To Kill A Mocking Bird Test Review Flashcards
The narrator and protagonist of the story.
Jean Louise (Scout) Finch
a lawyer in Maycomb descended from an old local family
Atticus Finch
Where does the novel take place?
Maycomb, Alabama
Scout’s brother and constant playmate at the beginning of the story
Jeremy Atticus (Jem) Finch
places items in the tree, is scary to the children, He is one of the novel’s “mockingbirds,” a good person injured by the evil of mankind.
Arthur (Boo) Radley Jr.
The Finches’ Black cook; a stern disciplinarian and the children’s bridge between the white world and their own Black community.
Calpurnia (Cal)
A drunken, mostly unemployed member of Maycomb’s poorest family. In his knowingly wrongful accusation that Tom Robinson raped his daughter, represents the dark side of the South: ignorance, poverty, squalor, and hate-filled racial prejudice.
Robert (Bob) E. Lee Ewell
Jem and Scout’s summer neighbor and friend; a diminutive, confident with an active imagination; becomes fascinated with Boo Radley and represents the perspective of childhood innocence throughout the novel.
Charles Baker (Dill) Harris
The Finches’ neighbor, a sharp-tongued widow, and an old friend of the family; almost the same age as Atticus’s younger brother.; She shares Atticus’s passion for justice and is the children’s best friend among Maycomb’s adults.
Miss Maudie Atkinson
Atticus’s sister, a strong-willed woman with a fierce devotion to her family; the perfect Southern lady, and her commitment to propriety and tradition often leads her to clash with Scout
Aunt Alexandra Hancock
abused, lonely, unhappy daughter. Though one can pity ____ because of her overbearing father, one cannot pardon her for her shameful indictment of Tom Robinson.
Mayella Violet Ewell
The Black field hand accused of rape. is one of the novel’s “mockingbirds,” an important symbol of innocence destroyed by evil.
Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson’s employer. In his willingness to look past race and praise the integrity of Tom’s character, epitomizes the opposite of prejudice.
Link Deas
An elderly, ill-tempered, racist woman who lives near the Finches. Although Jem believes that is a thoroughly bad woman, Atticus admires her for the courage with which she battles her morphine addiction.
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
what object brings the book full circle?
The Gray Ghost book
Boo Radley’s older brother. he plugs up the knothole in which Boo leaves presents for the children.
Nathan Radley
The sheriff of Maycomb and a major witness at Tom Robinson’s trial; a decent man who tries to protect the innocent from danger.
Heck Tate
The publisher of Maycomb’s newspaper.
Mr. Braxton Underwood
A wealthy white man who lives with his Black mistress and multiracial children. pretends to be a drunk so that the citizens of Maycomb will have an explanation for his behavior. In reality, he is simply jaded by the hypocrisy of white society and prefers living among Black people.
Dolphus Raymond
A poor farmer and part of the mob that seeks to kill Tom Robinson at the jail. displays his human goodness when Scout’s politeness compels him to disperse the men at the jail.
Walter Cunningham Sr.
Who waits by the jail wanting to kill Tom
The old sarum bunch
Dill’s aunt and the Finches’ next door neighbor
Miss Rachel Haverford
the founder of Finch’s Landing, ancestor of the finch
Simon Finch
known as the central source of gossip in Maycomb
Miss Stephanie Crawford
the first-grade teacher and is new to Alabama and its ways
Miss Caroline Fisher
a child who is almost as old as Jem but is in Scout’s class. He lives on a farm. He is too poor to even pay off a 25-cent debt because the Great Depression hit his poor family hard
Walter Cunningham Jr.
the producer of the play in which Scout plays as a ham; most devout women in Maycomb
Grace Merriwether
an African-American woman with a dislike for white people. She doesn’t like the idea of Calpurnia bringing Atticus Finch’s children, Jem and Scout
Lula
the father of Nathan Radley and Arthur Radley Jr.
Arthur Radley Sr.
the mother of Nathan Radley and Arthur Radley Jr.
Mrs. Radley
a son of Bob Ewell and behaves rudely when she told him to go home, wash his hair to get rid of his head lice, and come back clean the next day.
Burris Ewell
the overweight man who boards across the street from Mrs. Dubose’s house and sneezes on his porch. The children built a snowman of him.
Mr. Avery
is Maycomb’s most prominent telephone operator. She sends out public announcements, invitations, and activates the fire alarm.
Eula May
the person who teased Jem and Scout over the Tom Robinson trial. Scared Jem and Scout as they walked down to the Halloween Pageant
Cecil Jacobs
is the younger brother of Atticus and Alexandra. He is about 40. And is a childless doctor who can always make Scout and Jem laugh, and they adore him.
Uncle Jack Finch
is married to Aunt Alexandra Hancock. And is Francis’s grandpa.
Uncle Jimmy Hancock
is Aunt Alexandra’s spoiled grandson, the son of her son Henry. And gets into a fight with Scout on Christmas.
