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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 23-25 Quiz
Further Study
Part 2: Chapters 23-25 Quiz
1
of 5
Who threatens Atticus's life after the trial?
Helen Robinson
Mayella Ewell
Reverend Sykes
Bob Ewell
2
of 5
What will Tom's sentence be if he loses the appeal?
Life in prison without parole
7 years of hard labor
Death
He'll be sent to a mental institution for the criminally insane.
3
of 5
What do the women at Aunt Alexandra's tea complain about?
How poorly behaved their black servants have been since Tom's death
What a poor job Atticus is doing raising Jem and Scout
Their plans to join in the women's suffragist movement
Hitler and the persecution of the Jews
4
of 5
Why does Atticus interrupt Aunt Alexandra's tea?
Because he promised to have dinner with Calpurnia and Helen Robinson
Because he is tired and wants to be alone to sit and read the newspaper
Because Tom has been shot dead trying to escape prison
Because Helen Robinson has suddenly died
5
of 5
How does Tom's death affect Maycomb?
They decide to have an annual day of remembrance in Tom's honor.
It lingers and festers in the community's consciousness.
It creates an irreconcilable division within the white community of Maycomb.
They stay interested in it for about two days and then forget all about it.
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