Who said it?
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . -- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
Who is Atticus?
Rumor has it that this person stabbed his father in the leg with a pair of scissors.
Who is Arthur "Boo" Radley?
means irregular, erratic, peculiar or odd
What is eccentric?
Her job is hiring new employees.
What is a gerund?
and, or, but, nor, for, so, yet . . .
What are conjunctions? OR What are fanboys?
"I'm little but I'm old."
Who is Dill?
He plugged up the knot-hole of the oak tree with cement.
Who is Nathan Radley?
A "giving in" or compromise
What is concession?
Babies seem to sleep a lot.
What is an infinitive?
This kind of sentence has at least two independent clauses joined by a FANBOY or semi-colon
What is a compound sentence?
"Don't you know you're not supposed to even touch the trees over there? You'll get killed if you do!"
Who is Jem?
What is the first item Scout finds in a knothole in a tree at the edge of the Radley lot?
What are two pieces of chewing gum?
Means dull or tedious
What is vapid?
California, settled earlier, became a state in 1850.
What is a participle?
This part of a sentence performs the verb. Ex: Mrs. Lambert arranged the desks.
What is the subject?
"I hated that old cow barn. Thought of settin fire to it a hundred times myself, except they'd lock me up."
Who is Miss Maudie?
He draped a blanket over Scout's shoulders to keep her warm the night Miss Maudie's house burned down.
Who is Boo Radley?
She [Alexandra] married a _____ man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trot lines were full.”
What is taciturn?
Children like playing in the sunshine.
What is a gerund phrase?
This part of a sentence receives the action of the verb. Ex: Mrs. Lambert arranged the desks.
(This is one of the noun functions)
What is a direct object?
"I guess it ain't your fault if Uncle Atticus is a n*** -lover besides, but I'm here to tell you that it certainly does mortify the rest of the family--"
Who is Francis?
At school, Scout nearly starts a fight with a classmate named _____ after he declares that Scout Finch’s daddy defends n***ers.
Who is Cecil Jacobs?
"The Radleys, welcome anywhere in town, kept to themselves, a ____ unforgivable in Maycomb."
What is predilection?
This noun function is a word or word group that follows a linking verb and identifies or refers to the subject.
What is a predicate nominative?
In MLA format,
" . . . " (99).
What is a parenthetical reference?