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56d1a128e7d4791d0090207f	What two factors did Lee demonstrate intensified prejudice?	gender and class	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nScholars 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 complicat...
56d1a128e7d4791d00902081	The children's non-judgmental attitude gave them a greater understanding of what?	people's motives and behavior	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nScholars 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 complicat...
56cf4943aab44d1400b88f42	Mrs. Dubose suffers from an addiction to what?	morphine	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe 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 ...
56d1a35fe7d4791d00902085	Who is the moral center of the novel?	Atticus	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe 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 ...
56d1a35fe7d4791d00902086	The novel explores various forms of what trait?	courage	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe 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 ...
56cf4ad1aab44d1400b88f64	Who has written the only biography of Harper Lee?	Charles Shields	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nCharles 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 neve...
56d2021be7d4791d009025e2	Who wrote the only book length- biography of Harper Lee?	Charles Shields	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nCharles 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 neve...
56d2021be7d4791d009025e3	According to Shields, which of the books lessons are fundamental and universal?	human dignity and respect for others	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nCharles 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 neve...
56d2021be7d4791d009025e4	Who does Scout think could be lonelier than Boo Radley?	Mayella Ewell	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nCharles 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 neve...
56cf4b12aab44d1400b88f68	Who are the main female role models for Scout during the story?	Calpurnia and Miss Maudie	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nJust 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 a...
56d20469e7d4791d009025fc	Who are Scout's two primary female models?	Calpurnia and Miss Maudie	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nJust 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 a...
56d20469e7d4791d009025fd	Who chastis Scout for the way she dresse and accuses her of ruining her family name?	Mrs. Dubose	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nJust 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 a...
56d20469e7d4791d009025fe	Tomboy Scout grows up tto become what?	feminist	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nJust 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 a...
56cf4b72aab44d1400b88f75	In the book, which character was expected of molesting their child?	Bob Ewell	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAbsent 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 ...
56d2581659d6e41400145edc	Who was the only non-abusive father mentioned?	Atticus	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAbsent 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 ...
56cf4ba7aab44d1400b88f78	Which character is chastised in the book for marrying a black woman?	Dolphus Raymond	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAllusions 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...
56d25ca259d6e41400145ef0	Who does Charles Lamb speculate were once children?	Lawyers	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAllusions 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...
56d25ca259d6e41400145ef2	What is another name for Scout's pink cotton penitentiary?	frilly clothes	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAllusions 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...
56cf4ccdaab44d1400b88f7a	Which animal serves as a symbol throughout the book?	Songbirds	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSongbirds 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 t...
56cf4ccdaab44d1400b88f7b	Harper Lee's mother's maiden name was what?	Finch	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSongbirds 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 t...
56cf4ccdaab44d1400b88f7c	Which bird does Atticus Finch say is a "sin to kill?"	mockingbird	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSongbirds 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 t...
56d25eb659d6e41400145f06	According to Atticus, which bird is it a sin to shoot?	mockingbird	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSongbirds 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 t...
56d25eb659d6e41400145f07	According to Miss Maudie, which bird is never harmful?	mockingbird	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSongbirds 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 t...
56d25eb659d6e41400145f08	Symbolically, killing a mockingbird is killing what according to Edwin Bruell?	that which is innocent and harmless	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSongbirds 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 t...
56cf4debaab44d1400b88f8c	Reader's Digest included To Kill a Mockingbird in what program of theirs?	Book of the Month Club	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nDespite 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 i...
56d2675b59d6e41400145f76	The book's availablity increased through inclusion in what book service?	Book of the Month Club	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nDespite 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 i...
56cf52eeaab44d1400b88fd2	After one year when To Kill a Mockingbird first came out, how many languages has it been printed in?	ten	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 ...
56cf52eeaab44d1400b88fd3	Up til today, how many languages has To Kill a Mockingbird been printed in?	40	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 ...
56cf52eeaab44d1400b88fd4	How many copies has To Kill a Mockingbird sold since it first came out?	30 million	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 ...
