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Quiz about The Making of To Kill a Mockingbird

The Making of "To Kill a Mockingbird" Quiz

These questions are derived from the wonderful documentary that is part of the DVD Special Edition of "To Kill a Mockingbird".

A multiple-choice quiz by mariannafunk. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
mariannafunk

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
215,743

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird"? Hint

Harper Finch

Hampton Leigh

Harper Lee

Lee Hampton

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Question 2 of 10

2. What town was the author from? Hint

Monroeville, LA

Macon, GA

Monroeville, AL

Macom, AL

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Question 3 of 10

3. The movie was filmed entirely in the town where the author grew up.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. The actors who played Scout and Jem were both from Birmingham, AL.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Elmer Bernstein, who wrote the incredible score was inspired by what idea for the main theme? Hint

A simple tune that Harper Lee made up as a child

The love of a parent for a child

The innocence of a time that has passed

What children did when they sat in front of the piano

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Question 6 of 10

6. The character of Dill was based on what famous person, as a child? Hint

Truman Capote

Jimmy Carter

Tennessee Williams

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Question 7 of 10

7. What did Robert Duvall do to prepare for his role as Boo Radley?
Hint

He dyed his hair white.

He bleached his skin.

He lost a lot of weight.

He didn't speak off screen in order to stay in character.

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the scene where Phillip Alford (Jem) had to push Mary Badham (Scout) in the tire, he secretly wished that she would get hurt, and die.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Harper Lee's father died during the filming. Harper gave Gregory Peck something that belonged to her father. What was it? Hint

Her father's rocking chair

Her father's watch

Her father's rifle

Her father's car

10. Mary Badham (Scout) and Phillip Alford (Jem) did not always get along. Mary would mimic Phillip saying his lines off camera, and he couldn't concentrate. They had to do many takes involving sitting at the kitchen table. Phillip Alford had trouble eating certain foods for years after that. What foods did he have a hard time eating? Hint

Ham and biscuits with gravy

Bacon and eggs

Scrambled eggs and sausage

Fried eggs and grits

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird"?

Answer: Harper Lee

This was the first book she ever published. She won a Pulitzer Prize for it. Her second book was published in 2015.

2. What town was the author from?

Answer: Monroeville, AL

Harper Lee based the book on her experiences growing up in Monroeville. There are characters in the book that were based on real people, or her ideas of what they were like, such as with the Radley house. There was a real house on her street, that people would not walk in front of, because they were afraid of the people inside.

3. The movie was filmed entirely in the town where the author grew up.

Answer: False

Unfortunately, it was impossible to film in Monroeville. Although the movie was filmed in the 1950s, there were already strip malls, Dollar Stores, etc. that changed the old-fashioned image as beautifully described by Harper Lee. They found a town in San Fernando Valley, CA to use in the filming, but they ended up building a set on a backlot of Universal Studios.

4. The actors who played Scout and Jem were both from Birmingham, AL.

Answer: True

Talent scouts combed the south for talented children. Jem, played by Phillip Alford, and Scout, played by Mary Badham were respectively 13 and 9. They did not know each other.

5. Elmer Bernstein, who wrote the incredible score was inspired by what idea for the main theme?

Answer: What children did when they sat in front of the piano

When he began composing the score, he sat in front of his piano, and thought about the children, and how the audience was seeing the movie through the eyes of children. What did children do when they sat in front of the piano? They played and made up simple compositions.

6. The character of Dill was based on what famous person, as a child?

Answer: Truman Capote

Truman Capote was shipped off to stay with his aunt in a small southern town every summer. He was a runt of child, abandoned by his father and mother, who needed to cut loose, and explore the dark side of his aunt's neighborhood. When Horton Foote, the screenwriter, found out about this, his creative juices took flight.

7. What did Robert Duvall do to prepare for his role as Boo Radley?

Answer: He dyed his hair white.

On his first day of shooting, Robert Duvall appeared on the set with white hair. This was his idea. It gave him a look of transparency, or of being ghost-like.

8. In the scene where Phillip Alford (Jem) had to push Mary Badham (Scout) in the tire, he secretly wished that she would get hurt, and die.

Answer: True

He disliked her so much that he secretly wanted her to die when he let go of the tire. He hoped that she would go crashing into a tree, or some other solid object.

9. Harper Lee's father died during the filming. Harper gave Gregory Peck something that belonged to her father. What was it?

Answer: Her father's watch

Gregory Peck used the watch many times during the filming of the movie. One of the most memorable scenes was with Scout at her bedside. She asked to see the watch. Atticus told her that Jem would get the watch someday, and she would get a ring, and a pearl necklace that belonged to her deceased mother.

Answer: Bacon and eggs

They had to actually eat their food over and over, until they got the scene right. Phillip and Mary really acted like brother and sister off camera. The scenes where he was annoyed with her were easy, because he really was annoyed with her! She made fun of him all the time.

Source: Author mariannafunk

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