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Vocabulary
Literary Terms
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100
Caste
class or status; a division of society based upon differences of wealth, rank, or occupation
100
Gender
the state of being male or female
100
Name one thing Scout and Jem find in the oak tree
dolls, gum, medal, etc.
100
What does the white camellia symbolize?
race
100
Who paid for the building of Calpurnia's church?
freed slaves
200
Uncouth
rude, unrefined
200
Symbol
used to represent abstract ideas or concepts
200
Who's house is burned down?
Miss Maudie's
200
What are "mixed" children?
the product of an interracial marriage
200
Which group of people are at the bottom of Maycomb's social caste?
Negroes
300
Ramshackle
broken down
300
Race
system used to classify humans based on skin color, ethnicity, etc.
300
How did Scout learn to read?
she taught herself, with help from Atticus
300
What does Dill look like?
light blonde hair and blue eyes
300
Spitting and then shaking hands to seal an agreement is an example of what literary term?
cultural detail
400
Analogous
similar, comparable
400
Protagonist
the main character or hero
400
In what condition does Jem find his pants when he goes back to get them at the Radley house?
folded and mended
400
Why is Atticus different from other fathers?
older, doesn't play sports, etc.
400
Name one rumor about Boo Radley
kills azaleas by breathing on them, stabbed his father in the leg with scissors, mutilates animals
500
Persecution
ill treatment especially due to race or religion
500
Dialect
language peculiar to a region
500
What does Atticus mean by "Maycomb's usual disease"?
racism
500
"But it don't count for nothin' the way you're disgracin' 'em" is an example of which literary term?
dialect
500
Why does Scout think about caste and heredity?
good people do the best with what they've got