Characters
Places
Themes
Events
Literary Devices
100
The protagonist's, or main character's, full name.
Who is Jean Louise Finch?
100
The town in which the Finch family lives.
What is Maycomb?
100
Tells Jem it is a sin to kill a mockingbird.
Who is Atticus?
100
The "crime" Jem commits before he must read to Mrs. Dubose everyday.
What is destroying her flowers?
100
Tim Johnson may be an example of this, as his name is always mentioned when Scout thinks of Tom Robinson.
What is a symbol/symbolism?
200
A very lonely girl who has a rough home life
Who is Mayella Ewell?
200
Boo Radley was locked up here when he stabbed his father in the leg with scissors.
What is the basement of the Maycomb County Jail?
200
Themes must be stated as a phrase and are always _____________.
What is debatable?
200
Jem and Scout are returning from this event when Bob Ewell attacks them.
What is the Halloween pageant?
200
Theme is often confused with this literary device, which is an element, idea or concept that is present through an entire piece of literature.
What is motif?
300
Believes young ladies do not wear overalls.
Who is Aunt Alexandra?
300
The house next door to the Finch property belongs to this woman (she also has a collard patch in the backyard).
Who is Miss Rachel Haverford?
300
The novel suggests that _____________ matters, as people cannot choose whether they are born into a good one.
What is family?
300
Allegedly, Mr. Nathan performed this action because the tree at the Radley Place was diseased.
What is filled the knothole with cement?
300
This literary device is demonstrated when Walter Cunningham joins the Finchs for lunch and Scout states, "The silver saucer clattered when he replaced the pitcher."
What is alliteration?
400
Suspects Bob Ewell broke into his house.
Who is Judge Taylor?
400
The Ewell family lives behind this unsightly place.
What is The Dump?
400
Atticus tells Scout, "You never really understand a person until you consider things _____________________" when she gets in trouble at school for knowing how to read.
What is "from his point of view?"
400
Jem and Scout meet Lula on this occasion.
What is 'when Calpurnia takes them to church?'
400
Using words or phrases in a way that communicates a meaning other than what was intended.
What is irony?
500
The town gossip.
Who is Miss Stephanie Crawford?
500
Dill primarily resides in this town in Mississippi.
What is Meridian?
500
One of the themes in the story is the idea of everyday heroism - according to the missionary ladies, this individual is Maycomb's hero.
Who is J. Grimes Evertt?
500
Not drunk as suspected, Dolphus Raymond gives Scout and Dill this gift after Tom Robinson's testimony in the courthouse.
What is Coca-Cola?
500
Scout tells the reader that her brother broke his arm when he was 13 on the very first page of the novel, an example of this literary device.
What is foreshadowing?