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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Lawyer
MaudieAtkinson
From college courses
Radley

2. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
A "****** lover"
Radley
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Chewing gum

3. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
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
Black
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
They should lure boo radley out of his house

4. Is Dill intelligent?
Miss Maudie's
Charles Baker Harris
Yes
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community

5. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
6 and 10
She punches him in the mouth
Lawyer

6. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
At least 15 years
6 and 10
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Scout

7. Which of the following are parallels in the novel?
Chewing gum
Charles Baker Harris
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Scissors

8. 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
MaudieAtkinson
Arthur
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

9. What is scouts real name?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Simon Finch
Jean Louise Finch
Black

10. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
Charles Baker Harris
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"
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

11. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Unhappiness or depression
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Scissors

12. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Two
A "****** lover"
Air rifles

13. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
Two
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

14. The Ewell family is
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Miss Maudie's
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

15. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
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
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Tom Robinson
Arthur

16. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
A mockingbird
September
Jean Louise Finch
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

17. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
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
Guilty
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man

18. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Jem
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Coca-Cola

19. What do Jem - Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
Tom Robinson
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Scout
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. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
A mockingbird
The first day of every school year
Guilty
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'

21. Why doesAtticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Scout
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
MaudieAtkinson

22. What month does Dill leave Maycomb?
Jean Louise Finch
Scissors
Calpurnia
September

23. What is the best reason for whyAtticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose?
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
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
A "****** lover"
Fur trader

24. Who is the narrator of the story
Heck Tate
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
A "****** lover"
Scout

25. 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
Yes
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

26. What is Dills real name?
Radley
Heck Tate
Charles Baker Harris
They should lure boo radley out of his house

27. What is Dills real name?
Charles Baker Harris
Two
A mockingbird
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

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

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29. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins?
Unhappiness or depression
Chewing gum
6 and 10
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window

30. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Miss Maudie's
Simon Finch
The first day of every school year
Both Gum and Pennies

31. The first chapter focuses primarily on
Lawyer
Charles Baker Harris
Arthur
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

32. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Unhappiness or depression
Black
Guilty
Lawyer

33. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Lawyer
Guilty
They should lure boo radley out of his house

34. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Miss Maudie's
A "****** lover"
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Two

35. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Fur trader
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
From college courses
From college courses

36. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Radley
Unhappiness or depression
Chewing gum
Guilty

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

38. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
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
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Tom Robinson
Because she has courage

39. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
Air rifles
September
A mockingbird
Chewing gum

40. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
6 and 10
Calpurnia
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

41. How old was scout when her mother died?
Simon Finch
The first day of every school year
Two
She can read and write

42. Who is the editor of the local newspaper?
Tom Robinson
A "****** lover"
Mr. Underwood
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

43. Whose house burns down?

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44. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Lawyer
Guilty
Charles Baker Harris
She can read and write

45. When Jem and Dill start to exclude Scout from their activities - with whom does she spend more time?
Lawyer
Jem
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
MaudieAtkinson

46. how long has Boo stayed inside?
A mockingbird
At least 15 years
The first day of every school year
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

47. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
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
Scout
She can read and write

48. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Tom Robinson
Fur trader
Scissors
Arthur

49. Who is the narrator of the story
Lawyer
Scout
Black
Coca-Cola

50. How much time do the Ewell children spend in school?
The first day of every school year
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Mr. Underwood
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man