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Trivia: To Kill A Mockingbird

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1. Scout is unusual for a first grader because:
Both Gum and Pennies
They should lure boo radley out of his house
She can read and write
Charles Baker Harris

2. Walter Cunningham surprises Scout when he
September
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
Arthur

3. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Radley
Mr. Underwood
Unhappiness or depression
Jean Louise Finch

4. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume?
At least 15 years
To maintain his conscience and his integrity
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Jem

5. How did Miss Caroline learn her educational techniques?
Fur trader
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
From college courses
September

6. Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man - and the jury will listen to the white man
Air rifles
The first day of every school year
Radley

7. Whose house burns down?

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8. Aunt Alexandra's grandson Francis callsAtticus a "******-lover"; how does Scout react?
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'
Because she has courage
She punches him in the mouth

9. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
A mockingbird
A "****** lover"
Air rifles
Chewing gum

10. The Ewell family is
Coca-Cola
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county

11. What is Dills real name?
The first day of every school year
Charles Baker Harris
Scout
From college courses

12. Why doesAtticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
6 and 10
September
6 and 10
Because she has courage

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

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14. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Tom Robinson
Guilty
Coca-Cola
Air rifles

15. The first chapter focuses primarily on
They should lure boo radley out of his house
A mockingbird
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Two

16. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Lawyer
At least 15 years
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
Both Gum and Pennies

17. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Miss Maudie's
Simon Finch
Heck Tate
At least 15 years

18. 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
At least 15 years
A mockingbird
Chewing gum

19. What is the reason for the author's choice of a young narrator?
She can read and write
Charles Baker Harris
September
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. For Christmas - Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Air rifles
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history

21. how long has Boo stayed inside?
At least 15 years
Both Gum and Pennies
Lawyer
Heck Tate

22. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene
Chewing gum
A mockingbird
Simon Finch

23. what color is Calpurnia?
Black
Because she has courage
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'

24. What does Scout first find in the knot-hole?
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Yes
Chewing gum
Fur trader

25. Who insists that Bob Ewell's death is an accident?
Tom Robinson
Heck Tate
Lawyer
Radley

26. Who is the narrator of the story
Fur trader
Jem
From college courses
Scout

27. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
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
MaudieAtkinson
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

28. 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
Jem
Jean Louise Finch
Charles Baker Harris

29. When Jem thinks about his dead mother what emotion does he usually feel?
Heck Tate
Unhappiness or depression
Lawyer
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb

30. Which character is most like a mockingbird in the metaphorical sense?
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Tom Robinson
MaudieAtkinson
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

31. 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
MaudieAtkinson
She punches him in the mouth
To maintain his conscience and his integrity

32. Is Dill intelligent?
Scout
MaudieAtkinson
Because she has courage
Yes

33. What does Dill find in Dolphus Raymond's bottle?
Coca-Cola
Because she has courage
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities

34. What isAtticus Finch's profession
Coca-Cola
Both Gum and Pennies
Two
Lawyer

35. 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
Because she has courage
Scissors
Simon Finch

36. Who founded Finch's Landing?
Jean Louise Finch
Scout
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities
Simon Finch

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

38. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Lawyer
Lawyer
Guilty
At least 15 years

39. What items to Scout and Jem take from the knot-hole in one of the oak trees in the Radley's front yard?
Calpurnia
Both Gum and Pennies
Jem
The first day of every school year

40. Scouts first anscestor Simon Finch was a
Fur trader
Tieing each of the individual characters to their family and history
Radley
Yes

41. How old was scout when her mother died?
Simon Finch
At least 15 years
Two
Guilty

42. how long has Boo stayed inside?
Miss Maudie's
Heck Tate
Coca-Cola
At least 15 years

43. What isAtticus accused of being because of Calpurnia?
Tom Robinson
Because she has courage
A "****** lover"
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

44. What does Dill suggest that causes alot of trouble?
Two
A mockingbird
They should lure boo radley out of his house
They all pretend to be various members of the Radley family and act out the stabbing scene

45. When Jem and Scout get their air guns - what doesAtticus tell them it is a sin to shoot?
Both Gum and Pennies
Introduce the reader to the various families - as well as their peculiarities - in Maycomb county
Guilty
A mockingbird

46. What is the verdict in the Tom Robinson case?
Atticus is 'a ****** lover'
Guilty
Calpurnia
A mockingbird

47. what did boo stab his father with?
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window
Scissors
September
BothAtticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized

48. Is Dill intelligent?
Both Gum and Pennies
Yes
Unhappiness or depression
Chewing gum

49. who is their cook?
She can read and write
Chewing gum
Calpurnia
Radley

50. Mr. Radley's plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following?
Jem
Miss Maudie's
The poorest - least educated families in Maycomb
The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities