Characters
Neighbor and friend to Scout when Jem and Dill left her out
Miss Maudie Atkinson
Name 3 gifts Boo left for the kids in the tree
Gum, watch, soap dolls, string, knife, pennies, spelling medal
Who is the narrator of the book? (full name)
Jean Louise Finch
What is the name of Scout's father?
Atticus Finch
“She’d call me in, sir…seems like every time I passed by yonder.”
Tom
Scout’s first grade teacher; new to Maycomb and the ways of the town
Miss Caroline Fischer
How did Scout first end up in the Radley yard?
She rolled in a tire
In which state is the novel set?
Alabama
What was Scout’s costume for the Halloween pageant?
Ham
“I’m ‘bout to perish…Got anything to eat?"
Dill
Threatened Atticus and broke into Judge Taylor’s house
Bob Ewell
Why is Boo considered an example of a Mockingbird?
He's innocent and harmless
Who was the New Deal president at this time?
FDR—Franklin D. Roosevelt
How many years does this novel cover?
“…but why do you all sing hymns that way?”
Jem
The man who was a model for Jem’s snowman
Mr. Avery
What did Boo supposedly do to his dad one day while cutting articles out of the newspaper?
Stabbed his father with scissors in leg
Who was the inspiration for the character of Atticus Finch? OR when was the novel published?
Harper Lee’s father--1960
A phrase that is different from its literal meaning—but we understand what is meant
“…get Ms. Maudie’s goat.”
Idiom
“Will you walk me home?”
Boo
His father was a poor but honest farmer
Walter Cunningham
When did Scout finally get to “stand in Boo’s skin and walk around in it?”
When she stood on the Radley porch
Name ONE historical issue and ONE social issue happening at the time the novel was set.
Segregation
Reference to well-known person, place, thing, etc. in literature—mention of Dracula or Gray Ghost
Allusion
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.”
Atticus