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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? | {
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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? | {
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96
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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?" | {
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"mockingbird"
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154
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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? | {
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"mockingbird"
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154
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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? | {
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"mockingbird"
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154
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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? | {
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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? | {
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306
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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? | {
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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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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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188
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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? | {
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135
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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? | {
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125
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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? | {
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178
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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? | {
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341
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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? | {
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232
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} |
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? | {
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"Scout, Atticus, and Boo"
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341
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} |
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? | {
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373
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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? | {
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94
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} |
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? | {
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474
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} |
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? | {
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484
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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? | {
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675
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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? | {
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126
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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? | {
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380
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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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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? | {
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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? | {
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"1966"
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85
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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? | {
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126
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} |
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? | {
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322
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} |
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? | {
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827
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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? | {
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53
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} |
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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909
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} |
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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909
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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? | {
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"Archulus Persons"
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442
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} |
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? | {
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"Truman Capote"
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31
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} |
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? | {
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"Alice"
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851
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} |
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? | {
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"Truman Capote"
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31
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} |
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? | {
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"her editor"
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760
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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? | {
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208
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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? | {
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252
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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? | {
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502
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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? | {
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520
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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? | {
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301
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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? | {
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520
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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? | {
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3
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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? | {
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386
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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? | {
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79
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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? | {
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79
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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? | {
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"25"
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386
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} |
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? | {
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56
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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? | {
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335
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} |
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? | {
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"2007"
