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56ce6aabaab44d1400b88777 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The origin of Tom Robinson is less clear, although many have speculated that his character was inspired by several models. When Lee was 10 years old, a white woman near Monroeville accused a black man named Walter Lett of raping her. The story and the trial were covered by her father's newspaper which reported that Let... | What was the name of the black teenager that Tom Robinson was supposedly based on? | {
"text": [
"Emmett Till"
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870
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} |
56ce6aabaab44d1400b88778 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The origin of Tom Robinson is less clear, although many have speculated that his character was inspired by several models. When Lee was 10 years old, a white woman near Monroeville accused a black man named Walter Lett of raping her. The story and the trial were covered by her father's newspaper which reported that Let... | Emmett Till's death sparked which political movement in the '50s? | {
"text": [
"Civil Rights Movement"
],
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1023
]
} |
56d12cb517492d1400aabb54 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The origin of Tom Robinson is less clear, although many have speculated that his character was inspired by several models. When Lee was 10 years old, a white woman near Monroeville accused a black man named Walter Lett of raping her. The story and the trial were covered by her father's newspaper which reported that Let... | What purpose did Tom Robinson's trial serve in the book? | {
"text": [
"display Southern prejudices"
],
"answer_start": [
841
]
} |
56d12cb517492d1400aabb55 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The origin of Tom Robinson is less clear, although many have speculated that his character was inspired by several models. When Lee was 10 years old, a white woman near Monroeville accused a black man named Walter Lett of raping her. The story and the trial were covered by her father's newspaper which reported that Let... | Who's death was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement? | {
"text": [
"Emmett Till"
],
"answer_start": [
870
]
} |
56ce6d47aab44d1400b8877d | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Writing about Lee's style and use of humor in a tragic story, scholar Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin states: "Laughter ... [exposes] the gangrene under the beautiful surface but also by demeaning it; one can hardly ... be controlled by what one is able to laugh at." Scout's precocious observations about her neighbors and... | What two forms of humor are most found in To Kill a Mockingbird? | {
"text": [
"Satire and irony"
],
"answer_start": [
1137
]
} |
56d13b3ae7d4791d00902049 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Writing about Lee's style and use of humor in a tragic story, scholar Jacqueline Tavernier-Courbin states: "Laughter ... [exposes] the gangrene under the beautiful surface but also by demeaning it; one can hardly ... be controlled by what one is able to laugh at." Scout's precocious observations about her neighbors and... | Lee uses which writing styles to express humor in a tragic story? | {
"text": [
"parody, satire, and irony"
],
"answer_start": [
498
]
} |
56ce6dabaab44d1400b8877f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Critics also note the entertaining methods used to drive the plot. When Atticus is out of town, Jem locks a Sunday school classmate in the church basement with the furnace during a game of Shadrach. This prompts their black housekeeper Calpurnia to escort Scout and Jem to her church, which allows the children a glimpse... | Where does Jem trap a fellow peer of school in the story? | {
"text": [
"church basement"
],
"answer_start": [
139
]
} |
56ce6dabaab44d1400b88780 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Critics also note the entertaining methods used to drive the plot. When Atticus is out of town, Jem locks a Sunday school classmate in the church basement with the furnace during a game of Shadrach. This prompts their black housekeeper Calpurnia to escort Scout and Jem to her church, which allows the children a glimpse... | What is the name of the maid who works in the Finch's household? | {
"text": [
"Calpurnia"
],
"answer_start": [
236
]
} |
56d14361e7d4791d00902051 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Critics also note the entertaining methods used to drive the plot. When Atticus is out of town, Jem locks a Sunday school classmate in the church basement with the furnace during a game of Shadrach. This prompts their black housekeeper Calpurnia to escort Scout and Jem to her church, which allows the children a glimpse... | How does Scout respond to the audience? | {
"text": [
"distracted and embarrassed"
],
"answer_start": [
510
]
} |
56d14361e7d4791d00902052 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Critics also note the entertaining methods used to drive the plot. When Atticus is out of town, Jem locks a Sunday school classmate in the church basement with the furnace during a game of Shadrach. This prompts their black housekeeper Calpurnia to escort Scout and Jem to her church, which allows the children a glimpse... | What saves Scout's life? | {
"text": [
"ham costume"
],
"answer_start": [
572
]
} |
56ce6f81aab44d1400b8878b | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholars have characterized To Kill a Mockingbird as both a Southern Gothic and coming-of-age or Bildungsroman novel. The grotesque and near-supernatural qualities of Boo Radley and his house, and the element of racial injustice involving Tom Robinson contribute to the aura of the Gothic in the novel. Lee used the term... | What genre of book is To Kill a Mockingbird typically called? | {
"text": [
"Southern Gothic and coming-of-age or Bildungsroman novel"
],
"answer_start": [
60
]
} |
56d147d5e7d4791d00902057 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholars have characterized To Kill a Mockingbird as both a Southern Gothic and coming-of-age or Bildungsroman novel. The grotesque and near-supernatural qualities of Boo Radley and his house, and the element of racial injustice involving Tom Robinson contribute to the aura of the Gothic in the novel. Lee used the term... | What term did Lee use to describe the town's courthouse? | {
