| Why does Scout end up in trouble on her first day of school? | Because she knew how to read and write |
| What does Scout say to Walter Cunningham that gets her into trouble? | That he can’t afford lunch |
| Why are the Ewells allowed special privileges? | Because people didn’t want to even deal with them and the people of maycomb were embarrassed and disgusted towards them |
| What compromise does Atticus make with Scout? | He will teach her if she doesn’t tell the teacher and go to school |
| What does Scout share at the end of the chapter? | That when she got out of the tire she heard laughing |
| Who was inside the house? | The book doesn’t say but i think it was boo radley |
| What reasons does Atticus give when he tells the children to leave Boo alone and stop playing the Boo Radley game? | Atticus foreshadows the lesson he tries to teach the town of Maycomb by defending Tom Robinson. |
| What explanation does Jem give for his missing pants? | Jem lies and says that Dill won his pants in a strip poker game. He knows that Atticus would be mad if he knew that he was sneaking into the Radley yard in hopes of getting a glimpse of Boo. |
| What does Jem confess to Scout? | That when he returned to the Radley property, he found his pants waiting for him folded upon the fence–freshly stitched in a “crooked” manner. |
| List the items found in the tree knothole. | chewing gum, grey twine, girl and boy dolls carved out of soap, amedal, a watch and pennies. |
| Why does Mr. Radley fill the hole with cement? | he says that it is because the tree is sick. |
| How does the weather change? | Maycomb gets a season it hadn’t seen in awhile also known as winter. |
| How do Jem and Scout spend the day? | By enjoying their unusual weather. |
| What happens to Mr. Avery? | He tells the kids that bad children makes the seasons change |
| What does Jem tell Atticus? | they can’t play the Boo Radley game, he “had thought of a way around it.” |
| Who put the blanket on Scout? How do you know? | Boo Radley put it on her, and he reveals the whole story of the knothole, the presents, and the mended pants to Atticus. |
Checking for Understanding Questions: Chapters 2-8
January 27, 2020