Characters
Stabbed father with a pair of scissors
Arthur "Boo" Radley
In what town and state does the book take place?
Maycomb, Alabama
“He said… I could shoot al the blue jays I wanted, if I could hit them, but to remember it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. …Well, I reckon because mockingbirds don’t do anything but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t each people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but just sing their hearts out for us.” (32) What does the mockingbird represent?
Innocent people who do no harm others and do not deserve to be harmed
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. ...Until you climb around inside of his skin and walk around in it."
Atticus Finch
What agreement does Atticus make with Scout after her first day of school?
He will continue reading with her as long as she doesn't mention it to Miss Caroline (Miss Caroline thinks Scout shouldn't know how to read yet)
A drunken, racist, unemployed man who doesn't provide for his family and threatens Atticus and the children.
Bob Ewell
What state is Dill from originally?
Mississippi
What makes Tom Robinson like a Mockingbird?
Tom only tries to help Mayella but ends up being accused of rape
"There's a black man dead for no reason, and now the man responsible for it is dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time, Mr. Finch."
Sheriff Heck Tate
Why does Jem have to return to the Radley house by himself?
He needed to get his pants back, because they got stuck under the fence
Hides under Scout's bed
Dill Harris
Which house caught fire on Scout's street?
Miss Maudie's
Why was the south so poor in the 1930's?
The Great Depression
"I can't use my left hand at all. I got it caught in a cotton gin when I was twelve years old. All my muscles were torn loose."
Tom Robinson
How does Atticus try to prove that Tom Robinson was innocent? What was his evidence?
Atticus knows that Mayella is injured on her right side, and that a left-handed person must have injured her. His evidence is that Tom couldn't have done it due to the fact that he has a crippled left arm.
Saved up for months to get family ice creams
Mayella Ewell
Where the kids found: chewing gum, grey twine, girl and boy dolls carved out of soap, a medal, a watch and pennies
The Radley Tree
In what item does Scout reach the Radley front steps for the first time?
A tire (she rolls into the Radley lot after Jem pushes her)
"Grieving, child? Why, I hated that old cow barn. Thought of setting' fire to it a hundred times myself, except they'd lock me up..."
Miss Maudie
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Why is Miss Maudie happy that her house burnt down?
Why are the kids pulled outside in the middle of the night by Atticus? What has happened in the neighborhood?
Atticus pulls the kids outside because Miss Maudie's house is on fire
Scares Calpurnia in the street and helps us learn where Atticus got his nickname
Tim Johnson
Where was Heck Tate when the gang confronts Atticus in front of the jail? (according to the gang)
A snipe hunt (snipes aren't real!)
What two things does Jem destroy after being yelled at by Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose?
Mrs. Dubose's camellia flowers and Scout's new baton
"Secretly, Miss Finch, I'm not much of a drinker. You little folks won't tell on me now, will you? It'd ruin my reputation."
Dolphus Raymond
Who does Bob Ewell yell at when he catches Tom Robinson raping Mayella? Why does he yell?
Bob Ewell yells at Mayella, because she is seducing Tom Robinson (a black man)