大選
川普有很多農業大州的低階白人投他
To kill a mockingbird(發生地在農業大州)會比較歧視有色人種
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel by Harper Lee published in 1960. It was immediately successful, winning the Pulitzer Prize, and has become a classic of modern American literature. The plot and characters are loosely based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old.
mockmake fun of, mockingbird反舌鳥
Maycomb是書裡面虛創的城市, 這個名字是個pun(雙關)may come
se, apart from, select, separate, segregation
segregation相反詞是integreation(整合)
Quiz
2. The first chapter focuses on telling stories. This primarily serves to:
Tie each of the individual characters to their family and history
Mimic模仿 the random thoughts in Scout's mind
Make the story appealing to a younger audience
Lengthen the novel
3. Scout and Jem are how old when the novel begins? (respectively)分別的
8 and 12
6 and 10
9 and 13
5 and 8
5. Superstition迷信的 causes the children to be afraid of which family's house?
Robinson
Finch
Harris
Radley Boo有種嚇人的音效
14. What do Jem, Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them?
He catches them once again play-acting Boo Radley stabbing his father
He catches them stealing money that has been hidden in a tree in his yard
They sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak偷看 into a window
Jem accidentally hits the Radley house while practicing with his new gun
peak偷看 peeping tom
16. Which two characters are the "outcasts" of the novel, maligned by Maycomb society?
Boo Radley and Maudie Atkinson
Jem and Scout
Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra
Boo Radley and Tom Robinson
mal, male, something bad, malicious, malignant(致死的), malevolent, Maleficent(黑魔女的名字)
bene好, benefit, beneficiary(保險受益人), benevolent
18. For Christmas, Jem and Scout receive what presents while staying with their Uncle Jack?
Gum
Pennies
Air rifles美國有槍很正常
Puppies
20. Why does Atticus know that he will lose his case with Tom Robinson?
Because the judge is biased
Because Tom actually committed the rape, and everyone in the town knows it
Because the Ewells are well respected in the town
Because it is the word of a black man against a white man, and the jury陪審團制 will listen to the white man
attorney在法律上的權利
法官問: Do the jury have/reach the verdict? Jury: Yes, your honor, we found the defendant guilty/not guity.
24. Atticus' role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows暗示,預兆 what future role that he will assume?
His role as being a defender of the truth for the entire community
His role in putting down the mob that wants to lynch Tom Robinson
His status as a single father to Scout and Jem
None of the above
女主角的爸爸射殺了有狂犬病的狗, 預兆了他會為黑人辯護,也就是真正的正義
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