Question 1

What is the name of the Finch family's housekeeper in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?

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Calpurnia

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Aunt Alexandra

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Mrs. Dubose

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Miss Maudie Atkinson

Question 2

The setting of the novel is

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Arkansas: 1940s

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Alabama: 1930s

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none

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Mississippi: 1950s

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California: 1960s

Question 3

Most of the people in the town of Maycomb

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are prejudiced and superstitious

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stand together to help Negroes

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none

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are poor, but happy

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are friendly and non-judgmental

Question 4

The novel is narrated from which point-of-view?

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experiential

Question 5

Scout's father

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is extremely strict with she and Jem.

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doesn’t do a very good job raising his children.

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owns the railroad.

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none

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answers all of his children’s questions.

Question 6

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

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They are a sacrifice.

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They are the state bird of Alabama.

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They don't bother anyone.

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They're just like humans.

Question 7

What do the gifts found in the Radley’s tree symbolize to Jem and Scout?

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Boo needs help getting out.

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Boo Radley wants to be friends.

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Dill is back in town for the summer.

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Mr. Avery is cleaning the neighborhood.

Question 8

Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose’s camellias because:

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she reported that he skipped school.

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she told them the reason that it snowed was because they were bad.

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she called Atticus an “n-word” lover.

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she never let the kids go by without yelling at them.

Question 9

Atticus thought Mrs. Dubose was the bravest person he knew because:

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she was facing death squarely on her own terms.

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she stood up for the blacks even though people gossiped about her.

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she was kind to Atticus when she found out he would defend Tom Robinson

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she was his aunt and the Finch family had rejected her.

Question 10

An important lesson Atticus teaches Scout is:

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A. keep your promises, no matter how small they are.

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. C. the answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind.

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that, above all, you must be proud of your family name.

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B. you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- climb into his skin and walk around in it.

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