To Kill a Mockingbird Bingo – Flashcards
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B1 Who is narrating the story?
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Scout
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B2 Why is the narrator recalling the story?
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To remember how and why Jem's arm is at an odd angle
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B3 What does Atticus do for a living?
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He is a lawyer
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B4 Is Atticus a round or flat character?
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Flat
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B5 Who is Calpurnia?
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An African-American woman who helps take care of Jem and Scout
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B6 How did Scout get in trouble on her first day of school?
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She already knew how to read
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B7 What person did the game that Jem, Scout, and Dill played revolve around?
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Boo Radley
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B8 What did Boo Radley supposedly do that sparked an interest into the Finch children and Dill?
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He supposedly stabbed his father
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B9 Where did Jem and Scout find Indian pennies, a pocket watch, some yarn, and two soap dolls?
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In a knot in a tree by the Radleys' yard
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I10 Whose house caught fire and burned down?
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Miss Maudie's house
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I11 Who gave Scout a blanket during the fire?
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Boo Radley
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I12 How did Atticus get involved in the trial?
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Judge Taylor assigned him to the defendant
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I13 Who was Atticus defending in the trial?
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Tom Robinson
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I14 Why didn't Scout want Uncle Jack to tell Atticus what her intentions were and why she fought with Francis?
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Scout did not want Atticus to know that she got upset when Francis called him a "******-lover"
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I15 What was Atticus's old nickname that he was called when he shot the mad dog?
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One-shot Finch
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I16 Why are the children told not to shoot a mockingbird?
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Mockingbirds are innocent and do no harm to people
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I17 What is wrong with Mrs. Dubose?
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She is a morphine addict
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I18 What was the lesson that Atticus wanted Jem to learn when reading to Mrs. Dubose?
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She fought an almost hopeless problem and won, which is almost the equivalent of Atticus going to defend an African-American against a white man in court
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N19 Who was the collection for that took place in Calpurnia's church?
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It is for Helen, Tom Robinson's wife
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N20 Who came to stay with Atticus, Jem, and Scout?
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Aunt Alexandra
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N21 What is Aunt Alexandra trying to do to Scout?
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Make her more ladylike
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N22 Why did Dill run away?
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He felt neglected by his parents
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N23 What did Heck Tate's mob try to do?
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Keep Tom Robinson safe
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N24 What did Walter Cunningham's mob try to do?
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Harm Tom Robinson
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N25 How did Scout disperse the mob at the jailhouse?
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She reminded Walter Cunningham about the entailment Atticus helped him with
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N26 Who accused Tom Robinson of rape?
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Bob and Mayella Ewell
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N27 What can be inferred when Bob Ewell signed his name during the trial?
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He beat Mayella because his dominant hand matched up with the location of her wounds
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G28 How did Atticus prove that Tom Robinson was innocent?
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His left hand was crippled and he couldn't move it and Mayella's wounds were on her right side of her face, so it didn't match up
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G29 Why did Dill start crying during the trial?
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Mr. Gilmer was speaking harshly to Tom Robinson
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G30 Who cheered Dill up when he was sad during the trial?
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Dolphus Raymond
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G31 Why does Dolphus Raymond pretend to be drunk?
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It gives people a reason why he has an African-American wife and why he does not hate black people
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G32 Where does Scout sit during the trial?
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In the colored balcony with Reverend Sykes
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G33 What was the verdict of the trial
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Tom Robinson was found guilty
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G34 Who caused the jury to take so long to reach their inevitable verdict?
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A Cunningham
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G35 What happened to Tom Robinson after the trial?
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He was shot and killed when he tried to escape
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G36 What happened to Bob Ewell concerning the WPA after the trial?
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He was fired for laziness
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O37 Who prevented Bob Ewell from going near Helen Robinson?
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Link Deas
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O38 What happened to Judge Taylor after the trial?
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His house was broken into
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O39 What did Scout do during the performance at school?
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She fell asleep in her ham costume and came in at the wrong time
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O40 Who attacked Jem and Scout as they were walking home from the pageant?
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Bob Ewell
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O41 What happened to Jem when he and Scout were attacked on their way home from the pageant?
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His arm was broken
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O42 How does Aunt Alexandra show that she accepts Scout for who she is?
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She hands Scout overalls
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O43 Who does Atticus think killed the attacker as Jem and Scout left the pageant?
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Jem
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O44 Who actually killed the attacker as Jem and Scout left the pageant?
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Boo Radley
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O45 What lesson is shown as Atticus reads Scout "The Gray Ghost?"
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Appearances can be deceiving (in this case, Boo and Stoner's Boy were thought to be horrible people until they were actually met)
