To Kill a Mockingbird (Edexcel IGCSE English Literature): Flashcards
Exam code: 4ET1
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Fill in the gap: "We are a ＿＿＿＿＿"
Miss Gates, Chapter 26
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Fill in the gap: "We are a ＿＿＿＿＿"
Miss Gates, Chapter 26
Answer: "We are a democracy"
Fill in the gap: "Inside the house lived a ＿＿＿＿＿ phantom"
Scout, Chapter 1
Answer: "Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom"
Fill in the gap: "He ain't ＿＿＿＿＿, Cal, he's just a Cunningham"
Scout, Chapter 3
Answer: "He ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham"
Fill in the gap: "...without catching ＿＿＿＿＿ usual disease"
Atticus, Chapter 9
Answer: "...without catching Maycomb's usual disease"
Key quote: "...that white man is trash"
Atticus, Chapter 23
Analysis
Atticus calls a racist white man "trash" to show that good morals matter more than money or status. It links prejudice to moral worthlessness.
Key quote: "I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks"
Scout, Chapter 23
Analysis
Scout's simple, childlike view rejects the racial and social divisions of Maycomb. She insists that everyone shares the same humanity.
Key quote: "...anybody sets foot in this house's yo' comp'ny..."
Calpurnia, Chapter 3
Analysis
Calpurnia teaches Scout that everyone deserves hospitality and respect, whatever their class. This challenges the town's prejudice.
Key quote: "...he wants to stay inside"
Jem, Chapter 23
Analysis
Jem now understands that Boo chooses to stay inside to escape an intolerant society. This shows Jem's growing maturity.
Key quote: "...the white man always wins"
Atticus, Chapter 23
Analysis
Atticus admits the courts are racist and a white man's word always beats a black man's. Tom's trial becomes a microcosm of wider injustice.
Key quote: "...the Dewey Decimal System..."
Scout, Chapter 2
Analysis
Scout is punished for already knowing how to read, showing how formal schooling stifles individuality. Lee contrasts this with Atticus's real moral education.
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