Q 01/05

In which year was To Kill a Mockingbird first published?

A) 1960

B) 1955

C) 1957

D) 1958

Answer · why

A) 1960

To Kill a Mockingbird was first published by J. B. Lippincott on 11 July 1960, when Harper Lee was 34; it became an immediate bestseller.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the fictional Alabama town where To Kill a Mockingbird is set?

A) Monroeville

B) Maycomb

C) Meridian

D) Mobile

Answer · why

B) Maycomb

Maycomb is the fictional town, and it still draws readers from around the world to Lee's real hometown, Monroeville.

Q 03/05

What is the real first name of Scout, the narrator of To Kill a Mockingbird?

A) Mary Alice

B) Sarah Jane

C) Jean Louise

D) Ellen Rose

Answer · why

C) Jean Louise

Jean Louise is her name, and at a family Christmas she beats up her relative Francis after he insults Atticus.

Q 04/05

Which member of the Finch household is a Black cook who has helped raise the children for years?

A) Miss Maudie

B) Lula

C) Zeebo

D) Calpurnia

Answer · why

D) Calpurnia

Calpurnia helps raise the children, and at her church Scout is startled to hear her speak one way at the Finch home and another among her Black neighb...

Q 05/05

What is the nickname of Charles Baker Harris, the boy who visits each summer?

A) Dill

B) Boo

C) Francis

D) Scout

Answer · why

A) Dill

Dill is Charles Baker Harris, the summer visitor from Meridian, Mississippi, who one night runs away from home and hides under Scout's bed.