Atticus does this for a living.
What is a lawyer?
This character is often used to develop themes of femininity.
Who is Aunt Alexandra?
When it snows in Maycomb for the first time since the previous century, this happens in the middle of the night.
What is Miss Maudie's house fire?
Dill is from this place.
What is Meridian?
Maycomb County is based on this real life place.
What is Monroeville?
Scout knows how to do this and gets in trouble.
What is reading and writing?
The theme of prejudice is first introduced with this character.
What is destroying her garden?
The Ewells live here.
What is behind the town dump?
Dill is based on this real life friend of Harper Lee's.
Who is Truman Capote?
Tom has this disability.
What is a missing arm?
This is the first act of courage which sets up the theme of courage in the novel.
What is Jem touching the Radley House?
What is the Radley Place?
POSSIBLE CORRECT ANSWERS
- Stock Market Crash
- Great Depression
Name two details about Boo Radley as Jem describes him in chapter 1.
Possible answers:
6 and a half feet tall
Drools
Big scar on his face
Blood-stained hands
Yellow rotten teeth
In chapter 2, we learn that many children in Maycomb have repeated the first grade. It shows that the citizens of Maycomb don't take this very seriously.
What is education?
Scout beats up this character in chapter 9.
ONE OF TWO:
Who is Francis?
Who is Cecil Jacobs?
Scout goes for one day and never wants to go to this place again.
What is school?
POSSIBLE CORRECT ANSWERS?
- Black people
- women
Scout thinks Mayella is lonely for these reasons.
Possible correct responses:
Doesn't have any friends
Not accepted by white or black people
Never went to school
Tell me a way the audience knows Scout is growing up.
Possible correct answers
Having empathyLeaving Boo alone
Spending more time with Miss Maudie
Atticus is doing this for half of the book.
What is defending Tom Robinson?
Tell me a way that Scout described Maycomb County.
- Tired
- Hot
- Slow
This is the reason that Tom was accused of a terrible crime.
What is Jim Crow?