To Kill a Mockingbird

Miss Maudie

His name is Arthur and he’s alive.”

Miss Maudie

“If he’s not he should be by now.”

Atticus

“Because I can never ask you to mind me again.”

1. Atticus 2. Miss Maudie

Jem and Scout got air rifles

Atticus and Miss Maudie tells them not to shoot mockingbirds; mockingbird symbol of innocence

1.“I know you'll go after birds and you can't hit them but remember, it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

2.“Mocking birds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy.”

Jem

After Atticus shoots the dog and the kids find out he has good marksmanship

Atticus isn't proud of it because he believes it is not true courage

“I reckon if he he wanted us to know it he woulda told us.”

Atticus

true courage of Mrs. Dubose

Doing what's right even if you know you're gonna lose

Explain speaker, context, and significance. “I wanted you to see something about her; I wanted you to see true courage.”

Calpurnia

At her church

She acts as the bridge between white and black and it shows inequality in Maycomb

Explain speaker, context, and significance. “Now what if I talk white folks’ talk at church with my neighbors?”

Atticus

“But you children made Walter Cunningham stand in my shoes for a minute.”

Dill

“I know all that Scout; it’s the way he made me sick.”

Dolphus Raymond

served as a contrast to Atticus, cynical

outside the courthouse when Dill felt sick

Explain speaker, context, and significance. “You haven't seen this town, but all you gotta do is step back inside the courthouse…”

Atticus

“This is their home sister— we made it this way for them.”

Miss Maudie

Jury took so long to decide the verdict of Tom instead of declaring him guilty right away

The town is going in the right direction, it may be a slow thing but still moving forward is better than nothing

Explain speaker, context, and significance. “Its just a baby step but it’s a step.”

Jem

He gives Scout the social hierarchy of Maycomb

He is becoming more like Dolphus.

Explain speaker, context, and significance. “The thing about it is our kind of folk don't like the Cunninghams, the Cunninghams don’t like the Ewells…”

Scout

Her response to Jem after he explains the social prejudice

She is optimistic and hopeful like her father

“The way I see it, there’s just one kind of folks, folks.”

Scout

“Hey Boo.”

Scout

She and her father talking about Boo killing Bob

Shows she finally understands empathy when she sees things from Boo’s perspective

Explain speaker, context, and significance. “Well it would sorta be like shootin’ a mockingbird would it?”

13

How old was Jem when he broke his arm?

Syrup

What did Walter Cunningham, Jr. pour an excessive amount of on his food?

A quarter

What did Miss Caroline try to give to Walter Jr. that he rejected?

Calpurnia

Who is the Finch’s cook that acts as mother figure to Jem and Scout?

House burns down

What significant event happens to Miss Maudie?

Strip poker

What excuse does Jem make to explain how he lost his pants?

Sewn up by Boo (allegedly)

What is different about Jem’s pants when he retrieves them from the fence?

Dill

Which character represents the author Truman Capote?

Cussin’

What is Scout’s habit that Uncle Jack finds unladylike?

Francis

Who is Scout’s annoying cousin that provokes her?

Punches his nose

What does Scout do to Francis that gets her in trouble?

Tim Johnson

What is the name of the dog Atticus shoots?

A white flower (i think it was a carnation) in a box

What does Mrs. Dubose leave Jem after she dies?

Gum

What did Scout and Jem first find in the tree?

The tree was dead

What excuse does Mr. Radley give the children to explain why he filled the tree with concrete?

Sense of justice

What strong attribute does Scout have throughout the novel?

Heck Tate

Who was the first witness to come to the stand in the trial?

Scout

She says, “Tell Walter I say hey”

Who diffuses the situation of the gang? How did that person diffuse it?

Mr. Gilmer

Who was the Ewells’ prosecutor?

Miss and ma’am

How did Atticus address Mayella that caused her to think he was demeaning her?

Mayella kissed Tom

Who kissed who? (idk how to phrase it other than this)

Bob Ewell

Who actually beat Mayella up?

He asked for his signature

How did Atticus prove Bob was left-handed?

Dolphus Raymond

Who was the character who had mixed children and lived in the black community even though he’s white?

Calpurnia

Who acts as a bridge between races?

Moral education, social inequality, and the coexistence of good and evil

What were the book’s three themes?

1960

When was the novel published?

Pulitzer prize

What award did the novel win?

Monroeville

Where was Harper Lee born?

Maycomb

Where is To Kill a Mockingbird set?

Great Depression

In what event is the novel set?

Jean Louise

What is Scout’s real name?

4 years older

How much older is Jem than Scout?

Bob ewell

Who is the novel’s antagonist?

Tom Jem Scout Boo

Who were the four mockingbirds?

Motif

What is a recurring narrative element that reinforces the theme?

Small town life southern gothic

What were the two main motifs?

Boo

Who is the most developed mockingbird?

Atticus

Scout is upset after a rough day at school

Sets Atticus up as her main moral educator and highlights the importance of moral education

“If you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You can never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.”