The Trial
Maycomb Events
Mockingbirds
Vocabulary
Misc
100
is accused of rape and beating of Mayella Ewell
Who is Tom Robinson?
100
Happens to Miss Maudie during the coldest winter on record
What is house burns to the ground?
100
The reason...They just make beautiful music
What is the reason it is a sin to kill a mockingbird?
100
Hints about what will happen later
What is foreshadowing?
100
Author of the book
Who is Harper Lee?
200
Assigned as defense lawyer
Who is Atticus Finch?
200
The reason Tom is found guilty.
What is racial prejudice?
200
Boo Radley communicates with the children by doing this
What is leaving items, toys, etc. in the tree
200
Jump back in time to relive a previous experience
What is flashback?
200
Time period when story takes place
What is mid thirties?
300
Testifies that Mayella Ewell's right eye was bruised on the day of the attack
Who is Sheriff Heck Tate?
300
He saved Jem and Scout in the woods.
Who is Boo Radley?
300
Scout innocently defuses the lynch mob at the jail by doing this
What is recognizing Mr. Cunningham and talking to him?
300
An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
What is allusion?
300
Saying all people who look alike act and are exactly the same.
What is stereotyping/racism?
400
Tells the children to stand up. "Your father is passin'"
Who is Reverend Sykes?
400
Aunt Alexandra comes to stay for this reason
What is the children need a mother figure?
400
Jem tells Scout these children are "real sad" because they don't belong anywhere
Who are biracial or mixed race children?
400
An underlying message or central idea about life orhuman nature that a writer wants the reader to understand.
What is theme?
400
Atticus calls this MayElla's crime against society
What is tempting a Negro?
500
The prosecuting attorney
Who is Mr. Gilmer?
500
Tom Robinson could not have beaten Mayella because of this
What is his left arm was useless?
500
Miss Gates tells the class that Hitler is wrong to persecute the Jews because all people are the same. Scout is confused because Miss Gates feels how about Tom's conviction.
What is that it will keep the "coloreds" in their place, teach them not think they are as good as white people?
500
The distinctive speech pattern of a particular region, class, or race.
What is dialect?
500
Describe how the community feels about treats Atticus, Scout, and Jem before and after the trial of Tom Robinson
Atticus is a respected lawyer and his family is well regarded in Maycomb. The black community trusts him. Some people don't understand how Atticus could take this case. Whites are mad at him. Blacks are afraid for him. The children get in fights at school. Afterward, no one speaks about the trial to the children and Atticus is re-elected.
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