Characters
Bob Ewell’s abused, lonely, unhappy daughter; accuses Tom Robinson of rape
Who is Mayella Ewell?
Tom Robinson is accused of this crime against this person.
What is raping Mayella Ewell?
The setting of the novel and the historical event occurring during this time across the U.S.
What is Maycomb, Alabama and the Great Depression?
"He took advantage of me. An' if you fine, fancy gentlemen ain't gonna do nothin' about it, then you're just a bunch of lousy, yella, stinkin' cowards...'
Who is Mayella Ewell?
The weapon that was used to kill Bob Ewell (be specific).
What is a kitchen knife from Boo Radley's house?
The Finches’ black cook; a stern disciplinarian and the children’s bridge between the white world and her own black community.
Who is Calpurnia?
The reason that Tom Robinson could not be guilty.
What is he is unable to use his left hand due to an accident years prior?
The name of the laws meant to segregate minorities.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
"Don't matter who they are, anybody sets foor in this house's yo' comp'ny, and don't you let me catch you remarkin' on their ways like you was so high and mighty!"
Who is Calpurnia?
Scout dresses as this for the pageant.
What is a ham?
The Finches’ neighbor, a sharp-tongued widow, and an old friend of the family; almost the same age as Atticus’s younger brother, Jack. She shares Atticus’s passion for justice and is the children’s best friend among Maycomb’s adults.
Who is Miss Maudie?
The reason that Atticus sits outside of the jailhouse at night.
What is to protect Tom Robinson from a lynching?
The name of the trial the book is based off of.
What are the Scottsboro Trials?
"Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
Who is Atticus Finch?
What Walter put all over his food at Scout's house.
What is syrup?
An elderly, ill-tempered, racist woman who lives near the Finches; Atticus admires her for the courage with which she battles her morphine addiction.
What Tom Robinson says during his testimony that angers the crowd.
What is he feels sorry for Mayella?
The highest rate of unemployment (%) during the Great Depression (round up).
What is 25%?
"I felt sorry for her, she seemed to try more 'n the rest of 'em."
Who is Tom Robinson?
Atticus' nickname from his youth
What is Ol' One Shot?
A wealthy white man who lives with his black mistress and mulatto children; pretends to be a drunk so that the citizens of Maycomb will have an explanation for his behavior. In reality, he is simply jaded by the hypocrisy of white society and prefers living among blacks.
Who is Dolphus Raymond?
Boo Radley leaves six gifts for the children in the knot hole. Name four of them.
What is chewing gum, Indian head pennies, soap figurines, a ball of yarn, a spelling bee medal, and and old pocket watch.
The name of the wife who lied about her previous testimony on Emmett Till.
Who is Carolyn Bryant?
"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corn cribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us."
Who is Miss Maudie?
What is "will you take me home"?