56d3965159d6e414001467c9	How many copies of the book have been sold?	more than 30 million	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 ...
56d3965159d6e414001467ca	How many languages has the book been translated into?	more than 40	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 ...
56cf5398aab44d1400b88fe2	Public figure's impressions of the novel were formed into a book called what?	Scout, Atticus, and Boo	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nMany 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 impressio...
56cf5398aab44d1400b88fe3	Who was Harper Lee's sister?	Alice Lee	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nMany 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 impressio...
56d3996b59d6e414001467eb	What book compiled Adults' impressions and their impressions as children about the novel?	Scout, Atticus, and Boo	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nMany 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 impressio...
56cf542daab44d1400b88fec	Atticus Finch's integrity has become a model for which job?	lawyer	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 D...
56d39a7759d6e414001467fb	Atticus Finch is a model of what for legal professionals?	integrity	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 D...
56cf5472aab44d1400b88ff8	What year was a statue of Atticus build in Alabama?	1997	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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 beca...
56cf5472aab44d1400b88ff9	Harper Lee was given a membership to what in 2008?	Alabama State Bar	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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 beca...
56d39b8159d6e41400146804	What did the Alabama State Bar bestow on Lee in 2008?	honorary special membership	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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 beca...
56cf54baaab44d1400b89010	To Kill a Mockingbird was first studied in American schools in what year?	1963	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nTo 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 Unite...
56cf54baaab44d1400b89011	The American Library Associated ranked To Kill a Mockingbird where on its most frequently challenged books of 2000-2009?	21	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nTo 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 Unite...
56d39d2359d6e41400146821	In what year did the book become a subject of classroom study?	1963	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nTo 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 Unite...
56d39d2359d6e41400146822	According to The American Library Association, what rank did the book have among the most frequently challenged books from 2000 to 2009?	21	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nTo 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 Unite...
56cf550faab44d1400b8901e	When was the first major controversy that surfaced from the book?	1966	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 out...
56cf550faab44d1400b8901f	What event in the novel was heavily criticized for being a plot device?	rape	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 out...
56d3a1c459d6e4140014683d	In letters to local newspapers, what subplot in the book received the most complaints?	Mayella Ewell's attraction to Tom Robinson	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 out...
56d3a1c459d6e4140014683e	According to the National Education Association, what was the only book to receive more complaints in 1968?	Little Black Sambo	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nOne 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 out...
56cf55e2aab44d1400b89038	What movement in the '60s did the novel help spark?	civil rights movement	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe 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 associat...
56cf55e2aab44d1400b89039	Which book was credited with sparking the US Civil War?	Uncle Tom's Cabin	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe 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 associat...
56d3df022ccc5a1400d82f02	What other book did Mark Childress compare it to?	Uncle Tom's Cabin	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe 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 associat...
56cf5655aab44d1400b8903c	Who was Truman Capote's father?	Archulus Persons	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nLee'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 ...
56cf5655aab44d1400b8903d	Who was speculated to have wrote the book instead of Harper Lee?	Truman Capote	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nLee'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 ...
56cf5655aab44d1400b8903e	What was the name of Harper Lee's sister?	Alice	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nLee'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 ...
56d3e2ac2ccc5a1400d82f13	Who was rumored to have written the book instead of Lee?	Truman Capote	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nLee'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 ...
56d3e2ac2ccc5a1400d82f14	Lee's notes to whom help disclaim this rumor?	her editor	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nLee'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 ...
56cf572daab44d1400b89071	Which year did To Kill a Mockingbird win the Pulitzer Prize?	1961	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nDuring 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 w...
56cf572daab44d1400b89072	How many weeks did To Kill a Mockingbird remain on the bestsellers list when it won the Pulitzer Prize?	41	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nDuring 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 w...
56cf572daab44d1400b89073	Paperback of the Year award from Bestsellers magazine was awarded when?	1962	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nDuring 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 w...
56cf572daab44d1400b89074	When did Harper Lee begin refusing interviews and questions about the book?	1964	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nDuring 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 w...
