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2015 - Freshmen Mid Term Exam Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
1
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What is another term for almost always silent?

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Taciturn

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2
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What is another term for the study of the history of man?

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Anthropology

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What is another term for a particular set of skills?

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Repertoire

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4
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What is another term for angry?

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Indignation

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What is another term for to surrender to another authority for trial?

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Extradite

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What is another term for a doctrine of the Church?

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Dogma

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What is another term for being particular to a certain region or country?

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Indigenous

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What is another term for prejudice?

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Bias

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9
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What is another term for a jar like container to spit into?

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Spittoon

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10
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What is another term for jouney?

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Sojourn

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11
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What is another term for old-fashioned?

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Passe

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12
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What is another term for kind or charitable?

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Benevolent

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13
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What is another term for group?

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Covey

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14
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What is another term for great foolishness?

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Imbecilities

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15
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What is another term for friendly?

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Amiable

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16
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What is another term for sad, gloomy?

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Melancholy

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What is another term for the study of the history of earth through rocks?

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Geology

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18
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What is a term for a court attendant in charge of prisoners?

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Baliliff

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19
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What is a term for someone who wanders from place to place?

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Vagrant

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20
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What is a term for powerless?

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Impotent

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21
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What is a term for illegal?

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Illicit

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22
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What is a term for easy to understand?

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Discernable

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23
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What is a term for hide?

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Conceal

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24
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What is a term for always ready to argue or fight?

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Contentious

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25
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What is a term for irregular?

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Erratic

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26
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What is a term for to get back?

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Recover

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27
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What is a term for disrespect toward God or religion?

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Blasphemy

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28
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What is another term for left handed?

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Southpaw

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29
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What is another term for an agreement in which both parties agree to give something up?

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compromise

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30
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What is a term for someone who believes contrary to church teaching?

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Heretic

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31
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What is a term for to make up for some kind of wrong or mistake?

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Redeem

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32
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What is the term for ill-will or hatred?

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Animosity

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33
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What is the term for violently disturbed, chaotic or stormy?

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Turbulent

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34
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What is a term for evil?

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Malevolent

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35
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What is a term for a man known as father or founder?

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Patriarch

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36
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What is a term for heaven or skies?

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Firmament

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37
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What is the term to formally charge for a crime or offense?

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Indict

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38
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What is the term for suspenders?

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Galluses

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39
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What is the term for rumor - something heard from another?

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Hearsay

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40
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What is another term for boldness, daring?

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Aduacity

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41
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Who is the father of two young children - an attorney charged with defending an innocent man?

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Atticus Finch

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42
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Who is the town sheriff and first witness at the trial?

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Heck Tate

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43
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Who is the Narrator of the novel?

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Scout

44
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Who is the founder of the Finch family plantation?

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Simon Finch

45
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Who is a model character and moral leader in the novel who treats his children like adults and teaches them valuable life lessons?

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Atticus

46
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What is the nickname of Arthur Radley?

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Boo

47
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Who pretends to be a drunk but is not really dinging alcohol out of a paper bag?

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Dolphus Raymond

48
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Who is the innocent man who is accused falsely of a vicious crime?

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Tom Robinson

49
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Who is disillusioned by the results of the trial - this character’s little sister doesn’t quite understand?

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Jem

50
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Who is Charles Baker Harris - visits his aunt every summer in Maycomb?

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Dill

51
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Who is the young girl and possible victim herself - - falsely accuses a man of rape?

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Mayella

52
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Who takes over for his father in keeping Arthur in the house after his father dies?

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Nathan

53
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Who is the aunt to the two young Finch children?

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Alexandra

54
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Who is the local drunk and town white trash that beats his daughter?

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Bob Ewell

55
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Who is the Finch family housekeeper and friend of the family - - helped raise the children after their mother died?

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Capurnia

56
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Who is the only character that is familiar to the narrator during the mob scene outside of the jail?

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Walter Cunningham

57
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Who is the young girl who is not quite mature enough to understand the full weight of what is happening during the trail?

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Scout

58
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Who is the wife of the defendant - having trouble finding work and taking care of the kids while the town is discriminating against my innocent man?

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Helen Robinson

59
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Where does To Kill a Mockingbird take place?

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Maycomb Alabama

60
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What does Scout see for the first time in her life during one winter - - the day before Miss Maudie’s house fire?

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Snow

61
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According to Atticus - - where are all men created equal?

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A court of law

62
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What spooks the three kids one night after sneaking into the Radley yard - - as they were running away?

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The hear a shot in the distance

63
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Who did the author model the character of Atticus Finch?

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Her father

64
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When does Scout’s story take place - - during what very trying time in American History?

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Great Depression

65
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What is Scout wrapped in mysteriously during the house fire that took Miss Maudie’s house?

