Vocabulary / Language
Define: Hyperbole
3.
Extreme exaggeration
Why doesn’t Aunt Alexandra want Scout visiting Calpurnias home?
12.
Aunt Alexandria abides by the Jim Crow Laws and believes blacks and whites should remain separate.
“The kitchen table was loaded with enough food to bury the family”
Identify and explain the hyperbole in this quote.
2.
Bury the family.
There was an abundance of food
Mayella’s behavior during her testimony shows that she is a
11.
Liar, obedient and submissive to her father.
How did the black community show gratitude to Atticus for defending Tom?
2.
Giving food
Define: Impassive
1.
Calm
If Scout had to be a lady from whom does she wish to learn, and why?
6.
Calpurnia because she is most influential in Scouts life.
“I was absorbed with plans to visit Calpurnia’s house - I was curious, interested; I wanted to be her ‘company,’ to see how she lived, who her friends were. I might as well have wanted to see the other side of the moon.”
Why would does Scout say visiting Calpurnia would be like seeing “the other side of the moon”?
12.
The likelihood of Scout visiting Calpurnia is slim because Aunt Alexandra and the Jim Crow laws prevented Scout from visiting.
What does Mr. Ewell spitting in Atticus’ face indicate about his character?
He is a coward for wanting to fight Atticus.
How did Atticus react to receiving the food from the black community and why?
3.
Atticus is happy and overwhelmed by the substantial amount of food given especially during the depression.
Define: Demise
Death
Jem and Scout always see Calpurnia as their cook. What do they realize after they visit her church?
12.
She has a life and community outside of their family.
“There was no doubt about it, I must soon enter this world, where on the surface fragrant ladies rocked slowly, fanned gently, and drank cool water.”
What realization comes to Scout during the missionary tea meeting?
6.
That she is coming of age, will enter this world to be a woman soon.
Why does Mr. Ewell want to take revenge on Atticus? (aside from defending Tom)
Atticus “destroyed his last shred of credibility” during the trial and had to have some kind of comeback.
What emotional reaction did Atticus have towards the specific food (pig knuckles) given, and why?
3.
He was happy because he got to try foods he doesn’t often eat.
Explain the comparison of the quote “Mr. Ewell’s view on Tom’s demise and passing them along The English Channel of gossip”.
7.
The English Channel is compared to the gossip spread throughout Maycomb like water passing.
According to Jem, who keeps Boo Radley inside his home, and why?
7. and 13.
Boo Radley chooses to stay inside because he is scared to come out to a neighborhood that is prejudice.
“There was no doubt about it, I must soon enter this world, where on the surface fragrant ladies rocked slowly, fanned gently, and drank cool water.”
Based on the quote, what values did women have during this time?
7.
Looking pretty and dressing well, acting feminine.
Why would Jem not want to tell Atticus about Mr. Ewell’s threat?
9.
He did not want to bother Atticus with this information when Atticus was going through a lot.
What does the trial’s verdict reveal about the Maycomb’s attitudes and beliefs?
11.
Maycomb is racist, prejudice, and abides by the Jim Crow Laws.
Bonus: What event changes Jem the most and his understanding of society?
13.
Being exposed first hand to the prejudice of Maycomb through Tom’s guilty verdict.
Describe how the women of the Missionary Society look.
6.
The ladies were cool in fragile pastel prints: most of them were heavily powdered but unrouged; the only lipstick in the room was Tangee Natural. Cutex Natural sparkled on their fingernails, but some of the younger ladies wore Rose. They smelled heavenly.
Elaborate on Mr. Tates decision to let “the dead bury the dead”.
10.
Mr. Tate wants to put an end to the whole issue / Tom is dead and his killer is now dead so leave it that.
What does Atticus teach his children about behavior that is the opposite of how Mr. Ewell reacts to Atticus after the trial?
13.
“Fight with your head and not with your fists”
How did Atticus react to the verdict of Tom’s trial?
1.
He reacted as if nothing had happened because he was expecting a guilty verdict.