Mockingbird quiz tests book’s fans

Fans of To Kill a Mockingbird have been eagerly awaiting Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee’s six-decade-old novel that was released last week.

To get reacquainted with Scout, Jem, Atticus and the rest of the residents of Maycomb, and to be reminded of just what a masterpiece Mockingbird is, test your memory with this quick quiz. 1. Scout’s real name is a. Sarah Jean b. Stephanie Maud c. Jean Louise d. Sarah Louise 2. Jem’s ambition is to be a a. lawyer b. football player c. both a and b d. none of the above 3. Tim Johnson is a. the prosecuting attorney b. Scout’s favorite brand of doughnut

c. a neighbor of Tom Robinson d. a mad dog 4. Who said it? “There goes the meanest man God ever blew breath into.” a. Nathan Radley b. Calpurnia c. Sheriff Heck Tate d. Atticus 5. What is Judge Taylor famous for doing?

a. cutting articles out of newspapers during testimony b. consuming cigars c. snoring during trials d. making bad jokes from the bench

6. Tom Robinson is notable for

a. having one blue eye and one brown eye b. his perfect body c. a withered arm d. his beautiful tenor voice 7. Who is Dill?

a. Aunt Alexandra’s obnoxious grandson

b. Boo Radley’s older brother c. A mad dog d. Scout and Jem’s friend 8. Who said it? “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” a. Miss Maudie b. Bob Ewell c. Scout d. Atticus 9. What is Boo’s real name? a. Arthur b. Joseph c. Buddy d. Randall 10. Who is the character Dill based on? a. Norman Mailer b. Ernest Hemingway c. Truman Capote d. Gore Vidal 11. Who said it? “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” a. Scout b. Atticus c. Tim Johnson d. Miss Maudie 12. What did Boo Radley do for Jem?

a. He sewed up his trousers.

b. He bought him a new baseball.

c. He saved him from a school bully.

d. He put up a tire swing in the front yard.

13. Who said it? “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” a. Scout b. Atticus c. Jem d. Tim Johnson 14. How did Harper Lee get the name “Harper”?

a. It’s a family tradition, a former maiden-name-turnedgiven-name for girls in her mother’s family.

b. Her mother was an avid reader, and named her daughter for her favorite magazine, Harper’s.

c. She was named for the doctor who saved a member of her family.

d. Her mother was an avid cat lover, and named her daughter for her favorite feline. 15. Who is Miss Maudie? a. The neighborhood gossip

b. Scout and Jem’s good friend c. The pastor’s wife d. An absolute morphodite 16. Who said it? “I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.” a. Atticus b. Jem c. Dill d. Scout

ANSWERS

1. c. Scout’s real name is Jean Louise, but it’s used exclusively by grown-ups.

2. c. Jem wants to be a lawyer when he grows up, but first he wants to play football.

3. d. Tim Johnson is a friendly dog, until he goes mad one day in February.

4. b. Calpurnia, the Finches’ housekeeper, speaking of neighbor Nathan Radley as his body goes by.

5. b. “Judge Taylor had one interesting habit. He permitted smoking in his courtroom, but did not himself indulge: sometimes, if one was lucky, one had the privilege of watching him put a long dry cigar into his mouth and munch it slowly up,” Chapter 16.

6. c. Tom’s left arm is withered; he caught it in a cotton gin as a boy.

7. d. Dill is passed from relative to relative, and spends the summers in Maycomb with his aunt, Miss Rachel. 8. a. Miss Maudie, Chapter 10. 9. a. Boo’s real name is Arthur.

10. c. Truman Capote was the real-life model for Dill. 11. b. Atticus, Chapter 3. 12. a. When Jem caught his trousers on the Radleys’ fence, Boo sewed them up for him. 13. a. Scout, Chapter 3. 14. c. Nelle Harper Lee was named for the doctor who saved her sister’s life.

15. b. Miss Maudie was the Finches’ neighbor, a fine gardener and a good friend.

16. d. Scout, Chapter 23.

SCORE

1-6 Worthy of Burris Ewell 7-11 A good score for a member of the Ladies’ Missionary Circle

12-16 Miss Maudie would be proud.