study guide

Question 1

scout finch

Answer 1

main character; perspective; daughter of atticus finch; adventurous tomboy who is curious about the world

Question 2

jem finch

Answer 2

scout’s older brother; atticus’s son

Question 3

dill

Answer 3

boy who visits Maycomb every summer with his Aunt Rachel; story teller; runs away from home because he feels neglected

Question 4

mrs. dubose

Answer 4

mean old neighbor; jem and scout would read to make up for tearing up flowers; morphine adict

Question 5

tom robinson

Answer 5

black man who was charged of rape against Mayella Ewell; shot 17 time and was killed

Question 6

miss maudie

Answer 6

open minded neighbor who enjoys gardening, talking to the kids, and baking; helps the kids to better understand Atticus and Maycomb

Question 7

arthur radley

Answer 7

rumors about him being troublesome; stays inside house; saves jem and scout

Question 8

calpurnia

Answer 8

cook for finches; takes care of kids when atticus is away

Question 9

aunt alexandra

Answer 9

atticus’s sister; moves to finch house during the trial to help with the kids; concerned about scout’s femininity; strongly opinionated

Question 10

heck tate

Answer 10

maycomb’s sheriff who is there during the mad dog incident, the trial, and at the finch house after bob’s attack on the kids

Question 11

bob ewell

Answer 11

father of mayella; abuses her at home; accuses tom of raping her; threatens atticus; tries to kill kids; gets killed by boo

Question 12

walter cunningham

Answer 12

boy who causes commotion for not taking a nickle for lunch; eats lunch at finch house and eats different

Question 13

miss caroline

Answer 13

new teacher; wants to do things her way

Question 14

stephanie crawford

Answer 14

neighborhood gossiper

Question 15

time period

Answer 15

30s

Question 16

author

Answer 16

harper lee

Question 17

setting

Answer 17

maycomb, alabama

Question 18

point of view

Answer 18

young scout

Question 19

what does calpurnia say about how scout treats walter at dinner?

Answer 19

she tells her that some folks that don’t eat like them and that should not be a problem; walter is company and should not ridiculed for it

Question 20

what does tom robinson say about mayella at the end of his testimony to get him in trouble?

Answer 20

he felt sorry for her

Question 21

what is heck tate’s opinion on who killed bob ewell?

Question 22

what is aunt alexandra’s opinion on the cunninghams?

Answer 22

they are good folks but not their type of folks; she wants them to understand the seperation of social classes

Question 23

what’s the one place atticus believes everyone is equal?

Answer 23

courts

Question 24

what happened to scout’s mom?

Answer 24

she died when they were young

Question 25

what do mockingbirds symbolize?

Answer 25

innocence

Question 26

who are the mockingbirds throughout the story?

Answer 26

boo radley, tom robinson

Question 27

what does scout learn from mrs dubose?

Answer 27

internal fights are what makes a person courageous

Question 28

what does scout learn from miss caroline?

Answer 28

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Question 29

what does scout learn from what the cunninghams?

Answer 29

she learns that not everybody is as fortunate as she is and that that it okay

Question 30

what does scout learn from jack and francis?

Question 31

ethos

Answer 31

makes the speaker look good

Question 32

pathos

Answer 32

appeal to the listeners emotions

Question 33

logos

Answer 33

logical explanations

Question 34

how do jem and scout change throughout the novel?

Question 35

atticus finch

Answer 35

father of jem and scout; defends tom robinson in the trial