Literary Devices
Language of Literary Analysis
Contextual Info
TKAM Quotes
100
What is the name of the mysterious man down the street?
Boo Radley
100

What does "kill" mean?

to end the life of a living thing

100
What vessel allows the kids to begin to interact with "Boo Radley"?
an oak tree
100

Why was there a Halloween pageant in Maycomb in 1935?

After a Halloween prank on 2 old and deaf ladies the previous year, it was decided that the kids needed something to keep them from pulling such pranks.

200
What is the first gift the kids receive from the mysterious man?
two pieces of chewing gum
200

What does cynical mean?

untrusting
200

What state acts as a setting for the story?

Alabama

200

Who is the President during this book's setting?

Franklin D. Roosevelt
300
Who is Ms. Atkinson and which of the children does she befriend?
a widow with a talent for gardening and cake baking who was a childhood friend of Atticus’s brother, Jack and befriends Scout
300

What is the antagonist of this story?

Mr. Ewell

300
What is the name of the cook who takes care of the children?
Calpurnia
300

To what bird is Bob Ewell compared?

Blue Jay

400
What frightens Scout during Ms. Maudie's fire?
Boo Radley puts his blanket around her shoulders from behind her
400

What does credible mean?

Believable or truthful

400

Who is Walter?

Walter Cunningham, a boy in Scout’s class, comes from a large and poor family(Jr.); a local farmer from Old Sarum who is a client of Atticus, but showed up at the jail the night before the trial to have Tom killed (Sr.)

400
When Atticus shot the rabid dog who was the pet of Maycomb, this foreshadows when he "shoots down" ____________ at Tom's trial.

injustice

prejudice

racism

500
Who does Scout nearly start a fight with?
a classmate named Cecil Jacobs after Cecil declares that “Scout Finch’s daddy defends ni**ers"
500

What does amiable mean?

friendly

500

What does the Mockingbird represent?

one who is good and does no harm

500

Arthur Radley may not have been the best at sewing up those torn pants, but evidently he could _______.

(There was a medal in the knothole of the tree.)

spell

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