To Kill a Mockingbird Summary

1933-35; 1930s over the course of several years during the Great Depression

When does the story take place?

Maycomb, Alabama

Setting of most of the story

Miss Maudie

The character whom Scout describes as “lov[ing] everything that grew on God’s earth, even the weeds”

Atticus Finch

The character who “was the deadest shot in Maycomb county in his time”

cured ham

In the pageant that celebrates the products of Maycomb County, Scout dresses as a…

his withered left hand

Arguably, the evidence that most strongly suggests Tom Robinson’s innocence is…

First Purchase

Name of the Black church in Maycomb.

Mrs. Lafayette Dubose

The character whom Atticus describes as “conscious to the last… [c]onscious and cantankerous” is

Naive narrator

In her reporting of events whose full implications she does not grasp, Scout may be recognized as what type of narrator?

take him home

Boo Radley only speaks to Scout once. What does he ask her to do?

football

Jem is busy with which extracurricular near the end of the book?

She fell asleep.

Why does Scout miss her cue for the pageant?

They leave a lot of food on his porch.

How does Maycomb’s black community thank Atticus for defending Tom?

Atticus

Which of the following characters is not worried about Bob Ewell’s threat of revenge?

gardening

What is Miss Maudie’s favorite pastime?

He has a bad cough.

What is the only distinguishing feature Scout can notice about the person who carries Jem home after they are attacked?

a sin

According to Sheriff Tate, publicly announcing that Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell would be…

2 pieces of chewing gum, Indian head pennies, string/twine, soap dolls, an entire pack of gum, a spelling bee medal, a pocketwatch and an aluminum knife; the hole was finally filled with cement

In order, what were the items found in the tree on the Radley property?