Characters
The cook for the Finch household; she takes Scout and Jem to her church one day.
Who is Calpurnia?
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
Who is Atticus Finch?
Innocence and purity. "Shooting" a mockingbird is a sin.
During the trial scene, which body part of Tom Robinson's is deformed?
His left arm (caught in a cotton gin)
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird?
Harper Lee
Who is Tom Robinson?
“I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks.”
What does the Roly Poly represent?
Innocence and purity; same as the Mockingbird
What does Sheriff Heck Tate say happened to Bob?
He fell on his knife and killed himself.
What happens at Tom Robinson's cell at night?
A group of men come to lynch him, but Atticus and the kids fend them off.
Jem and Scout's neighbor and childhood friend; he is fascinated with Boo Radley and later escapes home and hides in the Finch household
Who is Dill?
"Will you take me home?"
Who is Boo Radley?
What do Scout's overalls represent?
Gender roles, resistance to tradition, identity.
Who does Scout talk about in school in Chapter 26? (Hint: Irony!)
Adolf Hitler
Who is the biggest gossip in town?
Stephanie Crawford
Who is Mrs. Dubose?
"Mockingbirds don’t do one thing except 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. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
Who is Maudie Atkinson?
What does Boo Radley represent?
Change, understanding of "morals," growing up
On what day does Bob attempt to harm Scout and Jem?
Halloween night
What does Bob Ewell do to Helen Robinson?
He follows her to work and insults her
The town "drunk;" he has many mixed-race children and is an outcast in the white community for it.
Who is Dolphus Raymond?
Who is Walter Cunningham?
What does the rabid dog represent?
The nature of racism in Maycomb; fear being spread and everyone hiding at home to not confront it
What African tribe does Aunt Alexandra's Missionary group support?
The Mrunas
What meal is dinner in this book?
Mid-day meal (similar to lunch; students go home to eat dinner halfway through the day)