To Kill a Mockingbird
How does Walter feel about joining the Finch family for a meal?
He is unsure of Jem and Scout’s intentions and doesn’t know if he wants to go over to their house.
What kind of house does Esperanza want for herself?
She wants a house on the hillside with a big garden like the ones where her papa works.
Why did Mae not want to sell the man the loaf of bread?
She is worried that the restaurant will run out of bread for the sandwiches.
What tense and point of view is The Raven set in?
First person, past tense.
Who does Jing-Mei’s mother want her to be?
The Chinese Shirley Temple
What is the principal theme of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?
Empathy and Understanding are the main themes of the book
Why does Esperanza emphasize that she will act "like a man"?
She’s going to do things her own way, not what is expected from a woman.
What does inflexible mean?
Stubborn
What does the word countenance mean?
It is a noun that means facial expression.
What is the central idea of the excerpt?
The mother believes that their family could succeed in America by immersing themselves in its culture.
Why does Scout intervene when she sees the crowd outside of the jail?
She is worried about her father but is unaware of the crowd’s intentions before she plans to intervene.
How does Esperanza feel about her great-grandparents’ dating relationship?
She thinks that marrying her great-grandfather kept her great-grandmother from reaching her full-potential.
Why does the man feel obligated to give some money for the bread even if he can’t afford the full price?
He still has pride despite living in such poor conditions.
Edgar Allen Poe distracts himself from the grief of losing Lenore by doing what?
He distracts himself by reading.
Does the narrator think that the odds of being a child prodigy are high?
The narrator’s early ideas about becoming a famous child prodigy were unlikely to occur.
Who said- “I have to make a living. Besides, they’d put me in jail if I kept you at home–”
Atticus
How does Esperanza feel about her place in her family?
She feels like an outsider.
Does the man have more or less money than he leads Mae to believe? Why does he do this?
He probably has a little more money than he initially led on. He does this because he still is trying to save whatever he can for their long journey. He only wants to pay for what they need and nothing more.
The raven is a reflection of the narrator’s what?
The narrator’s grief for his beloved.
How do you know that the mother is trying to make her daughter a prodigy?
The mother grabs any American magazine she can get ahold of in hopes of better understanding the culture and possible ways to get ahead there.
Who said- “I’ll tell him you said hey, little lady.”
Mr. Cunningham
Esperanza says, "People who live on hills sleep close to the stars, and they forget those of us who live too much on earth." What does this statement mean?
People who have been blessed with many things don’t consider the less fortunate.
Receiving the candy means more to the boys than the bread, why?
The candy means more to the boys than the bread, because getting it would be a rare time they had something that met more than their basic needs.
What does ghastly mean?
In this context, it is an adjective that means dreadful.
How are we made aware that the narrator believes that she will fail at being a prodigy?
The narrator realizes that her hopes may end in failure.