"text": [
"Gothic"
],
"answer_start": [
69
]
} |
56d147d5e7d4791d00902058 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholars have characterized To Kill a Mockingbird as both a Southern Gothic and coming-of-age or Bildungsroman novel. The grotesque and near-supernatural qualities of Boo Radley and his house, and the element of racial injustice involving Tom Robinson contribute to the aura of the Gothic in the novel. Lee used the term... | Who does Scout revere above everyone else? | {
"text": [
"Atticus"
],
"answer_start": [
731
]
} |
56ce70aaaab44d1400b8878f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | As children coming of age, Scout and Jem face hard realities and learn from them. Lee seems to examine Jem's sense of loss about how his neighbors have disappointed him more than Scout's. Jem says to their neighbor Miss Maudie the day after the trial, "It's like bein' a caterpillar wrapped in a cocoon ... I always thou... | What was the name of the neighbor that Jem speaks too after Tom Robinson's trial? | {
"text": [
"Miss Maudie"
],
"answer_start": [
215
]
} |
56d18bcde7d4791d0090205e | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | As children coming of age, Scout and Jem face hard realities and learn from them. Lee seems to examine Jem's sense of loss about how his neighbors have disappointed him more than Scout's. Jem says to their neighbor Miss Maudie the day after the trial, "It's like bein' a caterpillar wrapped in a cocoon ... I always thou... | What des Jem struggle to understand? | {
"text": [
"separations of race and class"
],
"answer_start": [
459
]
} |
56ce98e7aab44d1400b888bf | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The second part of the novel deals with what book reviewer Harding LeMay termed "the spirit-corroding shame of the civilized white Southerner in the treatment of the Negro". In the years following its release, many reviewers considered To Kill a Mockingbird a novel primarily concerned with race relations. Claudia Durst... | When did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place? | {
"text": [
"1955"
],
"answer_start": [
531
]
} |
56d198dce7d4791d0090206f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The second part of the novel deals with what book reviewer Harding LeMay termed "the spirit-corroding shame of the civilized white Southerner in the treatment of the Negro". In the years following its release, many reviewers considered To Kill a Mockingbird a novel primarily concerned with race relations. Claudia Durst... | Many reviewers consider the second part of the book to be about what issue? | {
"text": [
"race relations"
],
"answer_start": [
291
]
} |
56ce996caab44d1400b888c1 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholar Patrick Chura, who suggests Emmett Till was a model for Tom Robinson, enumerates the injustices endured by the fictional Tom that Till also faced. Chura notes the icon of the black rapist causing harm to the representation of the "mythologized vulnerable and sacred Southern womanhood". Any transgressions by bla... | The main jurors in Tom Robinson's trial were all which race? | {
"text": [
"white"
],
"answer_start": [
371
]
} |
56ce996caab44d1400b888c2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholar Patrick Chura, who suggests Emmett Till was a model for Tom Robinson, enumerates the injustices endured by the fictional Tom that Till also faced. Chura notes the icon of the black rapist causing harm to the representation of the "mythologized vulnerable and sacred Southern womanhood". Any transgressions by bla... | How did Tom Robinson die in the novel? | {
"text": [
"shot seventeen times"
],
"answer_start": [
1237
]
} |
56d19bdee7d4791d00902073 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholar Patrick Chura, who suggests Emmett Till was a model for Tom Robinson, enumerates the injustices endured by the fictional Tom that Till also faced. Chura notes the icon of the black rapist causing harm to the representation of the "mythologized vulnerable and sacred Southern womanhood". Any transgressions by bla... | At the time of the novel's setting, what punishment was often received by black males for percieved sexual contact with a white woman? | {
"text": [
"death"
],
"answer_start": [
453
]
} |
56d19bdee7d4791d00902074 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholar Patrick Chura, who suggests Emmett Till was a model for Tom Robinson, enumerates the injustices endured by the fictional Tom that Till also faced. Chura notes the icon of the black rapist causing harm to the representation of the "mythologized vulnerable and sacred Southern womanhood". Any transgressions by bla... | Who comprised Tom's jury? | {
"text": [
"poor white farmers"
],
"answer_start": [
511
]
} |
56d19bdee7d4791d00902075 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholar Patrick Chura, who suggests Emmett Till was a model for Tom Robinson, enumerates the injustices endured by the fictional Tom that Till also faced. Chura notes the icon of the black rapist causing harm to the representation of the "mythologized vulnerable and sacred Southern womanhood". Any transgressions by bla... | How many times was Tom shot? | {
"text": [
"seventeen"
],
"answer_start": [
1242
]
} |
56ce99a5aab44d1400b888c5 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The theme of racial injustice appears symbolically in the novel as well. For example, Atticus must shoot a rabid dog, even though it is not his job to do so. Carolyn Jones argues that the dog represents prejudice within the town of Maycomb, and Atticus, who waits on a deserted street to shoot the dog, must fight agains... | Atticus is tasked with killing what animal in the novel? | {
"text": [
"a rabid dog"
],
"answer_start": [
105
]
} |
56d19cf4e7d4791d00902079 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The theme of racial injustice appears symbolically in the novel as well. For example, Atticus must shoot a rabid dog, even though it is not his job to do so. Carolyn Jones argues that the dog represents prejudice within the town of Maycomb, and Atticus, who waits on a deserted street to shoot the dog, must fight agains... | What is Atticus shooting the rabid dog symbolic of? | {
"text": [
"fight against the town's racism"
],
"answer_start": [
308
]
} |
