How Well Do You Know To Kill a Mockingbird?
Today is author Harper Lee’s 87th birthday. In her honor, Garden and Gun magazine (yes, this is a real magazine) ran this pop quiz. I didn’t do so well; I missed all the food questions. Time for me to reread Lee’s classic Southern novel.
1.) What famously laborious cake does Miss Maudie make to welcome Aunt Alexandra to the neighborhood?
A) A pound cake
B) A rum cake
C) A Lane cake
D) A Hummingbird cake
2.) If Scout had her druthers, what Southern comfort food would she have with every meal?
A) Crackling bread
B) Cornbread
C) Molasses bread
D) Biscuits
3.) Which character utters this simple but profound observation:
“I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks.”
A) Scout
B) Jem
C) Calpurnia
D) Boo Radley
4.) What Southern staple does Walter Cunningham Jr. drown his meat and vegetables in—much to Scout’s chagrin?
A) Apple cider vinegar
B) Molasses
C) Maple syrup
D) Gravy
5.) What was Scout’s costume for the Halloween “agricultural pageant”? If you’ve seen the film, this detail is unforgettable.
A) A green bean
B) A ham
C) A carrot
D) A radish
6.) What beverage does Mr. Dolphus Raymond sip from the glass bottle in his brown paper sack?
A) Whiskey
B) Moonshine
C) Sweet tea
D) Coca-Cola
7.) Southern Lit buffs, this one’s for you: Which Southern literary figure was Harper Lee’s childhood comrade?
A) Truman Capote
B) Eudora Welty
C) Flannery O’Conner
D) Robert Penn Warren
8.) In what county was Jem and Scout’s “tired, old town” located?
A) Yoknapatawpha County
B) Maycomb County
C) Montgomery County
D) Yazoo County
9.) Atticus’s affinity for the law and unshakable moral fiber impress his contemporaries, but what hidden talent are Jem and Scout shocked to discover their father possesses?
A) He was the best shot in the county
B) He was the star of his high school football team
C) He was an accomplished cook
D) He could play the fiddle
10.) What was the given name of Scout and Jem’s mischievous accomplice, Dill Harris?
A) John Baker
B) Henry Baker
C) Charles Baker
D) James Baker
Now, let’s see how you did. Click here for the answers.
I love a good challenge.
A two-year-old judges books by their covers:
The Great Gatsby: “This book is about singing. It’s about singing ‘Barbara Ann.’ Those are the lights, and there are lions in those lights.”
The Grapes of Wrath: “This is about the mountains, and there is slippery sand. The man doesn’t got a face. I have a face and the crocodile has a face, and he does not have a face, but he is going to be okay without a face.”
To Kill a Mockingbird: “It’s about a yucky pond, and she has a button on her shirt. She lost her button in the pond.”
Stieg Larsson’s Millenneum Trilogy and “To Kill a Mockingbird”
This is interesting: Charlie Savage is cataloging the collection at the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp library in a tumblog.
Our 50th Anniversary edition looks gooood.
Butterfly in the sky….
I can go twice as high
Take a look, it’s in a book
Oh.
Miss Maudie’s Lane Cake from To Kill a Mockingbird
A blog about/recreating food from literature? Well hello there.
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee. 1960.
Excuse me, did you clear this with us first before pulling it from our archives? Hmmm?!
