Early Life
Family
Career
Writings
Awards
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What is Harper Lee's full name?
Nelle Harper E. Lee
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Who was Harper Lee's father?
Amasa Coleman Lee
100
What was Harper Lee's occupation?
Author!
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What is her most famous book?
To Kill a Mockingbird
100
Harper Lee has accepted honorary degrees but has refused to make _______.
Speeches
200
When was she born? (Day, Month, and Year)
April 28, 1926
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Who was Harper Lee's mother?
Frances Cunningham Finch Lee
200
What did Lee do in 1949?
She left Alabama to pursue a literary career in New York
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What is To Kill a Mockingbird about?
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice.
200
What award was given to Lee for positive depictions of attorneys?
ATTY Award
300
Where was she born?
Monroeville, Alabama
300
What was Harper Lee's father's occupation?
Former newspaper editor and proprietor and a lawyer
300
When did she develop a passion for writing?
As a child
300
When did she write To Kill a Mockingbird?
1960
300
When was she awarded the Los Angeles Public Library Award?
2005
400
Where did she stand in her family? ( Youngest, oldest, middle child...ect..)
Youngest of 4 children
400
Where did Harper's father's law job take place?
Alabama State Legislature
400
Her love for writing continued and...
continued to write in college.
400
What three other books did she write?
Love- In Other Words, Christmas to Me, Romance and High Adventure.
400
What award was she presented to by George W. Bush?
Presidential Medal of Freedom
500
What was Harper Lee like as a child?
She was a tomboy and loved to read
500
How long did Harper's father work with law?
From 1926-1938
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She went to the University of Alabama to study _____, but left without completing her _______.
law & degree
500
Give the dates that her other three books were published. (Does not need to be in order)
1961, 1961, 1983
500
When was she awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
2007
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