Quotes To Kill A Mockingbird Grade 8
Find the quotes below in your text. Copy
and paste this worksheet on a blank word document, answer the questions asked
for each quote and then print out your answer sheet.
ALSO, BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF
EACH QUOTE. ASK YOURSELF THE QUESTION: WHY IS THIS QUOTE IMPORTANT TO THE
STORYLINE
A. “You never really understand a person
until you consider things from his point of view…” Chapter 3
Speaker?
Spoken to?
Meaning?
B. “Grown folks don’t have hiding places.”
Chapter 4
Speaker?
Spoken to?
Is this a true statement? Why or why not?
Name one adult and what they hid in the
novel.
C. “Shoot all the blue jays you want, if
you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Chapter 10
Speaker?
Spoken to?
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
Give an example of a
character in the novel who could be considered a mockingbird and explain in
full how this character could be a mockingbird.
D. “I wanted you to see what courage is,
instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s
when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see
it through no matter what.” Chapter 11
Speaker?
Spoken to?
Why could the speaker
considered courageous?
What in the novel did he see through
even knowing he was licked?
E. “It’s not necessary to tell all you
know. It’s not ladylike—in the second place, folks don’t like to have somebody
around knowin’ more than they do.” Chapter 12
Speaker?
Spoken to?
When?
Where?
F. “From rape to riot to runaways.”
Chapter 14
Speaker?
What riot is he referring to?
Who had run away?
G. “A nightmare was upon us.” Chapter 15
Speaker?
What did the nightmare turn out to be?
H. “Mr. Finch, if you was a nigger like
me, you’d be scared, too.” Chapter 19
Speaker?
Why should the speaker be scared?
Speaker?
Meaning?
J. “ ‘Miss Jean
Louise, stand up. Your father’s passin’ . “ Chapter 22
Speaker?
‘father’ refers
to whom?
Why did the upper balcony stand?
K.“I
guess Tom was tired of white man’s choices and preferred to take his own.”
Chapter 24
Speaker?
What had Tom done?
Why?
L. “So many things had happened to us,
Boo Radley was the least of our fears.”
Chapter 26
Speaker?
What things had happened which caused
fear?
M. “Thus began our longest journey
together.” Chapter 27
Speaker?
‘our’ refers to
whom?
What journey is being referred to?
N. “Thank you for my children, Arthur.”
Chapter 30
Speaker?
Why is Arthur being thanked?
What had he done to deserve thanks?