ELA TKAMB Background & Characters Test

None of the accused men were executed, but they remained on death row for many years.

What is the Setting of TKAMB?

By ______, 18 million copies had been sold & it’s never been out of print in over 35 years.

On March 25, 1931, what happened?

Harper Lee was the youngest of 3 siblings and grew up in Monroeville, Alabama.

Who’s the antagonist of TKAMB?

The novel challenges are stereotypes about…

Harper Lee pursued law on the side to follow in her father’s footsteps.

Why has the book’s influence been enduring?

In 1962, what happened regarding the novel?

Who’s the protagonist of TKAMB?

The book was considered more than a Coming of Age story; it reflects….

How did TKAMB come about?

When was the novel published?

Why were 9 young African American men arrested from the train?

Who is the Southern Civil War General that Harper Lee is a descendent of?

When was Harper Lee born and when did she die?

What would Lee originally write?

What were the series of trails called that followed, condemning the other men solely on the testimony of the women?

What is “the eccentric”?

What other novels did Lee write?

How old was Lee when her work (TKAMB) was published?

TKAMB has been translated into over _______ different languages & sells over _________ copies each year.

Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird (TKAMB)?

The book’s central character, Scout, was portrayed as very similar to…..

Novel is considered one of ________ in the nation’s history.

Harper Lee wrote about things she ___________.

There are many parallels between the trail of Tom Robinson in TKAMB & the Scottsboro Trials.

The book was on the “Best Sellers” list for over 80 weeks and won which prize in 1961?

Freebie!! Harper Lee attended law school, but dropped out to pursue writing (moved to NYC).

What is the Genre of TKAMB?

What are the many jobs that Harper Lee’s father had?

How was the novel described as?

The case wasn’t settled until (year?) when they pardoned the last of the defendants.

Within a month of this incident (train), one of the accused was….