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Literary Terms/Plot
Themes
Characters
Miscellaneous
Allusions
100
A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological and intellectual development of a youthful main character.
What is Bildungsroman?
100
When all the neighbors help put out the fire on Miss Maudie's house, or when Boo covers Scout with a blanket because she is cold
What is "The Meaning of Duty"
100
A strange, misunderstood, man who once stabbed his father with a pair of scissors
Who is Boo Radley
100
Two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of Indian-head pennies, a medal, a ball of twine, chewing gum
What is Scout and Jem found in the knot-hole.
100
Bob Ewells full name and an allusion to a Confederate General?
Who is Robert E. Lee
200
Why does Scout beat up Cecil Jacobs?
Because she called Atticus a "Niger Lover".
200
List three types of prejudices shown in the novel so far?
What is racism, prejudices against the poor, against those who are different (BOO), against those with different religious views, against the young, against those who are from different places (Miss Caroline)
200
"sometimes the bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of - oh - your father?"
Who is Miss Maudie
200
The person who teaches Scout how to write
Who is Calpurnia.
200
Time period of the story
What is the Great Depression
300
When Scout and Jem learn about Atticus taking the Tom Robinson case.
What is the Inciting Event.
300
"Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try and win."
What is "The Meaning of Courage"
300
The town gossip
Who is Stephanie Crawford
300
The Title of the game Jem, Scout and Dill play until Atticus catches them?
What is "One Man's Family"
300
The Southern General/Indian fighter who defeated the Creeks in or near Alabama?
Who is Andrew Jackson
400
A symbol for communication
What is the knot-hole.
400
"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."
What is understanding or conquering prejudices.
400
The mean old lady down the street who Jem and Scout avoid unless they are going to meet Atticus when he comes home in the evening
Who is Miss Dubose.
400
List three boys Scout fights
Who are Cecil Jacobs, Walter Cunningham and Francis
400
It was written on the ______ that when children disobeyed their parents, smoked cigarettes, and made war on one another that the weather will change
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
A symbol for mob, injustice, racism
What is the mad dog, or Tim Johnson
500
Who are the mockingbirds in this novel
Boo and Tom Robinson
500
He fills the knot up with cement - cutting off the communication
Who is Nathan Radley
500
Why is Burris Ewell in chapter 4 of this novel?
To introduce the Ewell clan in the exposition. The Ewells will be an important part of the novel and the understanding of who they are is important to understanding why Bob Ewell does what he does.
500
Why is there an allusion to Appomattox Courthouse in chapter 8?
It's where Lee surrendered to Grant. The Southern way of life - and slavery - came undone, but the allusion also introduces the Tom Robinson case that will appear in the next chapter and the idea of racism.