This character says, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
Who is Atticus Finch?
100
Why does Dill come to Maycomb every summer?
Dill comes to Maycomb because...
100
The mockingbird is a symbol of this.
What is innocence?
100
This character is "engaged" to Scout.
Who is Dill?
200
This character keeps his brother locked up in the house.
Who is Nathan Radley?
200
This character refers to Boo Radley as "a malevolent phantom."
Who is Scout Finch?
200
Explain how Tom Robinson could not have possibly raped Mayella.
He was right handed and Mayella was beat by someone who was left handed.
200
Explain the symbolism behind the snowman.
Answers may/should include: snowman needs both dirt and snow to build it (black and white), we are all the same on the inside, etc.
200
This character's house burns down, loves to garden, and treats Jem and Scout with respect.
Who is Miss Maudie?
300
This character has been like a mother to Jem and Scout.
Who is Calpurnia?
300
This character says, "Will you take me home?"
Who is Boo Radley?
300
When Scout says "Well, it'd be sort of like shooting a mockingbird wouldn't it?" what does she mean? Who is she talking about?
Who is Boo Radley? She means to expose him would be like destroying something innocent like a mockingbird.
300
Explain the symbolism behind the mad dog.
Answers may/should include: The mad dog is like racism and Maycomb hides from it behind their doors while Atticus is the only one will to stand up to it.
300
The novel takes place during what time period in history?
What is The Great Depression?
400
This character decides that Bob Ewell fell on his own knife.
Who is Heck Tate?
400
This character says, "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us to try not to win."
Who is Atticus Finch?
400
Why does Jem seem to have a really tough time with the verdict of the Tom Robinson trial and Tom's death? What does he realize that Scout does not?
Jem grows up and learns about the evil in the world. He sees the ugliness, hatred, and prejudice in people while Scout is still a child in many ways.
400
Explain how the theme of gender roles and resisting gender roles plays out in the novel.
Answers may/should include: Scout fighting with Aunt Alexandra to "be a lady," Scout not wanting to wear a dress, Scout not understanding how backstabbing and fake ladies can be.
400
Explain why Dill gets upset at Mr. Gilmer during the trial.
Mr. Gilmer kept calling Tom "boy" as an obvious sign of disrespect.
500
This character is a white man who pretends to be a drunk so that people don't hassle him for having "mixed children."
Who is Dolphus Raymond?
500
This character says, "Did it ever strike you that Judge Taylor naming Atticus to defend that boy was no accident? That Judge Taylor might have had his reasons for naming him?"
Who is Miss Maudie?
500
Explain Mayella's motives for saying the Tom Robinson raped her.
Answers may/should include: poverty, friendless, guilt over breaking a societal code of "tempting a negro," intimidation by father, etc.
500
Explain how the theme of morality and ethics comes into play in the novel.
Answers may vary... Atticus and his need to defend Tom Robinson, the jury convicting Tom in the face of obvious evidence against Mr. Ewell, Jem's desire for justice, Mr. Tate deciding not to arrest Boo Radley... etc.
500
This was the name of Tom Robinson's former employer.