Characters
Historical Background
Plot
The Author
Miscellaneous
100
Why does it matter that Scout is 6 when the novel starts and 7 as it progresses?
Scout's age is reason for her innocent perspective.
100
What decade is the novel set in?
1930's
100
What game do the children get in trouble for playing?
Boo Radley game
100
Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Nelle Harper Lee or Harper Lee
100
What is the significance of Part 1 being told in Scout's 1st person point of view?
Scout's perspective as a 6 and 7 year old child frames the harshness of the racist, Depression Era, Maycomb county innocently and naively.
200
Why is Boo Radley believed to be the culprit of anything mischievous or out of the ordinary in Maycomb, even though he has not been caught?
Boo Radley is unknown to the majority of the County and rumors, rather than reality, define him.
200
How are the rural images you searched on day one reflected in the novel?
Possible answers: Walter Cunningham (dirty), Burris Ewell (impoverished), Atticus (thoughts on farmers), Segregation.
200
What is the significance of the first object found in the knothole of the tree by the Radley Place?
Boo heard Scout and Jem's conversation about wanting chewing gum the day before it appeared.
200
Which character is based on the author?
Scout
200
What is the family name of the boy with the cootie and how is his family distinguished from the other families in Maycomb?
Ewell The Ewell's differ because standard social expectations applied to Maycomb's population are not applied to the Ewell's (ie. hunting season extended, behavioral exceptions.)
300
Prove Boo Radley's kindness.
What is he covered Scout with a blanket during the fire or what is he left gifts in the tree hole.
300
What year was the book written?
1960.
300
What are Jem and Scout shocked to discover about Atticus?
Atticus is the best shot in Maycomb County.
300
What did the author's father do for a living?
He was a lawyer like Atticus.
300
Which character states the following quote: “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” And, what is the implication of losing reading that most concerns this character?
Scout. She is most concerned that she will not be able to spend time with Atticus each night, listening to him read, as she sits in his lap.
400
Prove that Walter Cunningham has learned life skills rather than academic skills.
What is Walter often misses school, and has not graduated from the first grade, because he helps on his families farm?
400
What Economic Era was the novel written?
The Great Depression.
400
How old was Boo Radley when he stabbed his father with a pair of scissors?
33 years old
400
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the name of the dog that Atticus shoots and in what month does this scene take place?
Tim Johnson February
400
Who's attire is most unique in Maycomb County and what does it infer about him/her?
Ms. Caroline. Her matching, pristine attire, is an inference of the differences in her Northern culture as compared to Maycomb County.
500
Why does Atticus admire Mrs. Dubose?
She has courage and deals with her morphine addiction.
500
Why is it important that the book was written in the time period it was?
The end of institutionalized stereotypes leading to segregation.
500
Why does it matter that Boo Radley mended Jem's pants?
The mended pants were proof of Boo Radley forgiveness of Jem's teasing and taunting.
500
What movement took place during the time period that the author wrote this novel?
Civil Rights Movement
500
Why does Atticus say that one should never kill a mockingbird? Who and how does the mockingbird compare to in Part 1?
Mockingbird's are passive creatures who do no harm and only make music. In Part 1, a mockingbird would compare to Boo Radley who behaves passively and kindly in light of ferocious rumors and gossip.
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