56cf477faab44d1400b88f14 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In a 1964 interview, Lee remarked that her aspiration was "to be ... the Jane Austen of South Alabama." Both Austen and Lee challenged the social status quo and valued individual worth over social standing. When Scout embarrasses her poorer classmate, Walter Cunningham, at the Finch home one day, Calpurnia, their black... | Who does the cooking at the Finch's house? | {
"text": [
"Calpurnia"
],
"answer_start": [
298
]
} |
56cf477faab44d1400b88f15 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In a 1964 interview, Lee remarked that her aspiration was "to be ... the Jane Austen of South Alabama." Both Austen and Lee challenged the social status quo and valued individual worth over social standing. When Scout embarrasses her poorer classmate, Walter Cunningham, at the Finch home one day, Calpurnia, their black... | Who is Atticus Finch's sibling? | {
"text": [
"Aunt Alexandra"
],
"answer_start": [
474
]
} |
56cf477faab44d1400b88f16 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In a 1964 interview, Lee remarked that her aspiration was "to be ... the Jane Austen of South Alabama." Both Austen and Lee challenged the social status quo and valued individual worth over social standing. When Scout embarrasses her poorer classmate, Walter Cunningham, at the Finch home one day, Calpurnia, their black... | Who does Scout Tease and humiliate at their house? | {
"text": [
"Walter Cunningham"
],
"answer_start": [
252
]
} |
56d19e43e7d4791d0090207b | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In a 1964 interview, Lee remarked that her aspiration was "to be ... the Jane Austen of South Alabama." Both Austen and Lee challenged the social status quo and valued individual worth over social standing. When Scout embarrasses her poorer classmate, Walter Cunningham, at the Finch home one day, Calpurnia, their black... | Which author did Lee aspire to be like? | {
"text": [
"Jane Austen"
],
"answer_start": [
73
]
} |
56d19e43e7d4791d0090207c | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In a 1964 interview, Lee remarked that her aspiration was "to be ... the Jane Austen of South Alabama." Both Austen and Lee challenged the social status quo and valued individual worth over social standing. When Scout embarrasses her poorer classmate, Walter Cunningham, at the Finch home one day, Calpurnia, their black... | Both authors valued what over social standing? | {
"text": [
"individual worth"
],
"answer_start": [
168
]
} |
56cf48feaab44d1400b88f36 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholars argue that Lee's approach to class and race was more complex "than ascribing racial prejudice primarily to 'poor white trash' ... Lee demonstrates how issues of gender and class intensify prejudice, silence the voices that might challenge the existing order, and greatly complicate many Americans' conception of... | Are the Ewell's considered rich or poor? | {
"text": [
"poor"
],
"answer_start": [
117
]
} |
56d1a128e7d4791d0090207f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholars argue that Lee's approach to class and race was more complex "than ascribing racial prejudice primarily to 'poor white trash' ... Lee demonstrates how issues of gender and class intensify prejudice, silence the voices that might challenge the existing order, and greatly complicate many Americans' conception of... | What two factors did Lee demonstrate intensified prejudice? | {
"text": [
"gender and class"
],
"answer_start": [
170
]
} |
56d1a128e7d4791d00902081 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Scholars argue that Lee's approach to class and race was more complex "than ascribing racial prejudice primarily to 'poor white trash' ... Lee demonstrates how issues of gender and class intensify prejudice, silence the voices that might challenge the existing order, and greatly complicate many Americans' conception of... | The children's non-judgmental attitude gave them a greater understanding of what? | {
"text": [
"people's motives and behavior"
],
"answer_start": [
1038
]
} |
56cf4943aab44d1400b88f42 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel has been noted for its poignant exploration of different forms of courage. Scout's impulsive inclination to fight students who insult Atticus reflects her attempt to stand up for him and defend him. Atticus is the moral center of the novel, however, and he teaches Jem one of the most significant lessons of co... | Mrs. Dubose suffers from an addiction to what? | {
"text": [
"morphine"
],
"answer_start": [
473
]
} |
56d1a35fe7d4791d00902085 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel has been noted for its poignant exploration of different forms of courage. Scout's impulsive inclination to fight students who insult Atticus reflects her attempt to stand up for him and defend him. Atticus is the moral center of the novel, however, and he teaches Jem one of the most significant lessons of co... | Who is the moral center of the novel? | {
"text": [
"Atticus"
],
"answer_start": [
144
]
} |
56d1a35fe7d4791d00902086 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel has been noted for its poignant exploration of different forms of courage. Scout's impulsive inclination to fight students who insult Atticus reflects her attempt to stand up for him and defend him. Atticus is the moral center of the novel, however, and he teaches Jem one of the most significant lessons of co... | The novel explores various forms of what trait? | {
"text": [
"courage"
],
"answer_start": [
76
]
} |
56cf4ad1aab44d1400b88f64 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Charles Shields, who has written the only book-length biography of Harper Lee to date, offers the reason for the novel's enduring popularity and impact is that "its lessons of human dignity and respect for others remain fundamental and universal". Atticus' lesson to Scout that "you never really understand a person unti... | Who has written the only biography of Harper Lee? | {
"text": [
"Charles Shields"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56d2021be7d4791d009025e2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Charles Shields, who has written the only book-length biography of Harper Lee to date, offers the reason for the novel's enduring popularity and impact is that "its lessons of human dignity and respect for others remain fundamental and universal". Atticus' lesson to Scout that "you never really understand a person unti... | Who wrote the only book length- biography of Harper Lee? | {
