TKAM Characters
Which character is considered the most mysterious person in the neighborhood by Jem and Scout?
Boo (Arthur) Radley
Name at least three things Jem and Scout pull from the knothole in the tree.
Options: Carved dolls, a broken watch, chewing gum, indian head pennies, a medal.
What is a 'theme'?
A central idea or universal truth
At the end of “She Unnames Them,” Eve tells Adam, “‘I hope the garden key turns up.’” This is an example of what rhetorical term?
Options are:
a. anecdote b. metaphor c. theme d. allusion
D. Allusion
Payment for a scratched fender from the person responsible.
a. redress. b. fortitude c. muse d. augment
a. redress
This character is charged and convicted of raping a white woman.
Tom Robinson
How does Jem break his arm?
Trying to fight off Bob Ewell.
What is a 'setting'?
The time and place of a story
Based on the author’s word choice in the following excerpt from “A Voice,” how is the father characterized?
“You spoke Spanish formal
as your father, the judge without a courtroom
in the country he floated to in the dark
on a flatbed truck. He walked slow
as a hot river down the narrow hall
of your house. You never dared to race past him, to say, “Please move,” in the language
you learned effortlessly, as you learned to run, the language forbidden at home”
He is a man to be feared, even by his own daughter
To stare at in amazement.
a. coerce b. grimace c. gape d. harass
c. gape
Her house burns down and she's not even sad about it.
Miss. Maudie
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
They do nothing but make beautiful music for everyone.
What is a 'protagonist'?
the leading character of a novel or movie
Prior to her speech “On Women’s Right to Vote” in 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for...
voting in the presidential election
Match the words with their definitions.
__ ingenuous. a. free from error
__ infallible. b. meddling; excessively forward
__ officious. c. innocent, simple
ingenuous= innocent, simple
infallible= free from error
officious= meddling; excessively forward
Dill
According to Atticus, Tom made a run for it when he was in prison because....
Tom had given up hope of ever going free and wanted to control his death.
What is the difference between implicit and explicit evidence?
Explicit evidence is directly stated; implicit evidence is indirectly stated.
In “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” when King says, “Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech,” he is making an allusion to...
the Constitution
Match the words with their definitions.
__ Averse. a. cowardly
__ Craven. b. deep-seated distaste
__ Brandish. c. to wave or flourish
Averse= deep-seated distaste
Craven= cowardly
Brandish= to wave or flourish
This character torments Jem and Scout as they walk by and supposedly has a Confederate pistol under her shaw.
Mrs. Dubose
Why does Heck Tate insist that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife?
He doesn't want Boo thrown into the lime light, because Boo is the real killer and was only trying to protect the children.
What is the difference between symbolism and metaphor?
Symbolism represents something greater than itself (has a literal and figurative meaning). Metaphor is a comparison between two seemingly unrelated subjects.
What is Patrick Henry's stance on American participation in the Revolutionary War, according to his "Speech to the Second Virginia Convention"?
The Americans have no other choice than to fight.
Match the words with their definitions.
__ temerity a. rashness, boldness
__ panacea b. a remedy for all ills
__ precedent c. may serve as a basis
Temerity= rashness, boldness
Panacea= a remedy for all ills
Precedent= may serve as a basis