Show:
Vocabulary I
Vocabulary II
Critical Thinking
Characters I
Characters II
100
cantankerous
really grumpy
100
common
ignorant, uneducated
100
What does it mean to be a Cunningham?
The Cunninghams are a family that will not borrow anything they cannot pay back. They are very honest, hard-working farmers with little education but a lot of pride.
100
Describe Jean Louise Finch.
Jean Louise, aka Scout, is 6-8 years old in the novel. She is a very intelligent girl who loves to read, and is a tomboy. She gets in fights at school to defend her father, and has a very short temper. She always seems to be getting into trouble!
100
Describe Jeremy Atticus Finch.
Jeremy, aka Jem, is 10-12 years old in the novel. He is very brave and loves to play football. He tries his best to be a gentleman, just like his father, but can be very stubborn.
200
ramshackle
falling apart
200
unfathomable
unbelieveable
200
What do Scout and Jem give Boo that he didn't have before?
A sence of love, community, family and belonging.
200
Describe Atticus Finch.
Atticus, aka One-Shot Finch, is Scout and Jem's father. He is around 50 and loves to read. He is a lawyer, and is asked to defend Tom Robinson. He tries his best to teach his children by example, and worries that they will suffer without a mother to raise them.
200
Describe Charles Baker Harris.
Charles Baker, aka Dill, is a melodramatic friend of Scout and Jem's and is 7-9 years old. He visits every summer, and is obsessed with Boo Radley. He doesn't know his father, and comes up with tall tales in order to distract himself.
300
vapid
boring, unintelligent
300
taciturn
very quiet, soft-spoken
300
Describe and explain a life lesson that Jem and Scout have learned.
Examples: Courage, Heroism, Respect, Self-Control, Tolerance, etc.
300
Describe Maudie Atkinson
Maudie Atkinson, aka Miss Maudie, is a kooky old lady that lives near Jem and Scout. She loves to garden, and her house burns to the ground. She lets the children play in her yard, and takes a genuine interest in their lives.
300
Describe Arthur Radley.
Arthur, aka Boo, is the town "h'aint." He is rumored to have stabbed his father, but is really a harmless young man. He ends up saving Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell, and leaves the children gifts in an old oak tree. He is tall, pale, and painfully shy, and stays in his house.
400
vexation
an annoyance
400
vehemently
violently, with passion
400
Describe Tom Robinson's trail. What really happened? What did the jury decide? Why?
Tom Robinson is accused of beating and raping MayElla Ewell. The truth is that MayElla seduced Tom, and her father caught her and beat her up. They have sent Tom to court to cover up the truth. The court decides Tom is guilty, because of the racist views of Maycomb County.
400
Describe Tom Robinson.
Tom Robinson is the African American man accused of attacking MayElla Ewell. He is honest and soft-spoken, and attends Calpurnia's church. His left arm is usless, as it was injured in a farming accident. He runs after being declared guilty, and is shot and killed.
400
Describe Stephanie Crawford.
Stephanie Crawford, aka Miss Stephanie, is the town gossip. She spreads rumors about everyone in town, and is also blatantly racist. She claims that Boo Radley was seen looking in her windows at night!
500
melancholy
sadness, depression
500
inevitable
impossible to avoid
500
How does the book get its title? Why is this phrase chosen?
It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they do nothing but sing for us. The mockingbirds in the novel are Boo Radley and Tom Robinson because they are innocent, well-meaning men who haven't done anything wrong.
500
Describe Robert E. Lee Ewell.
Robert E. Lee Ewell, aka Bob, is a nasty racist drunk who accuses Tom Robinson of attacking his daughter. He then tries to kill Jem and Scout as revenge for Atticus exposing him to the community as a liar.
500
Describe Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose.
She is a cantankerous old hag who sits on her porch and harasses Jem, Scout, and Atticus. She is the first adult to ever insult Atticus in front of his children. She is addicted to morphine, and Jem reads to her in order to distract her so that she may die a free woman!