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1
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How old was Jem when his mother died

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6-years-old

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Why does Heck Tate not want the rest of the town to know how Bob Ewell died

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Because it would create problems for a shy individual like Boo Radley

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Who is the individual that represents summer

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Dill

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What symbolizes communication

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The oak tree where Boo Radley leaves stuff

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Where is To Kill a Mockingbird set

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Maycomb, Alabama

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Did Dr. Reynolds ever examine Mayella Ewell

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No

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Who is the supposed town drunk who married a black woman

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Dolphus Raymond

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Why was Emmit Till killed

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He was said to have whistled at a married white woman

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Who was Bob Ewell planning to kill

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Tom Robinson, Atticus, and Judge Taylor

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Who appointed Atticus to defend Tom Robinson

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Judge Taylor

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Who are the Idlers club

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The group of people who came to the prison to kill Tom Robinson

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Why can’t Miss Maudie serve on jury

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Because she is a woman

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Who is the boy Scout gets into fights with

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Cecil Jacobs

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What happens at the conclusion of To Kill a Mockingbird

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Scout stands on the Radley porch and gets a new perspective

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How many kinds of people does Scout believe are in the world

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One kind of people

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What are the four kinds of people according to Jem

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Ordinary people, the Cunninghams, the Ewells, the Negroes

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What does Dill want to be when he grows up

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A clown

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18
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When does Calpurnia celebrate her birthday

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On Christmas

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Is Aunt Alexandra supportive of Atticus’ choice to defend Tom Robinson

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No

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How does Atticus believe Tom Robinson could be found not guilty

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If Jem and eleven other boys like him were on the jury

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What is the reason Tom Robinso told Mr. Gilmer he helped Mayella Ewell

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He felt sorry for her

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Why does Atticus have Bob Ewell write his name on the piece of paper

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To see which hand was his dominant hand

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Who is described as a pocket Merlin

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Dill

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Who integrated into Little Rock High School

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The Little Rock Nine

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Who was Emmit Till
A young black boy from Chicago who was murdered while visiting his grandfather in the South
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Who says “I ain’t never seen a jury take the word of a colored man over a white man”
Reverend Sykes
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Who is the sheriff of Maycomb County
Heck Tate
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Who is Scout’s first grade teacher
Miss Caroline
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Who cements the hole in the old oak tree
Nathan Radley
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Who is thought to be an alcoholic
Dolphus Raymond
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Who’s real name is Arthur
Boo Radley
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Who wants to be a clown when he grows up
Dill
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Who likes to make up stories
Dill
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Who originally believed Jem was responsible for the death of Bob Ewell
Atticus
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Who has a difficult relationship with his parents
Dill
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Whose nickname is “One Shot”
Atticus
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What is the name of Atticus’ prejudiced sister
Aunt Alexandra
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The poor white farmer who trades food with Atticus in exchange for legal services
Mr. Cunningham
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Who was stuck in a costume and therefore didn’t see who killed Bob Ewell
Scout
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Who got his arm caught in a cotton gin
Tom Robinson
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Who sees the neighborhood from a different angle
Scout
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Who says that Bob Ewell fell on his knife and killed himself
Heck Tate
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Who does does Bob Ewell spit in the face of
Atticus
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Who is the meanest old woman who ever lived
Mrs. Dubose
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Who says “we have nothing to fear but fear itself”
Roosevelt
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The editor and owner of the Maycomb newspaper
Mr. Underwood
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Who is the prosecutor in the Tom Robinson case
Mr. Gilmer
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Who does Atticus believe is responsible for the beating of Mayella Ewell
Bob Ewell
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Who’s real name is Charles Baker Harris
Dill
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Who places a blanket around Scout’s shoulders during the fire
Boo Radley
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Who dresses as a ham in the school play
Scout
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According to Civera, why does the author eliminate Boo for 20 chapters
To build suspense
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What does the oak tree symbolize
A point of communication
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What event does the author use as a means to introduce Boo’s initial contact with the children
The fire at Ms. Maudie’s house
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What did August’s mother collect
Prayer cards of black Marys
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Why does Rosaleen wear a new dress
She is going to register to vote
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Who is Becca
Clayton Forrest’s daughter
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Why are Lily and Becca not popular at the white school
They are hanging out with a Neil
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How many black students are at the all-white high school that Neil attends
Only him
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Who originally tells Lily that her mother was at the Boatright house
May
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Does Secret Life of Bees have religious symbolism
Yes
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What two gifts does Zach give to Lily
A notebook and a chain with his dog tag attached to it
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Who resents Lily staying at the Boatright house
June
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How does June spend her free time
Playing the cello for I’ll hospital patients
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What does May sing when she becomes sad
Oh, Susanne
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Who signed the Civil Rights Act
Lyndon Johnson
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What does T Ray think Lily was doing when he finds her out in the woods
Having sex with a boy
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What does Sue Monk Kidd incorporate into her story
The history of the Civil Rights Movement
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Why doesn’t Lily call T. Ray father
He is not the father type
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Is the lunar landing mentioned in Secret Life of Bees
Yes
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Who is Lily’s best friend
Becca
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Who is the celebrity who wants to bring his black girlfriend to a theater in Tiburon
Jack Palace
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Where did Deborah originally meet T. Ray
In Sylvan because there were men just coming back from the war
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Who becomes the wall-keeper following the death of May
Lily
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How did T. Ray find Lily
He finds on his phone bill that he got a call from Mr. Forrest’s office in Tiburon
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When does Lily call T. Ray daddy
During the confrontation at the Boatright house
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What does T. Ray call Lily
Deborah
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What is written on the back of the picture of black Mary
Tiburon S.C.
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Why does Lily smash honey jars following her conversation with August
She learns that her mother really did almost abandon her
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What does August pour on the statue of Mary
Honey
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What is the one miracle from the Bible Lily would like to have happen to her
Resurrection
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What does August give to Lily that she has been keeping for a number of years
The picture of her and her mother
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What, according to Lily, is a sign from her mother
The picture of her mother holding her as a baby
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What did Deborah originally say to T. Ray when he proposed to her
No
85
Who was Deborah’s imaginary friend
Tica Tee
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What is the setting of Secret Life of Bees
Doubts Carolina in the 60s
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What is the problem with Lily and Zach being together
Lily’s white and Zach’s black
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Who is the central figure of bondage
Mary, Queen of Chains
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What does Zach want to be professionally
A lawyer
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What is the story of Our Lady of Chains
A slave named Obadiah was loading supplies onto a ship when he saw the statue washed up on shore, When the slave owner saw his slaves worshipping the statue, he chained it in the barn, but it broke the chains
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What happens when Lily attempts to touch the heart of Mary
She faints
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How did May’s twin sister die
Suicide
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What was painted on the Mary statue
A heart
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What day was Lily born
4th of July
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Why is Rosaleen unsure of her birthday
She doesn’t have a birth certificate

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