Characters
Characters Continued
Important Events
Important Events Continued
Quotes, Symbols, and Themes
100
Who lives with Scout? (4 people)
Jem, Atticus, Calpurnia, and Aunt Alexandra
100
What is Miss Maudie's hidden talent?
She's AWESOME at baking cakes!
100
Who gave Scout a blanket when she was watching the house fire?
Boo Radley
100
What was the first item Scout found in the tree?
Gum
100
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
This quote means that you cannot fully judge and understand someone until you see life from their perspective.
200
What is Boo Radley's real name?
Arthur Radley
200
Where does Dill come from?
Meridian, Mississippi
200
What did Boo Radley supposedly do to his father?
Stab him in the leg with scissors
200
Whose house suddenly burns down?
Miss Maudie's
200
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird? What does the mockingbird represent?
It is a sin because mockingbirds do not harm anyone, they just make sweet music for people to hear.
Symbolically, the mockingbird represents innocence.
300
Whose nickname was "One-Shot Finch?" Why?
Atticus, because he was the best shot in town
300
Supposedly, what kind of weapon does Mrs. Dubose keep under her shall?
A Confederate Pistol
300
How did Mr. Ewell die?
Boo stabbed him.
300
What lie does Dill make up to explain why Jem is missing his pants?
They were playing strip poker
300
"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what."
Bravery is not gained through force or fear, it is having the integrity to do what you believe is right even when you know you are going to lose.
400
Why does Tom Robinson help Mayella Ewell with chores?
Because he feels bad for her.
400
What was Atticus Finch's "dangerous question?"
"Do you really think so?"
400
What did Scout wear in the pageant? Why is this important later on in the story?
She was a HAM, and the big ridiculous costume saved her life (Mr. Ewell stabbed the costume INSTEAD of her)
400
Why does Heck Tate think it would be a sin to tell the town the Boo saved the Finch children?
Because putting a shy person like Boo in the public eye would be cruel.
400
"...sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of-oh, of your father."
This quote means that some people can use the Bible to be cruel, to inflict pain on others.
500
Who put cement in Scout and Jem's tree? Why?
Mr. Nathan Radley put cement in the tree, presumably to keep Boo from giving trinkets to the children.
500
What does Mr. Dolphus Raymond drink? Why does he lie about it?
He drinks Coca-Cola. He pretends to be drunk to justify living with the black community (with his mistress and children)
500
How does Atticus prove that Tom Robinson could not have beaten Mayella? Why doesn't this convince the jury?
Atticus proves that Tom Robinson could not have beaten Mayella because the attacker was left-handed, and Tom's left arm is ruined.
This does not convince the jury because they are too racist to accept the truth.
500
Why does Mr. Cunningham make the mob in front of the jail cell leave? How did Scout convince him?
Because Scout reminds him of his humanity; she reminds him that Atticus has always shown him kindness, helping him with legal matters and having his son over for dinner.
500
Name two prominent characters who are thought to be "mockingbirds." Why are they considered so?
Tom Robinson, because he is an innocent man who is destroyed by the racism of the town. Additionally, he is kind and hardworking.
Arthur "Boo" Radley, because he was a polite young man who is broken by his father. He is kind to the Finch children, giving them trinkets, a blanket, and eventually saving their lives.