SHORT ANSWER: Answer each question below with a brief explanation.

Who is the author of TKAM? _______________________________________________________

What award did the author win for TKAM?
a. Emmy Award
b. Shatner Award
c. Pulitzer Award
d. Peoples Choice Award
e. None of the above
What is segregation? _______________________________________________________________________
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FILL IN-THE-BLANK: Fill in the blank on the left with the word that would fit the blank within the sentences
below.
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At the courthouse, Mr. Ewell said that he was sorry ____ had to defend that
n****r .

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Dill, Jem, and Scout went to the courthouse to see the basement where _____
had been held after stabbing his daddy with scissors.

What did the kids do to keep the gate from squeaking? __________________________________________
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Scout didnt want to come to breakfast table on the first day of school because
she was wearing a ____.

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Walter said he had a ___, which made Jem very jealous.

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It is a ___ to kill a mockingbird.

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Atticus said, Scout, you cant understand a person until you crawl into their ___
and walk around in it.

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If I didnt defend Tom Robinson, I couldnt hold my ____ up in town, or tell you
and Jem to do anything ever again.

Name two things (out of the three we talked about) that Jem found in the hole of the tree by the sidewalk.
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Calpurnia called Atticus and Sheriff Tate to get rid of a rabid ___.

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When the lynch mob arrived at the jail to retrieve Tom Robinson, it was ____
who shamed them men and caused them to eventually leavewithout Tom.

What did Atticus so to show that Tom had no use of his left arm? _________________________________
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Atticus said that he felt sorry for Mayella Ewell because she was a victim of cruel
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The assumption-the evil assumption that Atticus mentions is that the southern

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white race believed that all black people ___, are immoral, and cannot be
trusted with our____. (Two answers are needed write each one on separate
lines)

Why did all of the people in the balcony of the courthouse stand up as Atticus was leaving?
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There are some men in this world who were born to do our ___ jobs for us.
(Miss Maudie said to Jem about Atticus)

Why do you think Jem insisted on going to the Robinsons farm with Atticus after Tom Robinsons death?
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At the Robinsons farm, after Toms death, Mr. Ewell ____ at Atticus.

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____ killed Bob Ewell with a kitchen knife in the ribs.

Why didnt Sheriff Tate want to prosecute Mr. Ewells killer? ______________________________________
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Why do you think this film is seen as one of the most important/best movies and is a very powerful and
significant movie to see? _______________________________________________________________

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The whistle, harmonica, crayons, medal and other things in the cigar box
represent ____ memories.

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A ___ is a body of persons sworn to hear a case and hand down a verdict.

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To __ is to find guilty by verdict of a court.

TRUE OR FALSE: Circle the correct answer to each statement below.

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The prosecution had mounds of evidence against Tom Robinson.

Dill was a big liar.

Calpurnia served as mother figure to Jem and Scout.

Scout was a typical little girl.

Jem was the youngest of the Finch children.

The Cunninghams were racists and lazy.

The black community of Macomb were very well thought of, and many held government
office.

The adult narrating TKAM was Scout.

Atticus told Ms. Stephanie that Mr. Radley had shot his gun at a prowler.

Atticus said, In our country the courts are the great levelersall men are created equal.

Describe the Ewell family. ___________________________________________________________________

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TRIAL TESTIMONY RECALL:

Witnesses for the Prosecution:
Heck Tate:

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Mr. Ewell told me that his daughter had been ___.

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She had been mighty ___-___.

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When I asked Ms. Mayella who did this to her, she said ___.

Bob Ewell:
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I ran to the ___ and seen him with my Mayeller.

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Mr. Ewell said he called the __ first, cause there werent no need of dr. I
seed who done it.

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He said that he agreed with everything that ___ Tate had said.

Mayella Ewell:
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Well, he ran in and ask me WHO _____ __?(two words)

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I dont recollect that he __ me.stupid look to the rightI mean, YES,

YES he hit me, again, and again, and again.

Witness for the Defense:

Tom Robinson:
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Well, I felt __ for her.

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She grabbed my __s.

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She kinda jumped on me and __ me.

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Atticus: Tom, did you rape Mayella Ewell? Tom: __ __ __ __! (4

words).

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Final Summation of Atticus Finch:
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The prosecutions star witnesses (the Ewells) gave testimony.

The Defense had proved that Tom Robinson could not use his left hand.

The Prosecution had not presented any evidence to prove that Tom Robinson was guilty.

Compare & Contrast: Use the T chart below to show at least one difference for each heading when
comparing Atticus
Finch and Bob Ewells.

ATTICUS FINCH

TOPIC
<Racial Prejudices>

<Parenting
Abilities>
<Courage>

<Justice & Law>

BOB EWELL