The novelist
The novel
The Jim Crow Laws
The Great Depression
Chapter 3
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Where was Harper Lee born?
in Monroeville, Alabama.
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When does the story take place?
between 1932 and 1935
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When and where did the Jim Crow Laws appear ?
During the Recontruction (after the Civil War), in the South of the USA
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What sort of crisis was the Great Depression?
an economic crisis
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Who is invited to have lunch at Scout's and Jem's house?
Walter Cunningham
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When was Harper Lee born?
On April 28th, 1926
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The story takes place in "the Deep South" : name the corresponding states.
Louisiana ; Mississippi ; Alabama ; Georgia ; South Carolina
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When did the Jim Crow Laws stop?
During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
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When did the Great Depression start?
on October 24 1929
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Who is "the filthiest human" Scout "had ever seen", the student with "cooties" or lice?
Burris Ewell
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What were her parents called?
Frances Finch and Amasa Coleman Lee
300
Give details about the political context of the novel.
- The Great Depression
- Segregation
- KKK active / white supremacy
300
Why the name "Jim Crow"?
Jim Crow was the name of a Black character from a show supposed to mock Black people with a song entitled Jump Jim Crow.
300
What was the nickname of the slums and shacks where poor people had to live?
Hoovervilles
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Where is Scout eating and why?
In the kitchen
because she is not behaving properly, not being polite enough to Walter.
400
What is Harper Lee's full name?
Nelle Harper Lee
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What did Harper Lee expect as for the success of her novel?
She was surprised and thought it would be put to death by critics and reviewers.
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Why were these law implemented (created)?
Because White people didn't want to free slaves.
The Supreme Court declared the laws constitutional although they infringed Human Rights. (Plessy vs Ferguson in 1896)
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What was the name of the economic programs to create millions of jobs?
The New Deal
400
Who is acting like a mother to Scout?
What is she cooking for her?
Calpurnia, and she cooked some crackling bread.
500
Describe Harper Lee's childhood as a southerner (3 elements).
- agricultural society with tribal instincts
- no theatre / cinema
- slow life
- gossips, tell stories
- lack of money so no toys
- use their imagination to play, re-enact what they read
500
Show that Harper Lee's novel was successful. (3 reasons)
- sold extremely rapidly
- became a great movie
- got a Pulitzer Price
500
Explain what the Jim Crow Laws were. (3 examples)
- were meant to isolate African-American and make them inferior to Whites ('Separate but equal')
- made Black people sit at the back of cars, buses
- made them eat separately / Black people were served after the Whites
- gave them derogatory names
500
What caused the Great Depression?
Give 3 elements
the Wall Street stock exchange crash (or Black Tuesday)
the panic (in banks, of investors, in Wall Street)
people withdrawing money (in their banks)
people selling their shares of stock
500
What lessons is Scout learning in chapter 3?
Give 2 examples
She is learning you must be respectful to your guests, or 'company.' (from Calpurnia)
She is learning "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view." (Atticus)
She is learning she must obey the law and go to school.
She is learning what a compromise is.