To Kill a Mockingbird
First Half of the Year Readings
Story Vocabulary
Conflict Types
Miscellaneous
100

Who wrote TKAM?

Harper Lee

100

What the title of the first story we discussed this year?

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

100

The hero/heroine of a story

Protagonist

100

A story where the protagonist fights one antagonist. 

Person v Person

100

Who is Mr. Leaper's favorite singer? 

Taylor Swift

200

Who is the narrator of TKAM?

Scout Finch

200

Who is the author of the Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian?

Sherman Alexie

200

The series of events in a story.

Plot

200

A story where a fisherman gets stranded at sea is chased by a shark.

Person v. Nature

200

What is Mr. Leaper's favorite color?

Blue

300

What is the setting of TKAM?

Maycomb, Alabama

300

What is Junior's identity in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian?

Spokane Indian

300

What a story is really about. 

Theme

300

A story where an actress drops out of acting school after failing her first audition. 

Person v Self

300

What is the name of the environmental activist that we discussed during our Earth Day activity?

Greta Thunberg

400

According to Scout, who is the Mockingbird?

Boo Radley
400

What was the climax of "Lamb to the Slaughter"? 

When the wife kills her husband.

400

The beginning details and background information from a story. 

Exposition

400

A story where an elderly woman cannot go on vacation because they cannot figure out how to buy plane tickets. 

Person v. Technology

400

What's the difference between a thriller and a mystery?

A mystery involves the protagonist solving an issue; a thriller involves the protagonist avoiding or escaping an issue. 

500

Please identify one of the major themes from To Kill a Mockingbird. 

Innocence; Misrepresenting the Truth; Truth v. Assumption

500

What conflict type was present during the short story: "The Dinner Party"? 

Person v. Nature

500

A side character who only speaks once and doesn't have much development. 

Static Character

500

A story where someone gets transported back in time and learns about the troubled history of their ancestors. 

Person v. Supernatural; Person v. Society

500

Please identify a non-fiction story.

Mr. Leaper will evaluate your response.