Why did Harper Lee use the form of a novel in which to write To Kill A Mockingbird?
Using the form of the novel allowed Harper Lee to include more characters
Using the form of the novel allowed Harper Lee to fully develop her discussion of themes such as prejudice and courage
Using the form of the novel allowed Harper Lee to get her work published as short stories were never published
Writing To Kill A Mockingbird as a novel gave Harper Lee the opportunity to write in detail about her characters. What does this quote from Jem reveal about him?
I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time... it’s because he wants to stay inside. (Jem to Scout)
I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time... it’s because he wants to stay inside.
Jem has matured and realises Boo stays inside his house simply because he wants to stay inside as this is where he now feels comfortable
Jem has listened to the local gossips who say Boo wants to say inside his house
Jem has been told by Atticus that Boo wants to stay inside his house
How old is Scout when the novel begins?
Scout is six years old
Scout is almost seven years old
Scout is almost six years old
Scout narrates events in chronological order. What does this mean?
Scout narrates the events beginning with the end event and working backwards to the first event that happens
Scout narrates the events in the order which they happen
Scout narrates the events in any order she chooses
Why does Tom Robinson’s trial take place halfway through the novel?
To show how structurally important to the novel the trial is
This simply happened by accident when Harper Lee was writing her novel
Harper Lee knew it was an exciting moment and felt it should be a central scene in the novel
What change in Scout and Jem does the structure of the novel reveal?
They become less racist as the novel progresses
Scout and Jem become distant from Atticus as the novel progresses
Scout and Jem grow more mature as the novel progresses
Why does Scout begin to swear during the novel?
She enjoys using swear words
She wants to appear to be more grown up and thinks swearing is a good way of achieving this
She wants to shock Jem
What does this quote reveal about Scout and her use of language?
Yeah Jem, but I won’t wanta study cows.
Scout uses non formal English when talking to her family
Scout uses formal English when talking to her family
Scout does not want to study cows
What is meant by the term personification?
An author’s text that has not yet been published
To give a human characteristic to something that is not human
Events are spoken or written about in the order in which they actually happened
What mood is created in the following quote from the chapter when Bob Ewell is attacking Scout and Jem?
From somewhere near by came scuffling, kicking sounds, sounds of shoes and flesh scraping dirt and roots.
Humour
Romance
Tension