"text": [
"Charles Shields"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56d2021be7d4791d009025e3 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Charles Shields, who has written the only book-length biography of Harper Lee to date, offers the reason for the novel's enduring popularity and impact is that "its lessons of human dignity and respect for others remain fundamental and universal". Atticus' lesson to Scout that "you never really understand a person unti... | According to Shields, which of the books lessons are fundamental and universal? | {
"text": [
"human dignity and respect for others"
],
"answer_start": [
176
]
} |
56d2021be7d4791d009025e4 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Charles Shields, who has written the only book-length biography of Harper Lee to date, offers the reason for the novel's enduring popularity and impact is that "its lessons of human dignity and respect for others remain fundamental and universal". Atticus' lesson to Scout that "you never really understand a person unti... | Who does Scout think could be lonelier than Boo Radley? | {
"text": [
"Mayella Ewell"
],
"answer_start": [
493
]
} |
56cf4b12aab44d1400b88f68 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Just as Lee explores Jem's development in coming to grips with a racist and unjust society, Scout realizes what being female means, and several female characters influence her development. Scout's primary identification with her father and older brother allows her to describe the variety and depth of female characters ... | Who are the main female role models for Scout during the story? | {
"text": [
"Calpurnia and Miss Maudie"
],
"answer_start": [
1103
]
} |
56d20469e7d4791d009025fc | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Just as Lee explores Jem's development in coming to grips with a racist and unjust society, Scout realizes what being female means, and several female characters influence her development. Scout's primary identification with her father and older brother allows her to describe the variety and depth of female characters ... | Who are Scout's two primary female models? | {
"text": [
"Calpurnia and Miss Maudie"
],
"answer_start": [
1103
]
} |
56d20469e7d4791d009025fd | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Just as Lee explores Jem's development in coming to grips with a racist and unjust society, Scout realizes what being female means, and several female characters influence her development. Scout's primary identification with her father and older brother allows her to describe the variety and depth of female characters ... | Who chastis Scout for the way she dresse and accuses her of ruining her family name? | {
"text": [
"Mrs. Dubose"
],
"answer_start": [
817
]
} |
56d20469e7d4791d009025fe | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Just as Lee explores Jem's development in coming to grips with a racist and unjust society, Scout realizes what being female means, and several female characters influence her development. Scout's primary identification with her father and older brother allows her to describe the variety and depth of female characters ... | Tomboy Scout grows up tto become what? | {
"text": [
"feminist"
],
"answer_start": [
1203
]
} |
56cf4b72aab44d1400b88f75 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Absent mothers and abusive fathers are another theme in the novel. Scout and Jem's mother died before Scout could remember her, Mayella's mother is dead, and Mrs. Radley is silent about Boo's confinement to the house. Apart from Atticus, the fathers described are abusers. Bob Ewell, it is hinted, molested his daughter,... | In the book, which character was expected of molesting their child? | {
"text": [
"Bob Ewell"
],
"answer_start": [
273
]
} |
56d2581659d6e41400145edc | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Absent mothers and abusive fathers are another theme in the novel. Scout and Jem's mother died before Scout could remember her, Mayella's mother is dead, and Mrs. Radley is silent about Boo's confinement to the house. Apart from Atticus, the fathers described are abusers. Bob Ewell, it is hinted, molested his daughter,... | Who was the only non-abusive father mentioned? | {
"text": [
"Atticus"
],
"answer_start": [
229
]
} |
56cf4ba7aab44d1400b88f78 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Allusions to legal issues in To Kill a Mockingbird, particularly in scenes outside of the courtroom, has drawn the attention from legal scholars. Claudia Durst Johnson writes that "a greater volume of critical readings has been amassed by two legal scholars in law journals than by all the literary scholars in literary ... | Which character is chastised in the book for marrying a black woman? | {
"text": [
"Dolphus Raymond"
],
"answer_start": [
755
]
} |
56d25ca259d6e41400145ef0 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Allusions to legal issues in To Kill a Mockingbird, particularly in scenes outside of the courtroom, has drawn the attention from legal scholars. Claudia Durst Johnson writes that "a greater volume of critical readings has been amassed by two legal scholars in law journals than by all the literary scholars in literary ... | Who does Charles Lamb speculate were once children? | {
"text": [
"Lawyers"
],
"answer_start": [
399
]
} |
56d25ca259d6e41400145ef2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Allusions to legal issues in To Kill a Mockingbird, particularly in scenes outside of the courtroom, has drawn the attention from legal scholars. Claudia Durst Johnson writes that "a greater volume of critical readings has been amassed by two legal scholars in law journals than by all the literary scholars in literary ... | What is another name for Scout's pink cotton penitentiary? | {
"text": [
"frilly clothes"
],
"answer_start": [
1185
]
} |
56cf4ccdaab44d1400b88f7a | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Songbirds and their associated symbolism appear throughout the novel. The family's last name of Finch also shares Lee's mother's maiden name. The titular mockingbird is a key motif of this theme, which first appears when Atticus, having given his children air-rifles for Christmas, allows their Uncle Jack to teach them ... | Which animal serves as a symbol throughout the book? | {
