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Jem breaks his arm
What is the beginning of the novel?
Civil Rights Movement
When did Harper Lee write and publish TKAM?
Scout
Who tells the story of TKAM?
Old and boring
What is Scout and Jem's main complaint about their father?
The Radley family
What do the kids spend a lot of time considering the mystery of?
Setting of TKAM
What is 1930s Alabama?
Jim Crow laws
What are the laws surrounding segregation?
Atticus
How do Jem and Scout address their father?
Acting out stories
How do Scout, Jem, and Dill like to pass free time?
Why is Miss Caroline angry towards Scout?
Religious, gossip, racism/prejudice
How would you describe Maycomb?
Fight
How does Scout behave when in conflict with another kid?
Stabbing his father with a pair of scissors
What is Boo Radley infamous for?
In a tree knothole
Where does Scout discover hidden treasures and goodies?
Imagination
What is one of Dill's character traits?
Understanding and patient
How would you describe Atticus' parenting style?
Atticus shoots him
How is Tim Johnson killed?
Dill
Which character is most unhappy with their homelife?
Atticus Finch
Ignorant and disrespectful
Confused and disordered
How would you describe Mayella's testimony?
Asks him to sign his name
He cannot use his left arm
What is the nature of Tom's disability?
He felt sorry for her
What did Tom Robinson think of Mayella Ewell?
Robinson is guilty
How does the jury rule?
What does Scout dress as for Halloween?
He is stabbed
How does Bob die?
Boo Radley
Who saves the lives of Jem and Scout?
A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
Symbolism
The title of the novel most closely relates to which story element?
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is irony?
The general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader.
What is mood?
First-person
What is point of view?
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
What is personification?
Exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
Hinting at future events in the story
Comparison using like or as
What is a simile?
Comparison NOT using like or as
What is a metaphor?
Reference to a person, place, thing or event that is outside the story
What is an allusion?
The justice system is corrupted by prejudice.
What is Harper Lee's perspective on the justice system?