To Kill A Mockingbird Quiz Chapters 1-5 Flashcards
Assuage
to relieve or ease one’s fears
Impotent
lacking power of ability
Taciturn
habitually quiet, reserved, and uncommunicative
Vapid
dull, spiritless, unimaginative; lacking liveliness, animation, or interest
Malevolent
wanting or wishing to do evil to others
Nocturnal
active or occuring at night
Predilection
a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something
Piety
the quality of being reverent and religious; devout, holy in religious faith
Chapter one starts off with a what?
A flashback to when Jem broke his arm
What is the age gap between Jem and Scout?
4 years
How old is Scout?
6 years old
What is Dill’s full name?
Charles Baker Harris
What is Jem’s full name?
Jeremy Atticus Finch
Where is Dill from?
Meridian, Mississippi
Who does Dill spend the summer with?
His aunt, Miss Rachel
What did Scout’s grandparents own?
A plantation
Who is Simon?
He was the slave owner who owned the Finch’s oldest relative
What was the name of the Finch’s plantation?
Finch’s Landing
What kind of town is Maycomb and what does that mean?
A small town, meaning everyone is in everyone’s business
“People moved slowly then” means what?
A narrow minded town
How do we know it’s 1933? List two reasons
The Dracula Movie came out and Maycomb had recently been told they had nothing to fear but fear itself by Franklin D. Roosevelt
How is Atticus different from the rest of his family?
Atticus didn’t work on the plantation and became a lawyer
What happened to Scout’s mom?
She died when Scout was 2.
Who is Calpurnia?
The Finch’s maid/nanny who is an African American but not a slave
Where is Miss Rachel’s house?
Nieghbors with the Finch’s
How old is Dill?
7, but he is small.
Where has Dill been that Scout and Jem haven’t?
The movies (he saw Dracula)
What are some traits that describe Dill?
Confident, curious, and has a GREAT imagination
Why does Dill not like talking about his dad?
His dad left him behind
Who created the story of Boo Radley?
Dill
Describe Boo’s Legend
The youngest Radley boy (Aruther) started to hang out with the Cunningham’s and one night when they were resistanting arrest by Mr. Conner and locked him the courthouse outhouse. The judge sent all the boys to the industrial school, but Mr. Radley insisted that Aruther would never get into trouble again and locked him the basement
Who are the Cunningham’s?
A group of rebellious teenagers (poor, farming family)
What is the industrial school and how did the judge do those kids a favor by sending them there?
It is the best school in the state and by sending them there they got an amazing education and most led onto successful lives
Who is Miss Stephanie?
The town gossip
Why was Boo locked up in the basement instead of the prison?
The Sheriff didn’t want him with African Americans
What does Calpurnia say about Mr. Radley?
He is the meanest man alive
What is the description of Boo?
six and a half feet tall who eats raw squirrels and cats there was long jagged scar that ran across his face with teeth yellow and rotten his eyes popped out of his head and he drooled most of the time
Where did the physical description of Boo come from?
Jem’s imagination