"text": [
"Songbirds"
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56cf4ccdaab44d1400b88f7b | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Songbirds and their associated symbolism appear throughout the novel. The family's last name of Finch also shares Lee's mother's maiden name. The titular mockingbird is a key motif of this theme, which first appears when Atticus, having given his children air-rifles for Christmas, allows their Uncle Jack to teach them ... | Harper Lee's mother's maiden name was what? | {
"text": [
"Finch"
],
"answer_start": [
96
]
} |
56cf4ccdaab44d1400b88f7c | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Songbirds and their associated symbolism appear throughout the novel. The family's last name of Finch also shares Lee's mother's maiden name. The titular mockingbird is a key motif of this theme, which first appears when Atticus, having given his children air-rifles for Christmas, allows their Uncle Jack to teach them ... | Which bird does Atticus Finch say is a "sin to kill?" | {
"text": [
"mockingbird"
],
"answer_start": [
154
]
} |
56d25eb659d6e41400145f06 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Songbirds and their associated symbolism appear throughout the novel. The family's last name of Finch also shares Lee's mother's maiden name. The titular mockingbird is a key motif of this theme, which first appears when Atticus, having given his children air-rifles for Christmas, allows their Uncle Jack to teach them ... | According to Atticus, which bird is it a sin to shoot? | {
"text": [
"mockingbird"
],
"answer_start": [
154
]
} |
56d25eb659d6e41400145f07 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Songbirds and their associated symbolism appear throughout the novel. The family's last name of Finch also shares Lee's mother's maiden name. The titular mockingbird is a key motif of this theme, which first appears when Atticus, having given his children air-rifles for Christmas, allows their Uncle Jack to teach them ... | According to Miss Maudie, which bird is never harmful? | {
"text": [
"mockingbird"
],
"answer_start": [
154
]
} |
56d25eb659d6e41400145f08 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Songbirds and their associated symbolism appear throughout the novel. The family's last name of Finch also shares Lee's mother's maiden name. The titular mockingbird is a key motif of this theme, which first appears when Atticus, having given his children air-rifles for Christmas, allows their Uncle Jack to teach them ... | Symbolically, killing a mockingbird is killing what according to Edwin Bruell? | {
"text": [
"that which is innocent and harmless"
],
"answer_start": [
835
]
} |
56cf4debaab44d1400b88f8c | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Despite her editors' warnings that the book might not sell well, it quickly became a sensation, bringing acclaim to Lee in literary circles, in her hometown of Monroeville, and throughout Alabama. The book went through numerous subsequent printings and became widely available through its inclusion in the Book of the Mo... | Reader's Digest included To Kill a Mockingbird in what program of theirs? | {
"text": [
"Book of the Month Club"
],
"answer_start": [
306
]
} |
56d2675b59d6e41400145f76 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Despite her editors' warnings that the book might not sell well, it quickly became a sensation, bringing acclaim to Lee in literary circles, in her hometown of Monroeville, and throughout Alabama. The book went through numerous subsequent printings and became widely available through its inclusion in the Book of the Mo... | The book's availablity increased through inclusion in what book service? | {
"text": [
"Book of the Month Club"
],
"answer_start": [
306
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} |
56cf52eeaab44d1400b88fd2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One year after its publication To Kill a Mockingbird had been translated into ten languages. In the years since, it has sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. The novel has never been out of print in hardcover or paperback, and has become part of the standard literature curric... | After one year when To Kill a Mockingbird first came out, how many languages has it been printed in? | {
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78
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} |
56cf52eeaab44d1400b88fd3 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One year after its publication To Kill a Mockingbird had been translated into ten languages. In the years since, it has sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. The novel has never been out of print in hardcover or paperback, and has become part of the standard literature curric... | Up til today, how many languages has To Kill a Mockingbird been printed in? | {
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"40"
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"answer_start": [
188
]
} |
56cf52eeaab44d1400b88fd4 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One year after its publication To Kill a Mockingbird had been translated into ten languages. In the years since, it has sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. The novel has never been out of print in hardcover or paperback, and has become part of the standard literature curric... | How many copies has To Kill a Mockingbird sold since it first came out? | {
"text": [
"30 million"
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"answer_start": [
135
]
} |
56d3965159d6e414001467c9 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One year after its publication To Kill a Mockingbird had been translated into ten languages. In the years since, it has sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. The novel has never been out of print in hardcover or paperback, and has become part of the standard literature curric... | How many copies of the book have been sold? | {
"text": [
"more than 30 million"
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"answer_start": [
125
]
} |
56d3965159d6e414001467ca | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One year after its publication To Kill a Mockingbird had been translated into ten languages. In the years since, it has sold more than 30 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. The novel has never been out of print in hardcover or paperback, and has become part of the standard literature curric... | How many languages has the book been translated into? | {
