Characters
The Narrator of TKAM.
Who is Scout Finch
This woman's house catches on fire in Chapter 8.
Who is Miss. Maudie Atkinson?
A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
What is a simile?
To seek information from.
What is to consult?
The setting of the novel.
What is Maycomb County?
The "Malevolent Phantom" that lives in the House across the street from the Finches.
Who is Boo Radley?
The game that Scout, Jem, and Dill play.
What is a personification?
Having a humble opinion about yourself
What is modest?
The author of the novel
The town gossip.
Who is Miss. Stephanie Crawford
Why does Atticus take the case of Tom Robinson?
He believes that it is the right thing to do.
An extreme exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner.
What is vehemently?
The President during the time that the novel occurred.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
She is a strict motherly figure for Jem and Scout.
Who is Calpurnia?
Where does Calpurnia take the children in Chapter 12?
Using words that sound like the object making noise.
What is onomatopoeia?
liable to sudden, unpredictable change.
What is erratic?
The person who cemented the knot-hole in the tree.
Who is Nathan Radley?
The Black man who is put on trail for raping a white woman.
Who does Scout find under her bed in Chapter 14? Why are they there?
Dill. He ran away from home.
Double Jeopardy!
Bringing in references from history, the Bible, or Greek Mythology.
What is an allusion?
A sudden short attack
What is a foray?
A stick of Wriggly's Double Mint Gum, a ball of twine, old Indian Head Pennies, soap carved figures, a spelling bee medal, a pocket watch, and an aluminum knife.
What is things found in the knot-hole?