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317
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} |
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? | {
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"Notre Dame"
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70
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} |
56d3e7442ccc5a1400d82f3e | 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... | In 2007, which president awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom? | {
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"George W. Bush"
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335
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} |
56cf59eaaab44d1400b890d1 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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?' I said, 'Have you read the bo... | A movie adaptation of the book was released in what year? | {
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41
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56cf59eaaab44d1400b890d2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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?' I said, 'Have you read the bo... | Who played Atticus Finch in the 1962 movie of the same title? | {
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"Gregory Peck"
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81
]
} |
56d3e8402ccc5a1400d82f43 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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?' I said, 'Have you read the bo... | Which actor received An Oscar for his role of Atticus Finch in the 1962 movie of the book? | {
"text": [
"Gregory Peck"
],
"answer_start": [
81
]
} |
56cf5a6aaab44d1400b890e3 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper 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. Lee's father died before the film... | What item did Lee give the actor Gregory Peck after portraying Atticus Finch? | {
"text": [
"father's pocketwatch"
],
"answer_start": [
403
]
} |
56cf5a6aaab44d1400b890e4 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper 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. Lee's father died before the film... | Which one of Gregory Peck's relatives was named after Harper Lee? | {
"text": [
"grandson"
],
"answer_start": [
847
]
} |
56d3e9702ccc5a1400d82f51 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper 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. Lee's father died before the film... | What personal effect did Lee give to Peck? | {
"text": [
"her father's pocketwatch"
],
"answer_start": [
399
]
} |
56d3e9702ccc5a1400d82f52 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper 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. Lee's father died before the film... | Which one of Peck's relatives was named Harper in honor of Lee? | {
"text": [
"grandson"
],
"answer_start": [
847
]
} |
56cf5ab3aab44d1400b890e9 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 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 is the film. All the kids in the... | When did Lee randomly show up at the Los Angeles Public Library? | {
"text": [
"May 2005"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
56d3ead62ccc5a1400d82f55 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | In 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 is the film. All the kids in the... | What did Peck's widow call Lee? | {
"text": [
"a national treasure"
],
"answer_start": [
158
]
} |
56cf5b0eaab44d1400b890f7 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 chosen at the intermission to make up... | Who turned the novel into a play? | {
"text": [
"Christopher Sergel"
],
"answer_start": [
44
]
} |
56cf5b0eaab44d1400b890f8 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 chosen at the intermission to make up... | When was the play for To Kill a Mockingbird first performed? | {
"text": [
"1990"
],
"answer_start": [
78
]
} |
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f59 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 chosen at the intermission to make up... | What town labeled itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama"? | {
"text": [
"Monroeville"
],
"answer_start": [
86
]
} |
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f5a | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 chosen at the intermission to make up... | Who makes up the cast of the annual play based on the book performed in Monroeville? | {
"text": [
"townspeople"
],
"answer_start": [
221
]
} |
56d3ec6d2ccc5a1400d82f5b | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 chosen at the intermission to make up... | During the courtroom scene, what happens to the audience? | {
"text": [
"racially segregated"
],
"answer_start": [
433
]
} |
56cf5b8eaab44d1400b89107 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Sergel'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 played to full houses and star... | What country did Sergel's play tour around in and perform in 2006? | {
"text": [
"the UK"
],
"answer_start": [
24
]
} |
56cf5b8eaab44d1400b89108 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Sergel'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 played to full houses and star... | The play was the opening act for the starting of the 2013 season at which location? | {
"text": [
"Regent's Park Open Air Theatre"
],
"answer_start": [
240
]
} |
56d3ee6e2ccc5a1400d82f5f | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Sergel'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 played to full houses and star... | Who played Atticus Finch in the UK theater productions of the film in 2006 and 2011? | {
"text": [
"Duncan Preston"
],
"answer_start": [
167
]
} |
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911b | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An 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 version of the story follows an ad... | When was Go Set a Watchman introduced to the public? | {
"text": [
"July 14, 2015"
],
"answer_start": [
101
]
} |
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911c | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An 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 version of the story follows an ad... | Go Set a Watchman was finished in what year? | {
"text": [
"1957"
],
"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911d | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An 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 version of the story follows an ad... | How many years after To Kill a Mockingbird is the setting of Go Set A Watchman? | {
"text": [
"20"
],
"answer_start": [
110
]
} |
56cf5c2caab44d1400b8911e | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An 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 version of the story follows an ad... | Who was Harper Lee's lawyer? | {
"text": [
"Tonja Carter"
],
"answer_start": [
554
]
} |
56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f83 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An 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 version of the story follows an ad... | What is the earlier draft of the book titled? | {
"text": [
"Go Set a Watchman"
],
"answer_start": [
50
]
} |
56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f84 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An 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 version of the story follows an ad... | What year was Watchman completed? | {
"text": [
"1957"
],
"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
56d3f37f2ccc5a1400d82f85 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | An 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 version of the story follows an ad... | How many years after Mockingbird was Watchman set? | {
"text": [
"20"
],
"answer_start": [
110
]
} |
56d1085d17492d1400aab7a8 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 writing, "In the twentieth century, ... | What two serious moral issues are dealt with in the novel? | {
"text": [
"rape and racial inequality"
],
"answer_start": [
91
]
} |
56d1085d17492d1400aab7a9 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 writing, "In the twentieth century, ... | Who is the protagonist of the novel? | {
"text": [
"Atticus Finch"
],
"answer_start": [
142
]
} |
56d133a017492d1400aabc1c | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 cinematographic fluidity and subtl... | What is Lee's strongest style of writing? | {
"text": [
"narration"
],
"answer_start": [
82
]
} |
56d133a017492d1400aabc1d | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 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 cinematographic fluidity and subtl... | What narrative technique does Lee use to combine the adult's perspective with the child's observations?? | {
"text": [
"flashback"
],
"answer_start": [
593
]
} |
