The father of Scout and Jem, who takes a principled stand against injustice in the book.

The older brother of Scout, who breaks his arm at the end of the story, and who grows to respect his father for being a "gentleman"

The event that strikes fear into the citizens of Maycomb, but allows Atticus to prove that he has extraordinary talent, and courage.

The advice that the narrator receives from her father about how to better understand the behaviors and attitudes of people who disappoint her.

The southern state within which the novel takes place.

The narrator of the book, a tomgirl growing up in Maycomb, Alabama, during the story.

The quirky, reclusive man who never emerges from his house, and who has been damaged by the strict teachings of his parents.

The angry and inappropriate action of Jem that results in a strange punishment--that of reading to an old woman every afternoon.

The one action that, according to Atticus, is "sin," because it's the wounding of something that does no harm to anyone.

The poverty of most of the characters in the book can be attributed to this crisis in American history.

A wise female neighbor to the Finch's, whose house burns down in the book.

The drunken, rude and vengeful man who attempts to harm the Finch children at the end of the story.

The physical disability that renders the defendant in the rape trial unlikely to have committed the crime he is alleged to have committed.

The character trait that, according to Jem's father, was demonstrated by the old lady who broke her morphine addiction.

To Kill a Mockingbird is set in what decade of American history.

A law enforcement employee in Maycomb who covers up the truth of Bob Ewell's death at the end of the book.

The strict, but caring, black woman who effectively raises the Finch children in the absence of their biological mother.

The tragic event that demonstrates the self-sacrifice and compassion of the citizens of Maycomb towards one of their neighbors in crisis.

The reason Aunt Alexandra won't allow Scout to visit Calpurnia's home and resents Atticus's choice to participate in the trial.

The major social and political movement in America that coincided with the publication of Harper Lee's novel (and which the novel helped advance).

The distressed 19-year-old girl who dishonestly accuses a black man of raping her at the trial.

The grumpy, judgmental woman who dies after breaking an addiction to morphine in her last weeks.

The awkward behavior of Walter Cunningham at dinner that causes Scout to ridicule him, but which also reveals his malnutrition

The one place in society where, according to Atticus Finch, all men are supposed to be treated equally.

The esteemed award that Harper Lee's novel won shortly after it's publication.