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The Trial
It's All Relevant
100
What other profession did Harper Lee consider before becoming a successful author?
Lee considered being a lawyer and even attended law school
100
Who is the kid that Scout beats up at school? Who does Scout beat up at Christmas?
Walter Cunningham. Cousin Francis
100

"I felt right sorry for her, she seemed to try more than the rest of 'em”

Tom Robinson
100

“Now don’t you be so confident, Mr. Jem, I ain’t ever seen any jury decide in favor of a colored man over a white man…” 

Reverend Sykes
100
Scout teaches Uncle Jack to...
hear both sides of an issue
200

What feedback did Lee receive from publishers when she first submitted To Kill a Mockingbird? 

That the novel seemed more like a collection of short stories
200
Who is a bachelor, an uncle and a doctor?
Uncle Jack
200

“Your father's right. Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy.... That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

Miss Maudie
200

According to the testimony given by Tom Robinson, how did Tom enter the Ewell house?

She asked him bust up a chifferrobe for her

200
The span of the novel is set over how many years?
Three years
300

Which main character is not known to be modeled after someone from Harper Lee's personal life? 

Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem)
300
Who does Miss Maudie live with after her house burns down?
Miss Stephanie Crawford
300

“I'm Charles Baker Harris. I can read.”

Dill
300

What two people did not attend Tom Robinson's trial? 

Miss Maudie & Mr. Dolphus Raymond
300
How does Tom Robinson become a cripple?

He injures himself in a cotton gin accident

400
In the course of a day, how many pages would Lee write? (on average)
1-2 pages
400
Who only goes to school the first day, but never returns after?
Burris Ewell
400

“Now hear me, Bob Ewell: if I hear one more peep outa my girl Helen about not bein' able to walk this road I'll have you in jail before sundown!”

Link Deas
400
How does Tom Robinson die?
He dies trying to escape prison
400
What does Atticus say Mrs. Dubose represents? 
True courage
500
What is the name of Harper Lee's second novel?

Go Set a Watchman

500
What is the Sheriff's full name?
Sheriff Heck Tate
500

What is the ONLY thing Boo Radley says in the novel?

"Will you take me home"?

500

“'Mr. Finch is not making fun of you. What’s the matter with you?'”

Judge Taylor
500

Who does Atticus originally think killed Bob Ewell?

Jem