56d1900ee7d4791d00902065 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Harper 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 intelligence that To Kill a Mockingbird sp... | According to Lee, her book simply expressed a Christian code of honor and conduct inherit to whom? | {
"text": [
"all Southerners"
],
"answer_start": [
449
]
} |
56d196b2e7d4791d00902067 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings of safety and comfort in the neighborhood. Reviewers were generally charmed by Sco... | Besides the children's fascination with Boo, the first part of the book was concerned about their feelings for what? | {
"text": [
"the neighborhood"
],
"answer_start": [
263
]
} |
56d196b2e7d4791d00902068 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings of safety and comfort in the neighborhood. Reviewers were generally charmed by Sco... | Lee's detailed explanations of the characters' behaviors caused one writer to catagorize the book as what? | {
"text": [
"Southern romantic regionalism"
],
"answer_start": [
489
]
} |
56d196b2e7d4791d00902069 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings of safety and comfort in the neighborhood. Reviewers were generally charmed by Sco... | Scout defined people doing the best they could with what they had as who? | {
"text": [
"fine folks"
],
"answer_start": [
1110
]
} |
56d196b2e7d4791d0090206a | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings of safety and comfort in the neighborhood. Reviewers were generally charmed by Sco... | What drives the plot of the book more than the characters? | {
"text": [
"The South itself"
],
"answer_start": [
1197
]
} |
56d261f359d6e41400145f36 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Tom Robinson is the chief example among several innocents destroyed carelessly or deliberately throughout the novel. However, scholar Christopher Metress connects the mockingbird to Boo Radley: "Instead of wanting to exploit Boo for her own fun (as she does in the beginning of the novel by putting on gothic plays about... | Who is the main example of an innocent destroyed in the novel? | {
"text": [
"Tom Robinson"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56d261f359d6e41400145f37 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Tom Robinson is the chief example among several innocents destroyed carelessly or deliberately throughout the novel. However, scholar Christopher Metress connects the mockingbird to Boo Radley: "Instead of wanting to exploit Boo for her own fun (as she does in the beginning of the novel by putting on gothic plays about... | What does Scout see symbollically as a mockingbird? | {
"text": [
"Boo Radley"
],
"answer_start": [
182
]
} |
56d261f359d6e41400145f38 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Tom Robinson is the chief example among several innocents destroyed carelessly or deliberately throughout the novel. However, scholar Christopher Metress connects the mockingbird to Boo Radley: "Instead of wanting to exploit Boo for her own fun (as she does in the beginning of the novel by putting on gothic plays about... | According to Atticus, most people are how when you truly view them? | {
"text": [
"real nice"
],
"answer_start": [
747
]
} |
56d2639159d6e41400145f48 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The novel exposes the loss of innocence so frequently that reviewer R. A. Dave claims that because every character has to face, or even suffer defeat, the book takes on elements of a classical tragedy. In exploring how each character deals with his or her own personal defeat, Lee builds a framework to judge whether the... | Reviewer R. A. Dave classified the novel how? | {
"text": [
"classical tragedy"
],
"answer_start": [
183
]
} |
56d3949f59d6e414001467b8 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Initial reactions to the novel were varied. The New Yorker declared it "skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenious", and The Atlantic Monthly's reviewer rated it as "pleasant, undemanding reading", but found the narrative voice—"a six-year-old girl with the prose style of a well-educated adult"—to be implausible. Ti... | What newspaper wrote that the novel has strong contemporary national significance? | {
"text": [
"The Chicago Sunday Tribune"
],
"answer_start": [
589
]
} |
56d3958659d6e414001467c5 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Not all reviewers were enthusiastic. Some lamented the use of poor white Southerners, and one-dimensional black victims, and Granville Hicks labeled the book "melodramatic and contrived". When the book was first released, Southern writer Flannery O'Connor commented, "I think for a child's book it does all right. It's i... | Which reviewer called the book melodramatic and contrived? | {
"text": [
"Granville Hicks"
],
"answer_start": [
125
]
} |
56d3958659d6e414001467c6 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Not all reviewers were enthusiastic. Some lamented the use of poor white Southerners, and one-dimensional black victims, and Granville Hicks labeled the book "melodramatic and contrived". When the book was first released, Southern writer Flannery O'Connor commented, "I think for a child's book it does all right. It's i... | Which Southern writer deemed it a child's book? | {
"text": [
"Flannery O'Connor"
],
"answer_start": [
238
]
} |
56d3977059d6e414001467d5 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 50th anniversary of the novel's release was met with celebrations and reflections on its impact. Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune praises Lee's "rich use of language" but writes that the central lesson is that "courage isn't always flashy, isn't always enough, but is always in style". Jane Sullivan in the Sydney Mo... | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie vompared Lee to whom? | {
"text": [
"William Faulkner"
],
"answer_start": [
734
]
} |
56d3977059d6e414001467d6 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | The 50th anniversary of the novel's release was met with celebrations and reflections on its impact. Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune praises Lee's "rich use of language" but writes that the central lesson is that "courage isn't always flashy, isn't always enough, but is always in style". Jane Sullivan in the Sydney Mo... | Rosemary Goring connected Lee to whom? | {
"text": [
"Jane Austen"
],
"answer_start": [
891
]
} |
56d3988759d6e414001467e1 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Native Alabamian Allen Barra sharply criticized Lee and the novel in The Wall Street Journal calling Atticus a "repository of cracker-barrel epigrams" and the novel represents a "sugar-coated myth" of Alabama history. Barra writes, "It's time to stop pretending that To Kill a Mockingbird is some kind of timeless classi... | Who criticized Lee in The Wall Street Journal? | {
"text": [
"Allen Barra"
],
"answer_start": [
17
]
} |
56d3988759d6e414001467e2 | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Native Alabamian Allen Barra sharply criticized Lee and the novel in The Wall Street Journal calling Atticus a "repository of cracker-barrel epigrams" and the novel represents a "sugar-coated myth" of Alabama history. Barra writes, "It's time to stop pretending that To Kill a Mockingbird is some kind of timeless classi... | Who wrote that the book forces readers to question issues without resolving them? | {
"text": [
"Akin Ajayi"
],
"answer_start": [
957
]
} |
56d3d0c42ccc5a1400d82eac | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Furthermore, despite the novel's thematic focus on racial injustice, its black characters are not fully examined. In its use of racial epithets, stereotyped depictions of superstitious blacks, and Calpurnia, who to some critics is an updated version of the "contented slave" motif and to others simply unexplored, the bo... | Which character has some critics deemed a variation of a contented slave? | {
"text": [
"Calpurnia"
],
"answer_start": [
197
]
} |
56d3d0c42ccc5a1400d82ead | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Furthermore, despite the novel's thematic focus on racial injustice, its black characters are not fully examined. In its use of racial epithets, stereotyped depictions of superstitious blacks, and Calpurnia, who to some critics is an updated version of the "contented slave" motif and to others simply unexplored, the bo... | According to one consultant, which group found the book demoralizing? | {
"text": [
"black students"
],
"answer_start": [
930
]
} |
56d3d0c42ccc5a1400d82eae | To_Kill_a_Mockingbird | Furthermore, despite the novel's thematic focus on racial injustice, its black characters are not fully examined. In its use of racial epithets, stereotyped depictions of superstitious blacks, and Calpurnia, who to some critics is an updated version of the "contented slave" motif and to others simply unexplored, the bo... | Michael Lund criticized the novel for demonizing whom? | {
"text": [
"poor rural \"white trash\""
],
"answer_start": [
1090
]
} |
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