To Kill A Mockingbird Flashcards
What was he worried about when he broke his arm
Never being able to play football again
How old was Jem when he got his arm broken
Nearly 13
What did Scout think caused Jem to break his arm
The Ewells
How much older was Jem than Scout
4 years
What did Jem think caused him to break his arm
when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out.
What was Scouts broad view on the broken arm
If General Jackson hadn’t run the Creeks up the creek, Simon Finch would never have paddled up the Alabama
What was Scout’s great-ancestor’s name
Simon Finch
What is Scouts fathers name
Atticus
What was the shame of the Finch family
They had no recorded ancestors on either side of the Battle of Hastings
Who was Simon Finch
a fur-trapping apothecary from Cornwall
Why did Simon leave England
He was irritated by the persecution of those who called themselves Methodists at the hands of their more liberal brethren
What was Simons travel path from England
the Atlantic to Philadelphia, thence to Jamaica, thence to Mobile, and up the Saint Stephens
Who was Simon mindful of
John Wesley
What did Simon forget
his teacher’s dictum on the possession of human chattels
How many slaves did Simon buy
Three slaves and a homestead on the banks of the Alabama River some forty miles above Saint Stephens
How many times did Simon return to the house
Once
What was the name of simon’s homestead
Finch’s landing
It was customary for the —— in the family to remain on Finch’s Landing
Men
What did the house not produce
ice, wheat flour, and articles of clothing
Where did the things that weren’t made at the house gotten from
Mobile, AL
When did the Finch tradition break
Well into the twentieth century
What did the Finch siblings do
Atticus went to Montgomery to read law, his younger brother went to Boston to study medicine, Alexandra remained at landing
What did Alexandra’s husband do
He was a taciturn man who spent most of his time lying in a hammock by the river wondering if his trot-lines were full
Maycomb was ——– to Finchs Landing
twenty miles east
Atticus’ office contained
a hat rack, a spittoon, a checkerboard and an unsullied Code of Alabama
What had Atticus urged his first two clients to do
plead Guilty to second-degree murder and escape with their lives
Who were the two prisoners
Haverfords
What had the Haverfords done
dispatched Maycomb’s leading blacksmith in a misunderstanding arising from the alleged wrongful detention of a mare, were imprudent enough to do it in the presence of three witnesses, and insisted that the-son-of-a-bitch-had-it- coming-to-him was a good enough defense for anybody
What did Atticus mainly practice in his first five years at Maycomb
Economy
How long did Atticus mainly practice economy
Five years
What did Atticus invest his money into
His brothers education
What was Atticus’ brother’s name
John Hale Finch/ Uncle Jack
What was Atticus related by blood or marriage to nearly every family in the town.
Simon Finch’s industry
What kind of
Animals pulled Hoover Carts
Bony mules
What trees are referenced in Chapter 1
Oak trees in the city square
What did women do during the day
bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps
Why was there vague optimism for some people
Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself
Where did Scout live
the main residential street in town
how did Scout describe Atticus
he played with us, read to us, and treated us with courteous detachment
Who was Scout’s cook
Calpurina
How does Scout describe Calpurnia
She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard
How old was Scout and Jem when there mother died
Scout-2 Jem-6
How did Scout’s mother die
sudden heart attack
How much younger was Scout’s mother than Atticus
she was fifteen years his junior.
What were Jem’s and Scout’s summer playing boundaries
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose’s house two doors to the north of us, and the Radley Place three doors to the south
How did Scout describe Radley
unknown entity the mere description of whom was enough to make us behave for days on end
Where did Scout find Dill
in Miss Rachel Haverford’s collard patch
What did Scout think was in the collard patch
Rat terrier puppies
