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100
This character is a tomboy and is very intelligent for their age.
Scout.
100
This is the reason why Scout and Jem live only with their father.
What is their mother died?
100
"I'm Charles Barker Harris. I can read."
Who is Dill.
100

Define the capitalized word in the sentence. "When it healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play football were ASSUAGED, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury." (Pg 3)

Assuaged - to make an unpleasant feeling less intense; intense feelings fade.

100
These are two of the traits that Calpurnia possesses according to Scout.
What are: *Near-sightedness *Hands the size of a bed slat *All angles and bones *More educated than most blacks
200

This character studied law and has two children.

Atticus.

200
These are two of the legends told about Boo Radley
What are: *6'6" *Ate raw squirrels and cats *He has a scar on his face *Yellow & rotten teeth *Eyes popped *Drooled *Stabbed his father with a scissors
200
Explain this quote: "By the time we reached our front steps, Walter forgot he was Cunningham."
Scout means that Walter forgot he was poor because he was treated as an equal to the Finch's.
200

Define the capitalized word in the sentence. "The remainder of my schooldays were no more AUSPICIOUS than the first." (Pg 43)

Auspicious - favorable

200
This character is described as "malevolent phantom"
Who is Boo Radley?
300
This character lives in the creepy house near the Finches place.
Boo Radley.
300
This is what Dill dares Jem to do.
Touch the Radley house.
300
Identify the speaker: "You weren't born reading The Mobile Register."
Who is Miss Caroline?
300

Define the capitalized word: "Dill said he ought to be first, he just got here. Jem ARBITRATED, awarded me first push with an extra time for Dill, and I folded myself inside the tire."

ARBITRATED: negotiated or mediated

300
This character is described as a "pocket Merlin whose head teemed with eccentric plans, strange longings, and quaint fancies."
Who is Dill?
400
This is the first character mentioned in chapter 1?
Jem.
400
This is why Calpurnia gets mad at Scout.
She gets mad because Scout is being rude to Walter Cunningham.
400
Identify the speaker: "Give me those scissors... They're no things to play with. Does this by any chance have anything to do with the Radley's?"
Who is Atticus
400

Define the capitalized word: "Jem CONDESCENDED to take me to school the first day, a job usually done by one’s parents, but Atticus had said Jem would be delighted to show me where my room was (16).

CONDESCENDED: show superior feelings; patronize.

400
This word means "a warning or indication of a future event."
What is foreshadowing?
500
This character is Scout's first grade teacher.
Miss Caroline.
500
This is one main difference between the Ewell's and the Cunninghams
The Cunninghams work hard while the Ewells do not.
500
Jem says, "Tell you what. We'll keep 'em until school starts, then go around and ask everybody if they're theirs." What is he referring to?
What are the Indian head pennies they found in the tree.
500

Define the capitalized word: "Walter had picked himself up and was standing quietly listening to Jem and me. His fists were half cocked, as if expecting an ONSLAUGHT from both of us."

ONSLAUGHT: fierce or destructive attack

500
This is "somebody who can't get to heaven, just wallows around on lonesome roads an' if you walk through him when you die, you'll be one too, an' you'll go around at night sucking people's breath..."
What is a "Hot Steam"?