56d3e4762ccc5a1400d82f21	What major award did the book receive in 1961?	the Pulitzer Prize	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nDuring 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 w...
56d3e4762ccc5a1400d82f22	In what year did Lee stop giving interviews about the book?	1964	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nDuring 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 w...
56cf586faab44d1400b890a5	Which year was Lee awarded an induction into the Alabama Academy of Honor?	2001	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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 ...
56cf586faab44d1400b890a6	In 2004, the novel as been picked by how many communities for citywide reading programs more than any other book?	25	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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 ...
56cf586faab44d1400b890a7	In 2001, what city's mayor picked To Kill a Mockingbird as their favorite book?	Chicago	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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 ...
56d3e5de2ccc5a1400d82f2f	Which city's mayor initiated a reading program with the book?	Chicago	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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 ...
56d3e5de2ccc5a1400d82f30	By 2004, how many communities were using the book as part of their reading programs?	25	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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 ...
56cf593eaab44d1400b890bf	Which school granted Lee an honory doctorate in 2006?	University of Notre Dame	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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...
56cf593eaab44d1400b890c0	Which president of the US awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom?	George W. Bush	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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...
56cf593eaab44d1400b890c1	When did Lee receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom?	2007	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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...
56d3e7442ccc5a1400d82f3d	What university awarded Lee an honorary doctorate in 2006?	Notre Dame	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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...
56d3e7442ccc5a1400d82f3e	In 2007, which president awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom?	George W. Bush	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn 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...
56cf59eaaab44d1400b890d1	A movie adaptation of the book was released in what year?	1962	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe book was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. The film's producer, Alan J. Pakula, remembered Universal Pictures executives questioning him about a potential script: \"They said, 'What story do you plan to tell for the film?...
56cf59eaaab44d1400b890d2	Who played Atticus Finch in the 1962 movie of the same title?	Gregory Peck	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe book was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. The film's producer, Alan J. Pakula, remembered Universal Pictures executives questioning him about a potential script: \"They said, 'What story do you plan to tell for the film?...
56d3e8402ccc5a1400d82f43	Which actor received An Oscar for his role of Atticus Finch in the 1962 movie of the book?	Gregory Peck	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe book was made into the well-received 1962 film with the same title, starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. The film's producer, Alan J. Pakula, remembered Universal Pictures executives questioning him about a potential script: \"They said, 'What story do you plan to tell for the film?...
56cf5a6aaab44d1400b890e3	What item did Lee give the actor Gregory Peck after portraying Atticus Finch?	father's pocketwatch	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nHarper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: \"In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art.\" Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. L...
56cf5a6aaab44d1400b890e4	Which one of Gregory Peck's relatives was named after Harper Lee?	grandson	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nHarper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: \"In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art.\" Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. L...
56d3e9702ccc5a1400d82f51	What personal effect did Lee give to Peck?	her father's pocketwatch	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nHarper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: \"In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art.\" Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. L...
56d3e9702ccc5a1400d82f52	Which one of Peck's relatives was named Harper in honor of Lee?	grandson	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nHarper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: \"In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art.\" Peck met Lee's father, the model for Atticus, before the filming. L...
56cf5ab3aab44d1400b890e9	When did Lee randomly show up at the Los Angeles Public Library?	May 2005	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn May 2005, Lee made an uncharacteristic appearance at the Los Angeles Public Library at the request of Peck's widow Veronique, who said of Lee: \"She's like a national treasure. She's someone who has made a difference...with this book. The book is still as strong as it ever was, and so i...
56d3ead62ccc5a1400d82f55	What did Peck's widow call Lee?	a national treasure	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nIn May 2005, Lee made an uncharacteristic appearance at the Los Angeles Public Library at the request of Peck's widow Veronique, who said of Lee: \"She's like a national treasure. She's someone who has made a difference...with this book. The book is still as strong as it ever was, and so i...
56cf5b0eaab44d1400b890f7	Who turned the novel into a play?	Christopher Sergel	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself \"The Literary Capital of Alabama\". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chose...