"text": [
"more than 40"
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"answer_start": [
178
]
} |
56cf5398aab44d1400b88fe2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Many writers compare their perceptions of To Kill a Mockingbird as adults with when they first read it as children. Mary McDonagh Murphy interviewed celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Rosanne Cash, Tom Brokaw, and Harper's sister Alice Lee, who read the novel and compiled their impressions of it as children and adult... | Public figure's impressions of the novel were formed into a book called what? | {
"text": [
"Scout, Atticus, and Boo"
],
"answer_start": [
341
]
} |
56cf5398aab44d1400b88fe3 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Many writers compare their perceptions of To Kill a Mockingbird as adults with when they first read it as children. Mary McDonagh Murphy interviewed celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Rosanne Cash, Tom Brokaw, and Harper's sister Alice Lee, who read the novel and compiled their impressions of it as children and adult... | Who was Harper Lee's sister? | {
"text": [
"Alice Lee"
],
"answer_start": [
232
]
} |
56d3996b59d6e414001467eb | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Many writers compare their perceptions of To Kill a Mockingbird as adults with when they first read it as children. Mary McDonagh Murphy interviewed celebrities including Oprah Winfrey, Rosanne Cash, Tom Brokaw, and Harper's sister Alice Lee, who read the novel and compiled their impressions of it as children and adult... | What book compiled Adults' impressions and their impressions as children about the novel? | {
"text": [
"Scout, Atticus, and Boo"
],
"answer_start": [
341
]
} |
56cf542daab44d1400b88fec | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One of the most significant impacts To Kill a Mockingbird has had is Atticus Finch's model of integrity for the legal profession. As scholar Alice Petry explains, "Atticus has become something of a folk hero in legal circles and is treated almost as if he were an actual person." Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law ... | Atticus Finch's integrity has become a model for which job? | {
"text": [
"lawyer"
],
"answer_start": [
373
]
} |
56d39a7759d6e414001467fb | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One of the most significant impacts To Kill a Mockingbird has had is Atticus Finch's model of integrity for the legal profession. As scholar Alice Petry explains, "Atticus has become something of a folk hero in legal circles and is treated almost as if he were an actual person." Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law ... | Atticus Finch is a model of what for legal professionals? | {
"text": [
"integrity"
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"answer_start": [
94
]
} |
56cf5472aab44d1400b88ff8 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 1992, an Alabama editorial called for the death of Atticus, saying that as liberal as Atticus was, he still worked within a system of institutionalized racism and sexism and should not be revered. The editorial sparked a flurry of responses from attorneys who entered the profession because of him and esteemed him as... | What year was a statue of Atticus build in Alabama? | {
"text": [
"1997"
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"answer_start": [
474
]
} |
56cf5472aab44d1400b88ff9 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 1992, an Alabama editorial called for the death of Atticus, saying that as liberal as Atticus was, he still worked within a system of institutionalized racism and sexism and should not be revered. The editorial sparked a flurry of responses from attorneys who entered the profession because of him and esteemed him as... | Harper Lee was given a membership to what in 2008? | {
"text": [
"Alabama State Bar"
],
"answer_start": [
484
]
} |
56d39b8159d6e41400146804 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 1992, an Alabama editorial called for the death of Atticus, saying that as liberal as Atticus was, he still worked within a system of institutionalized racism and sexism and should not be revered. The editorial sparked a flurry of responses from attorneys who entered the profession because of him and esteemed him as... | What did the Alabama State Bar bestow on Lee in 2008? | {
"text": [
"honorary special membership"
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"answer_start": [
675
]
} |
56cf54baaab44d1400b89010 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | To Kill a Mockingbird has been a source of significant controversy since its being the subject of classroom study as early as 1963. The book's racial slurs, profanity, and frank discussion of rape have led people to challenge its appropriateness in libraries and classrooms across the United States. The American Library... | To Kill a Mockingbird was first studied in American schools in what year? | {
"text": [
"1963"
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"answer_start": [
126
]
} |
56cf54baaab44d1400b89011 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | To Kill a Mockingbird has been a source of significant controversy since its being the subject of classroom study as early as 1963. The book's racial slurs, profanity, and frank discussion of rape have led people to challenge its appropriateness in libraries and classrooms across the United States. The American Library... | The American Library Associated ranked To Kill a Mockingbird where on its most frequently challenged books of 2000-2009? | {
"text": [
"21"
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"answer_start": [
380
]
} |
56d39d2359d6e41400146821 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | To Kill a Mockingbird has been a source of significant controversy since its being the subject of classroom study as early as 1963. The book's racial slurs, profanity, and frank discussion of rape have led people to challenge its appropriateness in libraries and classrooms across the United States. The American Library... | In what year did the book become a subject of classroom study? | {
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"1963"