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a blanket

66
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When do the kids know it is time to worry?

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When Atticus worries

67
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What strange sound did Scout hear in the Radley house after she landed in the Radley yard when rolled in a tire?

A

Laughing

68
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What was Atticus Finch called as a young man because of his skill in shooting - as evidenced from the mad dog incident?

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One-shot Finch

69
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Why is Scout more advanced that the other students in her class?

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Because she can read and write

70
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How old are Jem and Scout when the novel begins?

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Scout is 6 and Jem is 10

71
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Who is the Author of the book?

A

Harper Lee

72
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Who saves the children’s lives when they are attacked by Bob Ewell?

A

Boo

73
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What happens to baseball that are hit into the Radley yard?

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They are gone forever

74
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How many times was Tom Robinson shot?

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17 times

75
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When does Atticus hesitantly demonstrate his shooting skills by killing it with the sheriff’s shotgun?

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When the town is threatened by a mad dog

76
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How old is Atticus - - which is one of the reasons that the kids are led to believe that he is feeble?

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50 years old

77
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What does Mayella Ewell grow that shows she may be different from the rest of the family?

A

flowers

78
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What is the Finch family plantation called?

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Finch’s Landing

79
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What did Nathan Radley do that made Jem cry (secretly)?

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Filled the knot hole with cement

80
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What items did Scout and Jem find in the tree in the Radley year?

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Gum
Ball of Twine
Soap carvings
Broken watch on knife chain
Indian head pennies
Spelling bee medal
81
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How do the children try to contact or see Boo Radley?

A 
Rolling a tire
Touch the house
Role playing games
Fishing pole with a note
Peak in the window
82
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Why is Jem upset after returning home after fetching his pants from the Radley fence?

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the hole in his pants were sewn and folded over the fence

83
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What is it about the conversation at the tea part and the class discussion about Hitler that confuses Scout?

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It shows her all the Hypocrisy of the town and the people

84
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What are the real names of Jem and Scout?

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Jem - - Jeremy

Scout - - Jean Louise

85
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Why does Dill cry when Tom Robinson is testifying during his trial?

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Because he does not like the way Mr. Gilmer is treating Tom

86
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What is Dophus Raymond drinking out of his paper bag?

A

Coke

87
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What do the people in the colored section - do as Atticus is leaving the court room - - why?

A

The stand - - they are showing respect and gratitude

88
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Why was Tom Robinson killed?

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He tried to escape - - be cause he had lost all hope

89
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Why does Jem want Scout to leave the roly poly bug alone?

A

Because it did not do anything to her

90
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What are the three strange events that happened after the trial that involved Bob Ewell?

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Judge Taylor’s house
Stalking of Helen Robinson
The attack on Scout and Jem

91
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What is Scout’s costume in the school pageant?

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Ham

92
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What is the one thing that Boo Radley says during this novel?

A

Can you take me home?

93
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Why doesn’t Walter Cunningham take the quarter from the teacher for lunch?

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Because a Cunningham does not take anything that they cannot pay back

94
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What two pieces of evidence does Atticus focus on while Heck Tate is on the stand?

A

They did not have Mayella looked at by a doctor

The Bruises on the Right side - which means she was beaten by a man who is left handed

95
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Why is Capurnia’s church call the First Purchase Church?

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It was the first thing purchase with the money of freed slaves

96
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What is physically significant about Tom Robinson?

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His left arm is crippled because it got caught in a cotton gin when he was 12 - - so he could not have bruised the right side of Mayella

97
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How was Jem disillusioned by the outcome of the trial?

A

He believed in the justice system - - and that the evidence indicated that Tom was innocent - - they judged him by the color of his skin not by the facts

98
Q

What is the story for 1st person point of view - a country barber who is easily amused?

A

Haircut

99
Q

What was the theme of Drummond’s defense of Bert Cates?

A

Man’s right to think

100
Q

Who was the 1st causality of the Revolutionary war?

A

Crispus Attucks

101
Q

What story was the theme - all that glitters is not gold - it it’s a lie, show it up for what it really is?

A

Golden Dancer

102
Q

Who was the author of the theory of evolution?

A

Charles Darwin

103
Q

Where is the following from - he that trouble the his own house, shall inherit the wind?

A

Proverbs 11:29

104
Q

Who was the author of Macabre - originator of the detective story who is perhaps more famous for his creepy, gory stories of the 19th century?

A

Edgar Allan Poe

105
Q

What is a limited perspective - sometimes causes the reader to lose information?

A

1st person point of view

106
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Using evidence to reach a conclusion?

A

Deductive reasoning

107
Q

In what short story did Young Laurie go off to kindergarten?

A

Charles

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