56cf5b0eaab44d1400b890f8	When was the play for To Kill a Mockingbird first performed?	1990	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself \"The Literary Capital of Alabama\". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chose...
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f59	What town labeled itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama"?	Monroeville	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself \"The Literary Capital of Alabama\". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chose...
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f5a	Who makes up the cast of the annual play based on the book performed in Monroeville?	townspeople	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself \"The Literary Capital of Alabama\". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chose...
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f5b	During the courtroom scene, what happens to the audience?	racially segregated	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself \"The Literary Capital of Alabama\". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male audience members are chose...
56cf5b8eaab44d1400b89107	What country did Sergel's play tour around in and perform in 2006?	the UK	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSergel's play toured in the UK starting at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2006, and again in 2011 starting at the York Theatre Royal, both productions featuring Duncan Preston as Atticus Finch. The play also opened the 2013 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London where it ...
56cf5b8eaab44d1400b89108	The play was the opening act for the starting of the 2013 season at which location?	Regent's Park Open Air Theatre	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSergel's play toured in the UK starting at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2006, and again in 2011 starting at the York Theatre Royal, both productions featuring Duncan Preston as Atticus Finch. The play also opened the 2013 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London where it ...
56d3ee6e2ccc5a1400d82f5f	Who played Atticus Finch in the UK theater productions of the film in 2006 and 2011?	Duncan Preston	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nSergel's play toured in the UK starting at West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds in 2006, and again in 2011 starting at the York Theatre Royal, both productions featuring Duncan Preston as Atticus Finch. The play also opened the 2013 season at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London where it ...
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911b	When was Go Set a Watchman introduced to the public?	July 14, 2015	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAn earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier vers...
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911c	Go Set a Watchman was finished in what year?	1957	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAn earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier vers...
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911d	How many years after To Kill a Mockingbird is the setting of Go Set A Watchman?	20	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAn earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier vers...
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911e	Who was Harper Lee's lawyer?	Tonja Carter	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAn earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier vers...
56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f83	What is the earlier draft of the book titled?	Go Set a Watchman	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAn earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier vers...
56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f84	What year was Watchman completed?	1957	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAn earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier vers...
56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f85	How many years after Mockingbird was Watchman set?	20	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nAn earlier draft of To Kill a Mockingbird, titled Go Set a Watchman, was controversially released on July 14, 2015. This draft, which was completed in 1957, is set 20 years after the time period depicted in To Kill a Mockingbird but is not a continuation of the narrative. This earlier vers...
56d1085d17492d1400aab7a8	What two serious moral issues are dealt with in the novel?	rape and racial inequality	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writin...
56d1085d17492d1400aab7a9	Who is the protagonist of the novel?	Atticus Finch	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe novel is renowned for its warmth and humor, despite dealing with the serious issues of rape and racial inequality. The narrator's father, Atticus Finch, has served as a moral hero for many readers and as a model of integrity for lawyers. One critic explains the novel's impact by writin...
56d133a017492d1400aabc1c	What is Lee's strongest style of writing?	narration	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe strongest element of style noted by critics and reviewers is Lee's talent for narration, which in an early review in Time was called \"tactile brilliance\". Writing a decade later, another scholar noted, \"Harper Lee has a remarkable gift of story-telling. Her art is visual, and with c...
56d133a017492d1400aabc1d	What narrative technique does Lee use to combine the adult's perspective with the child's observations??	flashback	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nThe strongest element of style noted by critics and reviewers is Lee's talent for narration, which in an early review in Time was called \"tactile brilliance\". Writing a decade later, another scholar noted, \"Harper Lee has a remarkable gift of story-telling. Her art is visual, and with c...
56d1900ee7d4791d00902065	According to Lee, her book simply expressed a Christian code of honor and conduct inherit to whom?	all Southerners	[ "To_Kill_a_Mockingbird\n\nHarper Lee has remained famously detached from interpreting the novel since the mid-1960s. However, she gave some insight into her themes when, in a rare letter to the editor, she wrote in response to the passionate reaction her book caused: \"Surely it is plain to the simplest intelligenc...

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