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TKM Historical Context
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Review of historical events and context for To Kill a Mockingbird.
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1
Which President initiated economic reform that eventually improved the nation's economy?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
2
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Jim Crow Law?
White prisoners must be separated from black prisoners.
African-Americans could not live in the same town as whites.
The schools for white vs. negro children were separated.
No colored barber shall serve as a barber to white women.
3
Who was the popular criminal lawyer who took over the Scottsboro Boys' case?
James Horton
Dwight Howard
Samuel Leibowitz
Clarence Darrow
4
Who was Lee's childhood friend who inspired her character "Dill" and also became an author?
Ernest Hemingway
Herbert Hoover
Truman Capote
Harry Truman
5
What year did the stock market crash, leading to the Great Depression?
1939
1940
1930
1929
6
What organization came to the boys defense, raised funds, and appealed for a stay of execution?
NCAA
NFL
NAACP
NAALK
7
What era was the worst economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world?
The Dust Bowl
The Great Depression
The Roaring Twenties
World War II
8
How many black boys were arrested for rape of 2 white girls on a train in Alabama?
6
9
10
8
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Which of the accusers changes her testimony and denies her rape in the appeal trial?
Victoria Price
Ruby Bates
Vivian Bice
Rudy Leibowitz
10
Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Herbert Hoover
James Henry
Atticus Finch
11
What was the initial sentence for 8 of the 9 boys?
Community Service
Life in Prison
Death
20 Years in Prison
12
In what year was To Kill a Mockingbird published?
1940
1960
1933
1966
