Key Themes and Characters in Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird

Explore the key themes and characters in Harper Lee's classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," including discussions on prejudice, family values, courage, cowardice, loneliness, justice, and growing up. Get insights into memorable characters like Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, Jem, Scout, and more.

• Harper Lee
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• Themes
• Characters
• Literature

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1. Harper Lees

2. Who is prejudiced, but family is more important to them? Aunt Alexandra

3. Who has mixed children? Dolphus Raymond

4. Who is Maycombs sheriff? Heck Tate

5. Who is a courageous man? Atticus

6. Who is a courageous woman? Mrs. Dubose

7. Who is a cowardly man? Bob Ewell

8. Who is Lonelier than Boo? Mayella Ewell

9. Who gave up on justice? Tom Robinson

10. Who cries at the injustice of the verdict? Jem

11. Who is the prankish classmate of Scout? Cecil Jacobs

12. Name the Theme: Atticus defends Tom Robinson Courage

13. Name the Theme: Scout standing on the Radley porch Climbing into someone else s skin

14. Name the Theme: Mister Jem Growing-Up

15. Name the Theme: Reading sessions with Mrs. Dubose Courage

16. Name the Theme: Jem telling on Dill Growing-Up

17. Name the Theme: Most of the first grade had failed last year Effects of the Depression

18. Name the Theme: Scout and the roly-poly Killing Mockingbirds

19. Name the Theme: Walter drowning his lunch in maple syrup Effects of the Depression

20. Name the Theme: Jem gets his arm badly broken at the elbow Killing Mockingbirds

21. Name the Theme: Mr. Cunningham calling off the angry mob Climbing into someone else s skin

22. The story took place in _____________. The 1930 s

23. The ladies in the Missionary Society were hosted by _____________. Alexandra

24. Boo Radley stays inside his house because ______________. He wants to stay inside

25. Dolphus Raymond lives with blacks because __________________. He prefers to

26. Mr. Radley ____________ the knothole in the old tree. Plugged Up

27. Calpurnia took the children to ____________. Her Church

28. Atticus ___________ the mob at the jail. Confronted

29. The people of Maycomb regard the Ewells as ________. White trash

30. In his closing arguments, Atticus contends that __________. Everyone is equal in court

31. Mr. Underwood writes a sympathetic editorial about Tom because he ____________. He has great sympathy for cripples

32. Dill must be taken from the courtroom because he is ______________. Sobbing

33. Maycomb may best be described as a ____________________. Tired old town

34. Tom Robinson was convicted because ________________. The jury was prejudiced

35. Because he defended Tom Robinson, Atticus was _______ by most of the people in Maycomb. Hated

36. Atticus did not feel sorry for Mayella because she was ______________. White

37. True or False Atticus had lived in Maycomb all of his life, and he liked living there. True

38. True or False Scout receives a quality education at school. False

39. True or False Atticus wanted his children to grow up respecting all people. True

40. True or False Aunt Alexandra wanted Atticus to defend Tom Robinson. False

41. True or False Atticus is portrayed as a nearly perfect character in the novel. True

42. True or False Link Deas keeps whiskey in a Coca-Cola bottle and periodically sips the whiskey through a straw. False

43. True or False Atticus gives Scout and Jem permission to shoot blue jays with their air riffles. True

44. True or False The Cunninghams have no respect for Atticus. False

45. True or False Bob Ewell hates Atticus because he believes that Atticus humiliated him in court. True

46. True or False Judge Taylor is a fair judge and, therefore, is seldom reversed by a higher court. True

47. True or False Aunt Alexandra objects to Scout s tomboy ways. True

48. True or False No one in the town approves of Atticus s defense of Tom Robinson. False

49. True or False Dill and Scout plan to get married when they grow up. True

50. True or False The people of Maycomb want to make Boo Radley a hero for saving the lives of the Finch children. False

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