Reviewing for the To Kill a Mockingbird exam

Let’s assume that you have carefully read the entire novel and completed your reading journals.

Review class notes on Harper Lee and the 1930’s

Review class notes on The Scottsboro Trial and the Emmett Till Trial.

Review the questions that you answered and that we discussed in class.

Review your reading journals.

Review your character log—know who all the characters are and be able to explain the role of each.

Answer review questions on web site—get a study group together and discuss the questions or quiz each other.

Using your journals (or the novel) create a flow chart or timeline of significant events in the novel.

Identify the main themes of the novel and the scenes or passages that support them.

Rent the movie. The movie leaves out many scenes from the novel, but it is fairly faithful to the novel. Besides being a good review after reading the novel, it is a great movie. Remember, though, that the test is based on the novel, not the film.