Plot Of TKAM
Which happened first
Potpourri
Theme
Characters
100

She said this about the family: "They have a right to their privacy."

Miss Maudie

100

Which happened first: Jem and Scout meet Dill or Jem and Scout go to school?

 Jem and Scout meet Dill

100

In what way are Dill and Jem trying to leave a note for Boo Radley?

They are trying to use a fishing pole

100

"Whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash."

Ignorance and prejudice, or gender stereotyping

100

Who is the Summer friend of Jem and Scout (give his real, full name)

Charles Baker Harris (Dill)?

200

He was shocked at the injustice of the jury.

Jem

200

Which happened first: Dill comes up with the idea to make Boo Radley come out or Dill dares Jem to touch the Radley house.

Dill dares Jem to touch the Radley house

200

What do Calpurnia and Atticus discover at their back door the day after the trial (even though Atticus lost)?

 All kinds of food as a Thank You to Atticus.

200

"So, if spitting in my face and threatening me saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that's something I'll gladly take. He had to take it out on somebody, and I'd rather it be me than that houseful of children out there."

Integrity or courage?

200

She is the sister to the lawyer, Atticus

Alexandra

300

Why does Aunt Alexandra tell Scout she cannot play with Walter Cunningham?

They are not in the same social class as the Finches. 

300

Which happened first: Miss Maudie's house burns down, or Nathan Radley fills the knothole with cement

Nathan Radley fills the tree knothole with cement

300

Why does Scout beat up Cecil Jacobs and her cousin Frances?

They call Atticus a slur, indicating he loved black people

300

"There's a black boy dead, for no reason, and the man responsible for it's dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time, Mr. Finch."

Justice vs. Injustice

300

The first grade teacher

Caroline Fisher

400

Jem breaks the time-honored code of childhood and went and told Attiucs that Dill was hiding in their house.

Jem is growing up and maturing.

400

What happens first: Jem cries at the verdict of the trial or Dill and Scout find out that Dolphus Raymond only pretends to drink out of a brown paper bag.

Dill and Scout find out about Dolphus Raymond

400

Why does Jem have to read to Mrs. Dubose? 

He destroyed her flowers, and she asked him to

400

"Don't you remember me, Mr. Cunningham? I'm Jean Louise Finch. You brought us some hickory nuts one early morning, remember?

Childhood innocence/Bravery

400

Who is considered "white trash" in Maycomb?

Bob Ewell

500

Dill ran away from home because of this

He didn't feel his parents needed or loved him

500

Which happens first: Atticus is appointed to defend Tom Robinson, or Sheriff Heck Tate asks Atticus to kill Old Tim Johnson, the mad dog?

Atticus is appointed to defend Tom Robinson

500

What do we know about Mayella Ewell that might make us feel sorry for her?

She has no friends, he father beats her (and other things), she is forced to take care of the family, and she doesn't even recognize it when Atticus speaks to her with respect/politeness.

500

"First of all," he said, 'if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-until you climb into his skin and walk around it."

Learning to see things from another point of view

500

Who gives Jem and Scout air rifles for Christmas? 

Uncle Jack Finch