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"answer_start": [
126
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} |
56d39d2359d6e41400146822 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | To Kill a Mockingbird has been a source of significant controversy since its being the subject of classroom study as early as 1963. The book's racial slurs, profanity, and frank discussion of rape have led people to challenge its appropriateness in libraries and classrooms across the United States. The American Library... | According to The American Library Association, what rank did the book have among the most frequently challenged books from 2000 to 2009? | {
"text": [
"21"
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"answer_start": [
380
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} |
56cf550faab44d1400b8901e | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One of the first incidents of the book being challenged was in Hanover, Virginia, in 1966: a parent protested that the use of rape as a plot device was immoral. Johnson cites examples of letters to local newspapers, which ranged from amusement to fury; those letters expressing the most outrage, however, complained abou... | When was the first major controversy that surfaced from the book? | {
"text": [
"1966"
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"answer_start": [
85
]
} |
56cf550faab44d1400b8901f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One of the first incidents of the book being challenged was in Hanover, Virginia, in 1966: a parent protested that the use of rape as a plot device was immoral. Johnson cites examples of letters to local newspapers, which ranged from amusement to fury; those letters expressing the most outrage, however, complained abou... | What event in the novel was heavily criticized for being a plot device? | {
"text": [
"rape"
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"answer_start": [
126
]
} |
56d3a1c459d6e4140014683d | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One of the first incidents of the book being challenged was in Hanover, Virginia, in 1966: a parent protested that the use of rape as a plot device was immoral. Johnson cites examples of letters to local newspapers, which ranged from amusement to fury; those letters expressing the most outrage, however, complained abou... | In letters to local newspapers, what subplot in the book received the most complaints? | {
"text": [
"Mayella Ewell's attraction to Tom Robinson"
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"answer_start": [
322
]
} |
56d3a1c459d6e4140014683e | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | One of the first incidents of the book being challenged was in Hanover, Virginia, in 1966: a parent protested that the use of rape as a plot device was immoral. Johnson cites examples of letters to local newspapers, which ranged from amusement to fury; those letters expressing the most outrage, however, complained abou... | According to the National Education Association, what was the only book to receive more complaints in 1968? | {
"text": [
"Little Black Sambo"
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"answer_start": [
827
]
} |
56cf55e2aab44d1400b89038 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel is cited as a factor in the success of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, however, in that it "arrived at the right moment to help the South and the nation grapple with the racial tensions (of) the accelerating civil rights movement". Its publication is so closely associated with the Civil Rights Movemen... | What movement in the '60s did the novel help spark? | {
"text": [
"civil rights movement"
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"answer_start": [
53
]
} |
56cf55e2aab44d1400b89039 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel is cited as a factor in the success of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, however, in that it "arrived at the right moment to help the South and the nation grapple with the racial tensions (of) the accelerating civil rights movement". Its publication is so closely associated with the Civil Rights Movemen... | Which book was credited with sparking the US Civil War? | {
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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"answer_start": [
909
]
} |
56d3df022ccc5a1400d82f02 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel is cited as a factor in the success of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, however, in that it "arrived at the right moment to help the South and the nation grapple with the racial tensions (of) the accelerating civil rights movement". Its publication is so closely associated with the Civil Rights Movemen... | What other book did Mark Childress compare it to? | {
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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"answer_start": [
909
]
} |
56cf5655aab44d1400b8903c | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A touching book; and so funny, so likeable." This comment has been construed to su... | Who was Truman Capote's father? | {
"text": [
"Archulus Persons"
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"answer_start": [
442
]
} |
56cf5655aab44d1400b8903d | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A touching book; and so funny, so likeable." This comment has been construed to su... | Who was speculated to have wrote the book instead of Harper Lee? | {
"text": [
"Truman Capote"
],
"answer_start": [
31
]
} |
56cf5655aab44d1400b8903e | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A touching book; and so funny, so likeable." This comment has been construed to su... | What was the name of Harper Lee's sister? | {
"text": [
"Alice"
],
"answer_start": [
851
]
} |
56d3e2ac2ccc5a1400d82f13 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A touching book; and so funny, so likeable." This comment has been construed to su... | Who was rumored to have written the book instead of Lee? | {
"text": [
"Truman Capote"
],
"answer_start": [
31
]
} |
56d3e2ac2ccc5a1400d82f14 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A touching book; and so funny, so likeable." This comment has been construed to su... | Lee's notes to whom help disclaim this rumor? | {
"text": [
"her editor"
],
"answer_start": [
760
]
} |
