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Character's names
The trial
cause & effect
main events
Key facts
100
Scout Finch
Who is the narrator?
100
It was Tom Robinson
Who was being accused in this trail?
100
Dill arrives in Maycomb for his summer visit to see his aunt Rachel. He and the Finch children keep tabs on the Radley house.
July 1st 1933
100
He meets his best friend who he shares his first kiss with.
What happens when Dill arrives in Maycomb?
100
Harper Lee
Who is the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
200
Atticus Finch
Who is Scout and Jem's father?
200
It was Heck Tate
Who was being accused in this trail? Who is the first witness in the trail of chapter two?
200
Dill returns home to go to school, the Finch children enjoy the rest of their summer.
September 3rd, 1933
200
It burned down.
What happens to Miss Maudie's house?
200
Childlike, humorous; as the novel progresses, it is increasingly dark, foreboding, and critical of society.
What is the tone of the story?
300
Bob Ewell
Who accused Tom Robinson of rape?
300
It was Bob Ewell
Who was the witness with the bad attitude and foul language?
300
Scout starts the first grade.
September 10th, 1933
300
17 times.
How many times did Tom Robinson get shot when trying to escape from jail?
300
Tom Robinson is found guilty.
What is the climax?
400
Heck Tate
Who is the sheriff of Maycomb, but also a major witness of Tom Robinson's case?
400
Mayella tried to seduce Tom but Tom was a compassionate person and simply wanted to be nice to her. Bob saw the from a window view. Mayella didnt want to get beat so covered up the real story by rape and her father and her didnt want it to get out to the white folks for shame.
Why did Bob and Mayella falsely accuse Tom of rape?
400
The Finch kids find items in a hole of a tree in the Radley family's yard, (2 pieces of gum, 2 polished pennies, a spelling medal, a pocket watch, a chain, a knife, and soap carvings representing them). The tree hole is filled with cement shortly after.
May 30th, 1934
400
Mrs.Dubose
Who dies?
400
Mid 1930's
What is the time frame of the novel?
500
Tom Robinson
Who is the "mockingbird"?
500
Yes he was guilty, because it seems very clear that Mayella and Bob are lying and that Tom is completely innocent of any crime.
Is Tom Robinson guilty? Explain
500
Dill returns to Maycomb and the children make up the Boo Radley game. Atticus finds out and lectures the children on seeing things from other perspectives of different people, Dill returns home shortly after.
July 1st, 1934
500
Tom Robinson was found guilty, but he was actually innocent.
What happened at trial?
500
The coexistence of good and evil; the importance of moral education; social class.
What is the theme of the novel?