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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Part One, Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–11
Part Two, Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–19
Chapters 20–22
Chapters 23–25
Chapters 26–27
Chapters 28–31
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Scout Finch
Atticus Finch
Jem Finch
Boo Radley
Calpurnia
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Is justice achieved in
To Kill a Mockingbird
?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Prejudice
Law
Lying
Courage
Community
Quotes By Section
Chapter 1
Chapters 2–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–11
Chapters 12-13
Chapters 14–15
Chapters 16–17
Chapters 18–19
Chapters 20–22
Chapters 23–25
Chapters 26–27
Chapters 28–31
Quotes By Character
Scout
Atticus
Jem
Boo
Bob
Quotes By Symbol
Mockingbirds
Boo Radley
Further Study
Context
The Scottsboro Boys Trial
To Kill a Mockingbird and the Southern Gothic
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Part 1: Chapter 1
Part 1: Chapters 2-3
Part 1: Chapters 4-6
Part 1: Chapters 7-8
Part 1: Chapters 9-11
Part 2: Chapters 12-13
Part 2: Chapters 14-15
Part 2: Chapters 16-17
Part 2: Chapters 18-19
Part 2: Chapters 20-22
Part 2: Chapters 23-25
Part 2: Chapters 26-27
Part 2: Chapters 28-31
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Part 2: Chapters 20-22 Quiz
Further Study
Part 2: Chapters 20-22 Quiz
1
of 5
Who is Mr. Dolphus Raymond?
Dill's real father
Tom Robinson's employer who speaks out during the trial
The honorable judge of Tom's trial who likes to chew tobacco
A rich white man with a black mistress and mixed race children
2
of 5
Whom does Atticus argue is responsible for beating up Mayella?
Tom Robinson
Sheriff Tate
Bob Ewell
Link Deas
3
of 5
Why does Calpurnia interrupt the court proceedings?
Because Aunt Alexandra thinks the children have gone missing
To declare Tom's innocence to the jury
Because a mob is about to storm the courthouse
Because Helen Robinson has fainted
4
of 5
What is the verdict of the trial?
Innocent
Guilty
Hung jury
Mistrial
5
of 5
Why does Jem cry the night of the trial?
Because he is deeply disappointed in Atticus
Because he cannot reconcile himself to the injustice of the verdict
Because the other kids won't stop taunting him
Because Bob Ewell threatens to kill him and his sister
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