56cf572daab44d1400b89071 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingbird was in its 41st week on the bestseller list, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize,... | Which year did To Kill a Mockingbird win the Pulitzer Prize? | {
"text": [
"1961"
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"answer_start": [
208
]
} |
56cf572daab44d1400b89072 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingbird was in its 41st week on the bestseller list, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize,... | How many weeks did To Kill a Mockingbird remain on the bestsellers list when it won the Pulitzer Prize? | {
"text": [
"41"
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"answer_start": [
252
]
} |
56cf572daab44d1400b89073 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingbird was in its 41st week on the bestseller list, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize,... | Paperback of the Year award from Bestsellers magazine was awarded when? | {
"text": [
"1962"
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"answer_start": [
502
]
} |
56cf572daab44d1400b89074 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingbird was in its 41st week on the bestseller list, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize,... | When did Harper Lee begin refusing interviews and questions about the book? | {
"text": [
"1964"
],
"answer_start": [
520
]
} |
56d3e4762ccc5a1400d82f21 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingbird was in its 41st week on the bestseller list, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize,... | What major award did the book receive in 1961? | {
"text": [
"the Pulitzer Prize"
],
"answer_start": [
301
]
} |
56d3e4762ccc5a1400d82f22 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingbird was in its 41st week on the bestseller list, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize,... | In what year did Lee stop giving interviews about the book? | {
"text": [
"1964"
],
"answer_start": [
520
]
} |
56cf586faab44d1400b890a5 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2001, Lee was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. In the same year, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley initiated a reading program throughout the city's libraries, and chose his favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird, as the first title of the One City, One Book program. Lee declared that "there is no greater hono... | Which year was Lee awarded an induction into the Alabama Academy of Honor? | {
"text": [
"2001"
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"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56cf586faab44d1400b890a6 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2001, Lee was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. In the same year, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley initiated a reading program throughout the city's libraries, and chose his favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird, as the first title of the One City, One Book program. Lee declared that "there is no greater hono... | In 2004, the novel as been picked by how many communities for citywide reading programs more than any other book? | {
"text": [
"25"
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"answer_start": [
386
]
} |
56cf586faab44d1400b890a7 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2001, Lee was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. In the same year, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley initiated a reading program throughout the city's libraries, and chose his favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird, as the first title of the One City, One Book program. Lee declared that "there is no greater hono... | In 2001, what city's mayor picked To Kill a Mockingbird as their favorite book? | {
"text": [
"Chicago"
],
"answer_start": [
79
]
} |
56d3e5de2ccc5a1400d82f2f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2001, Lee was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. In the same year, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley initiated a reading program throughout the city's libraries, and chose his favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird, as the first title of the One City, One Book program. Lee declared that "there is no greater hono... | Which city's mayor initiated a reading program with the book? | {
"text": [
"Chicago"
],
"answer_start": [
79
]
} |
56d3e5de2ccc5a1400d82f30 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2001, Lee was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor. In the same year, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley initiated a reading program throughout the city's libraries, and chose his favorite book, To Kill a Mockingbird, as the first title of the One City, One Book program. Lee declared that "there is no greater hono... | By 2004, how many communities were using the book as part of their reading programs? | {
"text": [
"25"
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"answer_start": [
386
]
} |
56cf593eaab44d1400b890bf | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mockingbird to honor her.[note 5] Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 5, 200... | Which school granted Lee an honory doctorate in 2006? | {
"text": [
"University of Notre Dame"
],
"answer_start": [
56
]
} |
56cf593eaab44d1400b890c0 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mockingbird to honor her.[note 5] Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 5, 200... | Which president of the US awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom? | {
"text": [
"George W. Bush"
],
"answer_start": [
335
]
} |
56cf593eaab44d1400b890c1 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mockingbird to honor her.[note 5] Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 5, 200... | When did Lee receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom? | {
"text": [
"2007"
],
"answer_start": [
317
]
} |
56d3e7442ccc5a1400d82f3d | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mockingbird to honor her.[note 5] Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 5, 200... | What university awarded Lee an honorary doctorate in 2006? | {
"text": [
"Notre Dame"
],
"answer_start": [
70
]
} |
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