Question 1

Where was Harper Lee born?

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Monroeville, Alabama

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Maycomb, Alabama

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Selma, Alabama

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Salinas, California

Question 2

Which of the following best describes Harper Lee's mother?

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She suffered from mental illness and rarely left the house

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She was Harper Lee's biggest supporter when it came to her writing

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She drowned in the local lake

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She won a Pulitzer Prize for literature

Question 3

What did Harper Lee's father do for a living?

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He was a lawyer

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He was the local baker

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He was a mechanic

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He was a pharmacist

Question 4

Before pursuing a career in writing, what field did Harper Lee study?

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Law

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Medicine

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Business

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Education

Question 5

Which description is true about Truman Capote, Harper Lee's childhood friend?

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He was picked on for being too sensitive and lived with his mom's relatives after being abandoned by his parents

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He was the school's top athlete and adored by all the girls in his school

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He came from a very religious family and grew up down the block from her

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He collected rocks for fun and was raised by his oldest sister

Question 6

Who is the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird?

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Scout

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Dill

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Jem

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Atticus

Question 7

Which of the following is not revealed about the narrator's family history of Finch's Landing that is discussed in the first few pages of the novel?

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It was customary for the women in the family to remain on Finch's Landing

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Finch's landing made their living from cotton

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Simon Finch owned slaves

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Simon Finch was a fur-trapping apothecary from England

Question 8

Where is Scout and Jem's mother?

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She died when Scout was two and Jem was six.

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She is recovering from Consumption in Europe.

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She ran off with another man when Scout was two and Jem was six.

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She was killed in a fire a year before the novel starts.

Question 9

What is the recluse, Boo Radley, rumored to have done when he was little?

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stabbed his father with a pair of scissors

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burnt down Miss Maudie's house

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killed a mockingbird with his bare hands

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bullied a girl at school

Question 10

Who is Calpurnia?

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the family cook

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Scout's first grade teacher

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Jem's girlfriend

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the next door neighbor

Question 11

How is Maycomb described in the novel?

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as a tired old town

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as an old town, but full of mystery and American pride

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as a vibrant new town on the outskirts of a big city

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as a town full of wealthy young people who hit it lucky with oil

Question 12

Who is Dill?

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a boy staying next door for the summer

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the owner of the town newspaper

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Scout and Jem's cousin

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one of the Ewell kids

Question 13

How are the Radley's different from others in town?

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They do not go to church

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They throw parties every Saturday

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They only eat what they hunt

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They are very wealthy

Question 14

To Kill a Mockingbird is described as a what type of novel?

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a reflection of racial prejudices and a coming of age story

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a coming of age story that explores individual redemption

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a reflection of racial prejudices along with an exploration into unconventional friendships

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an expression of individual redemption and unconventional friendships

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