Characters
Themes and Characters
Plot 1
Plot 2
Miscellaneous
100
The people of Maycomb are prejudiced and superstitious poor, but happy friendly and non-judgmental
prejudiced and superstitious
100
Mockingbirds symbolize ... death youth innocence prejudice hunting
innocence
100
The novel is narrated from which point of view?
first-person point of view
100
Who killed Bob Ewell? (or the most likely character)
Arthur Radley
100
Alabama, 1930s
What is the setting?
200
Besides being in charge of "lining" at the church, Zeebo is also Cal's son the pastor at the church literate Cal's son and literate none of these
Cal's son and literate
200
One of the themes is LAW. Even though Atticus Finch represents law and order, he does accept that there are situations when exceptions have to be made. For example, when Bob Ewell...
hunts out of season because if he weren't allowed to do that, his kids would go hungry.
200
How does Jem lose his pants?
He took them off to free himself from the fence.
200
Jem destroys Mrs. Dubose's camellias because...
she called Atticus an "n-word" lover.
200
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
They don't do any harm.
300
Aunt Alexandra does not want Scout to play with Walter Cunningham? Why not?
The Cunninghams are not the same social class as the Finches.
300
Who tells Scout that Mr. Radley was a 'foot washing Baptist?" (and that anything that's a pleasure is a sin)
Miss Maudie
300
Which two characters said it's a sin to kill a mockingbird?
Atticus Finch Miss Maudie
300
Who "sure likes molasses?"
Walter Cunningham
300
The Scottsboro Boys were infamous because they were active in politics during Civil Rights era they experienced the prejudice that Tom Robinson did they beat and killed two white girls on a train none of these
they experienced the prejudice that Tom Robinson did
400
Who's the poacher?
Bob Ewell
400
Jem's real full name
Jeremy Atticus Finch
400
Why does Atticus admire the otherwise despicable Mrs. Dubose?
Because of how she's facing her own death/battling her morphine addiction - on her own terms.
400
It's ironic that Jem and Scout think Atticus can't do much of anything except read because in reality, he's ___
the most courageous person in the town (give examples - defends T. R. against the town's wishes, how he raises his children, etc...)
400
"Maycomb was a tired old town, but it was a tired old town when I first knew it." Which literary device is this?
personification
500
Who's the expert liar?
Dill
500
Give an example of segregation in the second half of the novel.
the courthouse Not just the second half of the novel: (the strictly black and white areas of town) (the black church/white church)
500
What happens to Tom Robinson? (jury verdict and ending)
guilty (of course) and is shot trying to escape (finally taking charge of his own life/death, perhaps?)
500
When does Scout finally understand and welcome Boo Radley?
when she realizes that he saved her life
500
Why didn't Tom just push Mayella away?
it would have been just as bad for a black man to do that
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