To Kill a Mockingbird Introduction

The story takes place in which setting?

• modern day Canada

• future America

• 1930s Alabama

• 1830s Texas

Which two common thematic topics will be emphasized in the story and our focus as we discuss it?

• poverty and equality

• poverty and racism

• racism and prejudice

• prejudice and equality

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Many believe that Harper Lee modeled which character after herself?

• the brother, Jem

• the best friend, Dill

• the injustice fighting father, Atticus

• the protagonist, Scout

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All of the following were likely influences on Harper Lee as she wrote the novel EXCEPT which one?

• The Scottsboro Trial became the basis for the trial in the novel.

• Her best friend growing up, Truman Capote, was the inspiration for Dill's character.

• Her father was a lawyer like Atticus and gave her a lot of exposure to the court and legal system.

• Truman Capote, her close friend and fellow writer, helped her write the novel.

All of the following were injustices associated with the Scottsboro Trial EXCEPT which one?

• Their lawyer didn't care about their case.

• There was an absence of medical evidence to prove the girls' accusation.

• The boys were sentenced to die for rape.

• The juries were made up of all older white men.

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Which would not have been a Jim Crow Law?

• A white person is prohibited from marrying an African American person.

• African American children shall not be educated in the same building as white children.

• People of different colors can only shake hands if the white person initiates the handshake.

• White apartment owners may not lease housing space to African Americans.

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What caused the Great Depression?

• Enormous, unchecked spending in the 1920s.

• Bad banking systems without checks and balances for lending credit.

• The Stock Market Crash of October 1929.

• Rising unemployment due to decreased demand from the end of WWI.

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True or False: During the Great Depression, only African Americans experienced poverty.

• True

• False

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True or False: Racism and segregation only affected the African American community.

• True

• False

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True or False: To Kill a Mockingbird portrays timeless themes and creates important discussions that we can still learn from today.

• True

• False

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