Characters
Historical Background
Plot
The Author
Miscellaneous
100
How old is Scout at the beginning of the novel?
6 years old
100
What decade is the novel set in?
1930's
100
What game do the children get in trouble for playing?
Boo Radley game
100
Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Nelle Harper Lee or Harper Lee
100
From what point-of-view is the novel told?
1st person
200
Who is said to be the culprit anytime bad things happen in town?
Boo Radley
200
What trial is To Kill a Mockingbird a fictional retelling of?
Scottsboro Trial
200
What is the first object found in the knothole of the tree by the Radley Place?
Chewing gum
200
Which character is based on the author?
Scout
200
What is the family name of the boy with the cootie?
Ewell
300
What is Boo Radley's real name?
Arthur
300
What award did To Kill a Mockingbird win?
Pulitzer Prize
300
What are Jem and Scout shocked to discover about Atticus?
Atticus is the best shot in Maycomb County.
300
What did the author's father do for a living?
He was a lawyer like Atticus.
300
Which character states the following quote: “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.”
Scout
400
Why has Walter Cunningham not graduated from the first grade?
He has to help on the farm and misses a lot of school.
400
When was the novel written?
1960
400
How old was Boo Radley when he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors?
33 years old
400
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the name of the dog that Atticus shoots and in what month does this scene take place?
Tim Johnson February
400
What is Dill's full name?
Charles Baker Harris
500
Why does Atticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
She has courage.
500
During what era does the story take place?
Great Depression Era
500
Who mends Jem's pants?
Boo Radley
500
What movement took place at the time that the author wrote this novel?
Civil Rights Movement
500
What is the name of the cousin that Scout beats up in Chapter 9 for insulting Atticus?
Francis Hancock
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