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25+ MCQs on Harper Lee with Answers for UGC NET / SET Prepration

1. What is the birth name of the author known as Harper Lee?
a. Nelle Harper Lee
b. Harper Lee Finch
c. Harper Lynn Lee
d. Mary Lee

2. In which year was Harper Lee born?
a. 1920
b. 1926
c. 1936
d. 1940

3. Harper Lee is best known for writing which novel?
a. “Gone with the Wind”
b. “To Kill a Mockingbird”
c. “The Catcher in the Rye”
d. “1984”

4. What is the setting of “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. New York City
b. Los Angeles
c. Maycomb, Alabama
d. Boston

5. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” who is the protagonist and narrator?
a. Atticus Finch
b. Scout Finch
c. Jem Finch
d. Boo Radley

6. Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in which year for “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. 1959
b. 1960
c. 1961
d. 1962

7. What was the original title of “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. “Atticus”
b. “Mockingbird Blues”
c. “Go Set a Watchman”
d. It was always “To Kill a Mockingbird”

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8. Who is the defense attorney in the trial of Tom Robinson in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. Jem Finch
b. Scout Finch
c. Atticus Finch
d. Boo Radley

9. What is the name of Harper Lee’s childhood friend, who later served as a model for the character Dill in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. Truman Capote
b. Ernest Hemingway
c. William Faulkner
d. F. Scott Fitzgerald

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10. What is the racial background of the character Tom Robinson in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. White
b. Black
c. Asian
d. Native American

11. Which character is rumored to be a reclusive figure and a source of fascination for the children in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. Atticus Finch
b. Boo Radley
c. Tom Robinson
d. Calpurnia

12. Harper Lee’s second novel, published in 2015, is titled:
a. “To Kill a Mockingbird: The Sequel”
b. “Scout’s Journey”
c. “Go Set a Watchman”
d. “Maycomb Revisited”

13. What is the name of Atticus Finch’s daughter in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. Jem
b. Boo
c. Scout
d. Mayella

14. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” what does Atticus Finch do for a living?
a. Farmer
b. Lawyer
c. Doctor
d. Teacher

15. What is the name of the housekeeper who cares for the Finch family in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. Miss Maudie
b. Calpurnia
c. Aunt Alexandra
d. Mrs. Dubose

16. Harper Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in which year?
a. 2002
b. 2007
c. 2010
d. 2015

17. Which character is wrongly accused of raping Mayella Ewell in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. Bob Ewell
b. Tom Robinson
c. Atticus Finch
d. Boo Radley

18. What is the name of the Finch family’s neighbor, who is an avid gardener and a friend to the children?
a. Boo Radley
b. Atticus Finch
c. Miss Maudie
d. Calpurnia

19. “To Kill a Mockingbird” addresses issues of:
a. Racism and injustice
b. Environmental conservation
c. Technological advancements
d. Political corruption

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20. In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” what is the symbolic meaning of the mockingbird?
a. Wisdom
b. Innocence
c. Deceit
d. Vengeance

21. Harper Lee grew up in which U.S. state?
a. Mississippi
b. Georgia
c. Alabama
d. Tennessee

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22. What is the name of Harper Lee’s older brother, who became a lawyer and inspired the character of Atticus Finch?
a. Truman Capote
b. Edwin Lee
c. Amasa Coleman Lee
d. J.D. Salinger

23. What is the title of Harper Lee’s only published play, which is based on her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
a. “Maycomb’s Justice”
b. “Atticus’s Defense”
c. “To Kill a Mockingbird: The Play”
d. “Go Set a Watchman: The Play”

24. Harper Lee passed away in which year?
a. 2014
b. 2015
c. 2016
d. 2017

25. What is the significance of the title “To Kill a Mockingbird” in the novel?
a. It symbolizes the destruction of innocence
b. It represents an act of revenge
c. It is a metaphor for racial conflict
d. It has no symbolic meaning

Answers

1. a. Nelle Harper Lee
2. c. 1926
3. b. “To Kill a Mockingbird”
4. c. Maycomb, Alabama
5. b. Scout Finch
6. c. 1961
7. a. “Atticus”
8. c. Atticus Finch
9. a. Truman Capote
10. b. Black
11. b. Boo Radley
12. c. “Go Set a Watchman”
13. c. Scout
14. b. Lawyer
15. b. Calpurnia
16. d. 2015
17. b. Tom Robinson
18. c. Miss Maudie
19. a. Racism and injustice
20. b. Innocence
21. c. Alabama
22. c. Amasa Coleman Lee
23. c. “To Kill a Mockingbird: The Play”
24. c. 2016
25. a. It symbolizes the destruction of innocence