Francis Hancock
is Uncle Jack Finch’s cat
Rose Aylmer
is a dog belonging to Harry Johnson. And is infected by rabies and gets killed by Atticus.
Tim Johnston
is Mrs. Dubose’s black nurse.
Jessie
is a girl whom Scout and her friends at church tied to a chair in the furnace room of the church.
Eunice Ann Simpson
is Calpurnia’s son. And is the garbage man who took away the dead rabid dog, Tim Johnson.
Zeebo
is the reverend of the First Purchase M.E. African Church in Maycomb County. And sits next to the kids during Tom’s trial.
Reverend Sykes
is the wife of Tom Robinson and the mother of their three children.
Helen Robinson
is the Maycomb doctor. And inspects Jem’s broken arm and Scout’s minor bruises after the attack from Bob Ewell under the tree.
Dr. Reynolds
a group of older men, who spent a lot of their time as observers in the courtroom.
The Idler’s Club
runs his court in an informal fashion with the enjoyment of singing and dipping tobacco. Bob Ewell attempts to break into the their house while the their wife is at church.
Judge Taylor
is a lawyer from Abbottsville, and is the prosecutor of the Tom Robinson trial.
Mr. Horace Gilmer
a missionary working with the Mruna people in Africa.
J. Grimes Everett
is the second most devout lady in Maycomb. And is a lady in the missionary society
Gertude Farrow
is a 3rd grade teacher at Scout’s school who insists that America isn’t prejudiced like Hitler’s Germany.
Miss Gates
live in the only house in Maycomb with a cellar
Misses Tutti (Sarah) and Frutti (Frances) Barber
One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines
Apothecary
Odd, especially in an old-fashioned way
quaint
having or exhibiting ill-will; wishing to harm others; malicious
malevolent
a partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference
predilection
cloud, misty, or hazy; lacking for or limits; vague
nebulous
originating and growing or living in an area or environment
indigenous
the act of annoying, irritating, or vexing; a source of irritation or annoyance
vexations
a temporary stay; brief period of residence
sojourn
quarrelsome; involving or likely to cause contention
contentious
to put down forcibly; suppress; to pacify, quiet
quell
undistributed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet; satisfied; complacent
placidly
Q
to instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual , moral, or spiritual improvement
edification
a long journey or search, especially one of exalted purpose or moral significance
pilgrimage
a representation, especially pictorial or literary, in which the subject’s distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect
caricatures
the state of being puzzeled
perplexity
noisily and stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous
obstreperous
characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction
vehemently
extremely angry; furious
livid
strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or to copy manuscript
fortitude
bitter, sharp, ill-natured animosity, especially as its exhibited in speech or behavior
acrimonious
able to use both hands with equal facility
ambidextrous
a narrow, high chest of drawers or bureau often with a mirror attached
chiffarobe
to strengthen or support with other evidence; make more certain
corroborative
foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness
temerity
known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
notoriety
Who (supposedly) stabs their father with a pair of scissors?
How old were they when this took place?
Boo Radley; 33
How many times is Tom Robinson shot?
17 times
Who went with Atticus to tell Helen that her her husband, Tom Robinson, had died?
Calpurnia, Jem, and Dill
Where does the Finch family go for christmas?
Finch’s Landing
Who is the founder of Finch’s landing?
Simon Finch
Wher did Simon Finch first settle?
Cornwall Alabama
Who got stuck in the window during the fire?
Mr. Avery
Who’s house burnt down?
Miss Maudie
What is Atticus’s second job?
Alabama State Legislator
How old is Heck Tate?
42
Who was in the Finch front yard? (besides Atticus)
Heck Tate and Mr. Avery
What disability does Tom Robinson have?
He does not have his left arm.
What are the two reasons people in Maycomb Alabama talk in the front yard?
Death and Politics
Name all items found in the tree. (6)
- piece of gum
- soap bar dolls
- pack of gum
- a ball of grey twine
- 2 pennies
- a broken pocket watch with a knife attached
How many weeks did Jem spend reading to Mrs. Dubose?
5 weeks
What kind of game did Jem, Atticus, and Scout go to?
A football game
Why does Calpurnia go up to the Radley’s door?
To alert them of Tim Johnson
Who carries Atticus’s chair during the jail scene?
Dill
Name all deaths (6).
- Arthur Radley Sr.
- Mrs. Radley
- Tim Johnson -by Atticus
- Mrs. Dubose
- Tom Robinson- by prison guards
- Robert E. Lee Ewell- by Boo Radley
How much money does Scout get for the play?
30 cents
What does scout play in the pagent?
Ham
What is Boo Radley’s only line?
“Will you take me home?”
What is Atticus’s nickname?
one-shot Finch
What kind of trail do the kids leave for Boo?
lemon drops
What does Dill want to be when he grows up?
a clown
What does Scout want to be when she grows up?
a lady
