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This senior high school English Literature quiz takes a look at character in To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, is narrated by its main character, Scout, from the vantage point of adult life. The characters, therefore, feature to a greater or lesser extent depending on their relationship to Scout.
[readmore]Scout's younger self, her brother Jem and their father Atticus are at the center of the novel. Their childhood friend Dill, their servant Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra also feature strongly. Boo Radley, the reclusive man who saves the Finch children’s lives at the end of the novel, is a key character. Many other inhabitants of the town play their parts in the plot, including Tom Robinson, whose trial is one of its most important events.
We see these characters through the observant eyes of the young Scout, but our own experience of the characters is also filtered through her more mature reflection.
Even as a child, Scout has a knack for judging other people’s characters, although her judgments can sometimes be harsh if she feels she has been treated unfairly, or, even more likely, if she is defending someone she loves.
Pay attention to the speech and action, as well as to narratorial description of characters. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout, as narrator, describes characters in a way that immediately invites judgment if she is not delivering her own verdict on the character (and she often is). Sometimes Scout’s innocence allows her to see better, as when she speaks to Mr Cunningham about his son Walter, unwittingly defusing a dangerous situation. At other times, her youth leads her to miss that which is apparent to the adults around her, and also to Jem as he begins to grow up.
Answer the questions below to see how well you understand the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
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Scout spends her time playing with Jem and Dill and hates being excluded for her gender
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Although he denies his fears, Jem often feels afraid. He puts his fears aside when he is determined to find out something he wants to know, or when he is responding to a dare
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Jem and Scout enjoy Dill's stories and also enjoy catching him out when he has been embellishing those stories. He often lies for their entertainment or when the subject of his father is mentioned
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Jem and Scout had been embarrassed that Atticus was much older than the fathers of their classmates and spent his time in less masculine pursuits than hunting, fishing, drinking and smoking
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Calpurnia is a dependable presence in the lives of the Finch children. She feels affectionate towards Jem and Scout but does not often show it. Scout is more familiar with reprimands than with kisses
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His kindness in stopping to speak to and occasionally help Mayella make him the target of her accusation. Scout believes that Tom was the only person who had ever been kind to Mayella
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Despite this series of events, Scout still responds dramatically when she realizes that Boo had been directly behind her
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Scout thinks about the red geraniums when Mayella makes her appearance in court. Scout can tell that, unlike the rest of the Ewells, Mayella attempts to keep herself clean. Despite her hard work looking after her many siblings, Mayella also finds time to cultivate the flowers
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Aunt Alexandra hints that it is not appropriate for Scout, a white girl, to be at a church where she will mix with black people. The fact that she does not mention this being inappropriate for Jem implies that she is specifically worried about Scout spending time with black boys
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Miss Maudie does not patronize the children, pry into their lives or tell on them. Scout describes her as a friend. Other adults maintain a strict distinction between themselves and children
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