Vocab
Asinine
Silly, Stupid, or Idiotic Behavior
Scout
The reason why people don't mind that Mr. Dolphus has mixed children
He's rich (Social prejudice)
What does Aunt Alexandra demand happen to Calpurnia
That she gets fired
"Ain't so high and mighty now."
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Scout
Dismemberment
Something thrown away or worthless; the loss of a body part
What is Atticus's profession
Lawyer
The reason Atticus thinks that his defense is over before it starts
Extreme racism in the South
To help the wife of Tom Robinson with her children
"Please, Mr. Finch, don't tell aunt rachel shell make me go back again."
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Dill
Altercation
an argument or disagreement
Who is Atticus going to defend
Tom Robinson
What Atticus has for defending a man, even though he is almost certain to lose, and his community would hate him
true courage
Why does Dill not come back to Maycomb
He gets a new dad
"We've decided that it would be best for you to have some feminine influence."
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Aunt Alexandra
Quibbling
To Nitpick
Who do they find on the porch of the Finch house after church
Aunt Alexanedra
Why a group of individuals joined together to surround the Maycomb courthouse.
Mob mentality
What does Bob Ewell do to Atticus
He threatens and spits on him
"Aunty's so hipped on the family because we've got's background and not a dime to our names"
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Jem
Prerogative
A right or privilege to a certain class of people
The Finch cousin who was sent to an insane asylum
Cousin Joshua
The theme depicted by Scout's and Jem's learning of racial and social prejudice in Maycomb as they grow.
The loss of childhood innocence
In what style does Calpurnia's church sing hymns
Linen
"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance"
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Miss Maudie