Time Period
Characters
Quotes (Who said it?)
Cry, baby!
Elements of a Story
100
This era followed the Stock Market Crash in 1929.
What is The Great Depression?
100
She took Scout and Jem to her church.
Who is Calpurnia?
100
Says, "Well, it'd be sort of like shooting a mockingbird, wouldn't it?
Who is Scout Finch?
100
This character cries after Tom Robinson's guilty verdict.
What is Jem?
100
This is the novel's narrator.
Who is Scout (Jean Louise) Finch?
200
These were famous court trials from the 1930s on which the novel may be loosely based.
What were the Scottsboro trials?
200
Scout's fiance
Who is Dill Harris?
200
Says, "His food doesn't stick going down, does it?"
Who is Miss Maudie?
200
This character feels neglected by his parents.
Who is Dill?
200
This is the novel's setting.
What is Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s?
300
He introduced the New Deal.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
300
He pretends to be drunk, but really isn't.
Who is Dolphus Raymond?
300
Says, "I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley stayed shut up in his house all this time..."
Who is Jem (Jeremy) Finch?
300
She is described in this quote: "I saw her sink down into her chair and bury her head in her arms. Had her conduct been more friendly toward me, I would have felt sorry for her. She was a pretty thing."
Who is Miss Caroline?
300
This figurative language describes Tom Robinson's conviction and murder, and Boo Radley's possibly having to testify in court. Name that metaphor!
What is "it is a sin to kill a mockingbird"?
400
These were laws that segregated blacks and whites.
What are Jim Crow laws?
400
Tom Robinson's employer
Who was Link Deas?
400
Says, "Don't say hey to me, you ugly girl"?
Who is Mrs. Dubose?
400
This character thought Atticus was picking on him/ her.
Who is Mayella?
400
This unusual event symbolizes Atticus having inner aptitude and moral courage.
What is the shooting of Tim Johnson?
500
These were makeshift towns of very poor people.
What were Hoovervilles?
500
Arthur Radley Jr.'s brother
Who is Nathan Radley?
500
He says "Let the dead bury the dead."
What is Heck Tate?
500
This character claims that Tom's verdict is like killing a mockingbird in an editorial in the newspaper.
Who is Mr. Underwood?
500
This is said to be Maycomb's "unusual disease."
What is racism?
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