When a lawyer is questioning someone on the witness stand, what are they doing?
a. subduing them
b. persevering them
c. interrogating them
They are interrogating them.
100
Why was Scout's first day of school a disappointment?
She started off on the wrong foot with her teacher.
100
His cry was like a fire truck's siren.
simile-metaphor-hyperbole-personification
simile
100
From what point of view is the novel written? Describe the narrator.
first-person point of view. Scout is an adventurous, inquisitive, smart, tomboyish little girl.
200
Miss Rachel has a nephew that visits every summer and plays with Jem and Scout. What is his name?
Dill
200
If you have a headache and take Tylenol it will _______ your pain.
a. austere
b. assuage
c. vehemently
It will assuage your pain.
200
What was the "Boo Radley game"?
The children pretended they were Mrs. Radley, Mr. Radley, and Arthur "Boo". They acted out rumors they have heard about the Radleys.
200
Her tears nearly filled the tub to the top!
simile-metaphor-hyperbole-personification
hyperbole
200
When _____ tells Jem that it is a sin to kill mockingbirds, _____ explains the significance of the saying.
Atticus; Miss Maudie
300
Scout got in trouble the first day of school for knowing how to read. What is the name of her teacher?
Miss Caroline Fisher
300
Atticus shook his head ___________.
a. austere
b. vehemently
c. attributes
Atticus shook his head vehemently.
300
Why does Mr. Nathan Radley SAY he filled the knot-hole in the tree with cement?
He says he filled it because the tree was dying.
300
Yes, he was stone.
simile-metaphor-hyperbole-personification
metaphor
300
What happened to Miss Maudie's house? What was her reaction?
Miss Maudie's house burned down; she did not seem too upset about it.
400
Who is the neighborhood gossip?
Miss Stephanie Crawford
400
The book teaches you the ______ of Spanish, but you won't be fluent by the time you are done.
a. rudiments
b. rectitude
c. perpetrate
The book teaches you the __rudiments___ of Spanish, but you won't be fluent by the time you are done.
400
What did Jem do when Mrs. Dubose insulted Atticus? What was his punishment (2 things)?
Jem cut off the tops of all her bushes. As punishment, he had to go back every Saturday to try and make them grow back and he had to go Monday-Saturday to read to her for an hour.
400
The rosemary nods upon the grave; the lily lolls upon the wave.
simile-metaphor-hyperbole-personification
personification
400
Why did Scout beat up Walter Cunningham on the first day of school?
Scout tried and explain why Walter would not accept money from Miss Fisher and she ended up getting in trouble and starting off the year on the wrong foot.
500
Name all 4 people that eat dinner in the Finch household and their relationship to one another.
Scout - daughter
Jem - son
Atticus - father
Calpurnia - cook/maid/nanny
500
In Atticus' eyes, the children had ________ an insult against Mr. Avery by building their snowman.
a. subdued
b. devoid
c. perpetrated
In Atticus' eyes, the children had __perpetrated___ an insult against Mr. Avery by building their snowman.
500
Why was Mrs. Dubose the bravest person Atticus ever knew?
She earned his respect by overcoming her addiction to morphine and dying clean.
500
Death has reared himself a throne / In a strange city lying alone.
simile-metaphor-hyperbole-personification
Personification
500
After the "disaster" between Scout and her cousin Francis, what life lesson did Uncle Jack learn from Scout? What did he learn from Atticus?
Scout taught Uncle Jack to always listen to both sides of the story.
Atticus taught Uncle Jack to always tell children the truth.