudie's

43. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
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
Chewing gum
A mockingbird

44. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
Mr. Underwood
Because she has courage
Coca-Cola
Jean Louise Finch

45. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
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
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Heck Tate

46. What activity do Dill - Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family?
Black
6 and 10
Coca-Cola
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

47. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
From college courses
The first day of every school year
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Air rifles

48. Which two characters are the 'outcasts' of the novel - maligned by Maycomb society?
They should lure boo radley out of his house
A mockingbird
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
Charles Baker Harris

49. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
A mockingbird
A "****** lover"
The first day of every school year

50. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Miss Maudie's
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Radley