1. Harper Lee was awarded the Pulitzer prize for her first and only novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Which of the following categories is the prize NOT awarded in?

   1. Journalism

   2. Fiction

   3. Visual arts

   4. Music

2. When Harper Lee gave a rare interview earlier this year to the Mail on Sunday, what did she reveal?

   1. She was fed up with being called a reclusive author

   2. She was in negotiations with Peter Jackson over film rights for a zombie eagle trilogy with the working title The Killer Birds

   3. She was off to feed the ducks

   4. She had changed her name to Scout

3. Harper Lee's hometown, Monroeville, which inspired the 'tired old town' of Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird, was designated the literary capital of Alabama. Which other famous writer – Lee's neighbour and childhood friend – lived there?

   1. Truman Capote

   2. Helen Keller

   3. William Faulkner

   4. Jeffrey Archer

4. Who wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird starring Gregory Peck in the role of Atticus Finch?

   1. Dudley Nichols

   2. Horton Foote

   3. Julius Epstein

   4. Tom Stoppard

5. To Kill a Mockingbird is written from the perspective of Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, aged six. Which other novel by an American writer features a child narrator?

   1. What Maisie Knew by Henry James

   2. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

   3. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

   4. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle

6. Which of these band names does NOT feature the name of a To Kill a Mockingbird character?

   1. The Tom Robinson Band

   2. Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

   3. The Boo Radleys

   4. Atticus

7. What is Atticus Finch's profession?

   1. Latin teacher

   2. Lawyer

   3. Priest

   4. Gamekeeper

8. What is Scout Finch's older brother called?

   1. Joel

   2. Jack

   3. Jamie

   4. Jem

9. What is the name of the Finches' cook?

   1. Calpurnia

   2. Caledonia

   3. Clara

   4. Ciara

10. Humiliated by the revelations of a trial, Bow Ewells exacts revenge by attacking Scout and her brother as they walk back home from what?

    1. An Independence Day fireworks display

    2. A Thanksgiving feast

    3. A Sunday school Nativity play

    4. A Halloween pageant

Solutions

1:C, 2:C, 3:A, 4:B, 5:C, 6:B, 7:B, 8:D, 9:A, 10:D

Scores

1. 4 and above.

   Your lack of knowledge is indefensible

2. 6 and above.

   You'll need another 50 years to get to grips with this book

3. 8 and above.

   You're brainier than Atticus – have you already got your Pulitzer prize?