Who says, " It's never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you"?
Atticus
100
What horror movie does Dill explain to Jem and Scout on the first day he meets them?
Dracula
100
"He waited until he was sure she was crying, then he shuffled out of the building."
Who is Scout talking about?
Burris Ewell
100
The “time-honored method for sealing oral contracts” in Maycomb involves doing what before shaking a person’s hand?
spitting in one's hand
100
How many books has Harper Lee had published?
2
200
Jem is how many years older than Scout?
(two, four, or five)
four
200
According to Mr. Avery, what makes the seasons change?
bad children
200
Complete quote by Atticus: “ I wanted you to see what real ____ is, instead of getting the idea that [it] is a man with a gun in his hand.”
Courage
200
What is Maycomb's usual disease?
Racism/Prejudice
200
The character of Dill is based on Truman Capote, a childhood friend of Harper Lee. For what is Truman Capote most famous?
(his writings, his acting, his athletic ability, or his paintings)
his writing (his most well-known work is In Cold Blood)
300
Who does Scout blame for teaching her how to write?
Calpurnia
300
Of what does Mrs. Radley die of?
(a heart attack, diabetes, stroke, natural causes)
natural causes
300
Complete Scout's quote: "Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love _____."
breathing
300
When Atticus comes home for dinner one day, at whose rear end does he find Scout aiming her air rifle?
Miss Maudie (Ch. 10)
300
The character of Atticus Finch is based on what person from Harper Lee’s childhood?
(father, brother, cousin, or grandfather)
father
400
What is Dill's first, middle, and last names?
Charles Baker Harris
400
What are two things that Francis gets for Christmas?
pair of knee pants, red leather booksack, five shirts, untied bowtie
400
Atticus says, “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before started is no reason for us not to try to win.”
Describe the context for this quote. What is he talking about here?
He is referring to the fact that he doesn't have a chance of winning the Tom Robinson trial.
400
Who founded Finch's landing?
Simon Finch
400
What honor was Harper Lee awarded in 1961 for To Kill a Mockingbird?
(Newberry Medal, Pulitzer Prize, American Library Award, National Book Award)
Pulitzer Prize
500
This character is the town sheriff.
Who is Heck Tate?
500
Complete Scout’s statement: …Summer was a thousand colors in a parched landscape; but most of all summer was _____.
Dill
500
Whom is Scout stalking when she offers this bit of advice to the reader: When stalking one’s prey, it is best to take one’s time. Say nothing, and as sure as eggs he will become curious and emerge.
Francis
500
What President told Maycomb County along with the entire nation that it had "nothing to fear but fear itself"?
FDR
500
What did Harper Lee study at the University of Alabama?
(medicine, law, theatre, or writing)