Students’ Questions about Literature Page 58

The mockingbirds in To Kill a Mockingbird are Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson.

The novel Pride and Prejudice takes place in the Regency era of early 19th-century England.

The Willow Song is a significant moment in Othello because it is one of the few times we see Desdemona truly happy. It’s a moment of hope before the tragedy unfolds.

Romeo and Juliet died.

1. Myrtle Wilson is not an intellectual because she is not well-educated.
2. Myrtle Wilson is not an intellectual because she is not interested in intellectual pursuits.

The narrator is Scout Finch, a six-year-old girl who lives with her father, Atticus, and brother, Jem, in Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s.

Myrtle Wilson’s husband, George, killed Gatsby. This happened because Gatsby was driving the car that hit and killed Myrtle Wilson.

Scout is the protagonist of the novel. She is a young girl who is growing up in the town of Maycomb, Alabama during the 1930s.

Jem is a young boy in the novel who is growing up and learning about the world around him. He is also the brother of Scout, the novel’s main character.

Peter is a servant to the Capulet household. He is tasked with delivering invitations to the Capulet ball.