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100
I’m described as a “pocket Merlin” and a “stray dog.”
Who is Dill.
100
“That boy’s yo’ comp’ny and if he wants to eat up the table cloth you let him, you hear?”
Who is Calpurnia
100
I am the narrator of TKAM
Who is Scout Finch
100
Although Jem calls me another term, I am basically just a ghost.
What is a Hot Steam
100
Why does Scout’s ability to read and write annoy her teacher, Miss Caroline?
The teacher is young and expected that she would be the one to teach the children in the “proper” way to read and write. She finds Scout annoying because the girl’s literacy has made her plans/methods useless.
200
I am the Finch family cook, nanny, and maid
Who is Calpurnia.
200
“I was just walking by when it crawled out of his hair...just crawled out of his hair–”
Who is Ms. Caroline
200
What decade is TKAM set?
1930s
200
When Mr. Cunningham needed Atticus’ legal advice, he couldn’t pay the bill with money. Instead, he brought a variety of things to the Finch home over the next year. Name two of the items that Mr. Cunningham delivered to the Finch home.
What is A load of stove wood, a sack of hickory nuts, turnip greens, and Christmas-time decorative plants (smilax and holly)
200
What spooked Jem on the night of the Radley house incident?
When Jem went back to get his pants off the fence line, the rip in the fabric had been crudely sewn and the pants were left neatly folded for him at the fence.
300
I teach Scout and Jem how to shoot, although I don't really understand children.
Who is Uncle Jack
300
“Look, it ain’t worth it, Jem. A lickin’ hurt but it doesn’t last. You’ll get your head shot off, Jem. Please...”
Who is Scout Finch.
300
What city is TKAM set in?
Maycomb
300
How do Jem, Dill, and Scout make a squeaky gate hinge open quietly?
They spit on it
300
Why do Maycomb officials bend the rules for the Ewells? Is this the right thing to do?
Atticus explains that some people cannot be changed, and Bob Ewell is one of those kinds of people. He’ll always be a drunk and a neglectful parent. It’s not worth the fight to keep the Ewell children in school, and Bob Ewell is allowed to illegally hunt because his children would starve otherwise. Atticus knows that sometimes the right thing is not the legal thing; he also understands the necessity of compromise.
400
I have a very spoiled grandson named Francis.
Who is Aunt Alexandra
400
“...I’ll say this: Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public streets.”
Who is Ms. Maudie
400
During TKAM America was suffering from an economic recession, also known as ______________?
The Great Depression
400
When he was a boy, what was Atticus’ nickname?
One-Shot Finch/Ol’ One-Shot
400
According to Atticus, what is Maycomb’s “usual disease?” Why is he worried that his children will catch it?
The disease is racism and he wants to raise his children to be open-minded and love every neighbor. By defending Tom Robinson, he’s hoping to model for his children the way we should treat each other.
500
I die free and have the respect of Atticus and, later, Jem
Who is Mrs. Dubose
500
“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.”
Who is Atticus Finch
500
I am the author of TKAM
Who is Harper Lee
500
What toy that belongs to Scout does Jem use to destroy Miss Dubose’s camellia bushes?
Her baton/twirling baton
500
What’s the first thing Scout finds in the knothole of the tree on the edge of the Radley property? What’s the second thing she finds?
First, she finds two sticks of Wrigley’s Double-Mint gum. Later, she and Jem find a small jewelry box with two shiny pennies inside.