Characters
Plot and Events
The Trial
Themes and Symbols
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The Finch's cook and housekeeper

Calpurnia

100

What town does the novel take place in?

Maycomb, Alabama

100

Who was the defendant on trial? 

Tom Robinson

100

After Scout and Jem are gifted rifles from Atticus, he tells them that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird. What is his reasoning?

Mockingbirds do nothing but make music for people to enjoy

100

On the first day of school, Scout gets in trouble for knowing how to read and write cursive. (True/False)

True

200

The children’s closest adult friend; bakes the children cakes

Miss Maudie Atkinson

200

Who calls Walter Cunningham trash?

Aunt Alexandra

200

What is Tom Robinson accused of doing?

Raping and assaulting Mayella Ewell

200

The novel is narrated from which point of view?

first-person (from Scout's POV)

200

What happens to Mrs. Maudie’s house in Chapter 8?

It gets caught on fire

300

An ignorant, hateful man who wrongfully accuses Tom Robinson 

Bob Ewell

300

After the mad dog incident, what do Scout and Jem learn about their father?

He is the best shot in Maycomb County

300

How does Scout predict Tom’s guilty conviction?

The jurors did not look at Tom

300

What does Scout mean when she says that Atticus is the same in the courthouse as he is at home?

Hint - He follows the same...

He follows the same morals in private and professional life

300

What does Dill find in Mr. Dolphus Raymond’s bottle (in the brown bag)?

Coca-Cola

400

Jem and Scout’s reclusive neighbor

Arthur (Boo) Radley

400

When Jem and Dill exclude Scout from their activities, whom does Scout prefer to spend time with?

Calpurnia

400

What happens to Tom Robinson after his conviction?

He is shot to death while escaping prison

400

Mrs. Dubose asks Jem to read to her daily because she enjoys his company. (True or False)

false

400

Who was Scout’s first-grade teacher?

Miss Caroline

500

A wealthy white man who pretends to be drunk

Mr. Dolphus Raymond

500

What important detail does Atticus establish about Bob Ewell’s ability to write?

He is left handed, meaning he could have been the person who hit Mayella

500

Why were there no children at the Ewell residence on November 21? (The day Robinson was accused of rape)

Mayella sent them to town to buy ice cream

500

Jem broke his leg trying to escape from Bob Ewell.

False - his arm

500

According to Atticus, what makes up a mob?

People you know