Characters
This character is the narrator of the book and struggles to control their temper when others insult their father.
Who is Scout (Jean Louise) Finch?
This major event happens every year for the Finches, involving a trip to Finch's Landing where Scout is forced to wear a dress and put up with her relatives.
What is Christmas? (at Finch's Landing)
This vocabulary term describes the disproportionately large beard Ike Finch bears.
What is inordinate?
Scout is told to fight with this part of her body rather than her fists by Atticus.
What is her head?
This "boring" cousin taunts Scout at Finch's Landing during Christmas by calling Atticus a [n-word] lover, leading to a physical fight.
Who is Francis Hancock?
This specific action by Atticus in Chapter 10 completely changes Jem and Scout’s perception of him as feeble and old.
What is the shooting of Tim Johnson.
This word can be used to describe a distinguished feature of the face, like a scar.
What are lineaments?
Uncle Jack Finch tries to discipline Scout about this in Chapter 9, failing to hear her side of the story.
What is her behavior?
When Uncle Jack arrives for Christmas, he brings along this "fat" character who according to him, stays in the hospital and survives by eating "leftover fingers and ears."
Who is Rose Aylmer?
During the Christmas dinner at Finch's Landing, Scout is excluded from the main table and forced to eat in this specific, lonely location while Jem and Francis eat with the adults.
What is the back porch?
This vocabulary word can refer to bridal linens.
What is trousseau?
Due to his lack of attention to Scout's side of the story about her fight with Francis, Uncle Jack Finch learns this particular lesson.
What is being empathetic and listening before reacting?
This character is Aunt Alexandra's taciturn husband who spends Christmas Day at Finch’s Landing, barely speaking a word to Scout.
Who is Uncle Jimmy?
While both Jem and Scout got air rifles for Christmas, Jem also received this specific "real" science-themed gift, which he intended to use to write letters to Dill in invisible ink.
What is a chemistry kit?
This word is used by Jack Finch to describe Scout's behavior when Francis insulted Atticus.
What is obstreperous?
After this event, Atticus becomes highly admirable and idolized in Scout and Jem's eyes.
What is the shooting of Tim Johnson?
This character is the town's garbage collector who eventually removes Tim Johnson's carcass.
Who is Zeebo?
What is checkers?
This vocabulary word is used to describe Scout's innocent and unsuspecting mischief which Francis scoffed upon.
What is ingenuous?
The peculiar and far-from-normal-mad-dog-behavior of Tim Johnson strays away from this type of "label."
What is a stereotype?