Quotes! (Identify/Context)
Provide the speaker and context: "Scout, she just fell down in the dirt."
Dill telling Scout about seeing Tom's wife's reaction to his death.
What saved Scout from Bob Ewell's attempt to stab her?
Her ham costume
What does Atticus mean when he says, “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”?
Mockingbirds represent innocence and do no harm, so it’s wrong to hurt them.
Who is Mr. Gilmer?
The Ewell's lawyer who rudely cross-examines Tom Robinson
How does Atticus describe true courage?
"It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what."
What word means "total lack of purpose or usefulness"?
Futility
Lula
Who is being referred to in this quote? State the context.
“Atticus, he was real nice."
"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them.”
When Scout is discussing The Gray Ghost sleepily to Atticus. The reader can infer she is also speaking about Boo.
Why does Mr. Tate insist that Bob Ewell fell on his knife and killed himself?
The mad dog is meant to represent ______. How?
Racism
The dog is diseased and will infect anyone it bites--just like how racism spreads through Maycomb. Atticus is the one to face it head on.
Why does Mr. Dolphus Raymond allow people to think he is a drunk?
He tell the kids it makes it easier for people to deal with that fact that he just wants to live the way he wants and ignore societal expectations.
Atticus receiving a large amount of food from the black community of Maycomb, even after Tom was convicted, displays which theme?
Compassion
What word means "Well-known for something bad"?
Notoriety (Notorious)
Why does Mayella go along with falsely accusing Tom Robinson?
She is fearful of the consequences of her actions kissing Tom, so she must remove the evidence--him.
Provide the speaker and the context:"I don't know but they did it. They've done it before and they'll do it again and when they do it--seems that only children weep."
Atticus discussing Tom's trial with Jem when he is upset over the injustice of the situation.
Who accused Tom Robinson of rape and assault?
Mayella and Bob Ewell
What do both Tom Robinson and Boo Radley represent in the novel?
An innocent mockingbird
Who equates Tom Robinson's death to "hunters slaughtering songbirds?"
Mr. Underwood (newspaper owner and editor)
How does Harper Lee use the children's fear of Boo Radley to first introduce prejudice in the novel?
The children’s misconceptions about Boo because he is unknown to them, is to mirror the town’s racial prejudices they do not understand yet.
Both are based on ignorance rather than truth.
How does the fire at Miss Maudie’s house serve as a turning point in the novel?
- The destruction of the old and importance of embracing change
- Children's experience with destruction
- Communities ability to come together
- Boo places a blanket around Scout
Provide the speaker and context: "I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father is one of them."
Ms Maudie describing Atticus' ability to tackle hard tasks and stand up for what is right.
What happens when tom tries to escape Enfield Prison Farm?
He is shot 17 times.
Why does Mayella grow red geraniums?
Describe Bob Ewell's attitude on the witness stand.
Rude, crass, and immoral; he gets in trouble with the Judge multiple times for inappropriate language
What theme is being displayed by Aunt Alexandra's discouragement of Scout's friendship with Walter Cunningham?
Prejudice - classism
Alexandra views the Cunningham family as less than the Finch family
always ready to argue
How does Harper Lee use Maycomb’s setting to establish themes of racism and social class?
She portrays Maycomb as a slow-moving, judgmental town where racial and social divisions are deeply ingrained, setting the stage for conflicts in the novel.
As Scout is walking past the Radley house, she is reflecting on how she, Dill, and Jem, used to try and get Boo to come out.
She now recognizes that it was annoying of them to bother him; she is maturing and becoming more self aware of her own actions, and their impact on others.
Give at least two accurate descriptions of Boo Radley from Ch. 29.
- Wispy, dead hair
- Colorless, gray eyes
- White sickly hands
- Thin frame
What does Boo Radley represent in the novel?
A mockingbird due to his innocence and pure intentions.
Scout's childish fears and immature understanding of the world around her. As she matures, so does her perspective on Boo Radley.
Who does Scout say is the loneliest person she's ever seen? Why?
Mayella Ewell
She has no friends, her family is looked down upon and outcasted from society.
When Aunt Alexandra brings Scout her overalls after the attack to comfort her, this demonstrates...
Compassion, and her empathy for Scout in that moment
Provide the definition for the word "irascible."
to become angry easily.
Who gives Helen a job and protects her from Bob Ewell's harassment?
Mr. Link Deas