| When and where does the story take place? | Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. Maycomb is boring, hot, and old |
| Who are the members of the Finch household? | Atticus, Calpurnia, Jem, and Scout |
| Who is Dill? | A seven year old boy who is little, and visits every summer. |
| Who is Boo Radley? | A scary man who lives in an abandoned house and is a trouble maker |
| Who is Calpurnia and what is she like? | A black cook and “mother” to the children, is very strict but loves the kids |
| Why do the children call their father Atticus? | They don’t have a mom, and their father treats them as an equal |
| From whose point of view is the story told? | First-person by Scout Finch |
| What act of courage did Jem do? | He touches the Radleys’ house |
| What does Scout get in trouble for during school? | She can read, she writes to Dill, she “lies” to Miss Caroline, and she defends Walter |
| What is Scout’s real name? | Jean Louise Bullfinch |
| Why are the townspeople poor? | The farmers are poor and so they can’t buy goods from them |
| What are the Cunninghams like? | They are poor, trustworthy, and payback everything they borrow |
| How do we know that Miss Caroline is sad at the end of the school day? | She put her head in her arms, and felt sad and like she failed at teaching |
| Why does Scout fight Walter? | Walter made Miss Caroline mad at Scout |
| Who is Burris Ewell? What is his family like? | He is gross, filthy, mean and only goes to school one day a year. His family is poor and his father is always drunk |
| What happens when Scout sees things from a different perspective? | She sees that what Miss Caroline did was just a mistake because she was new to town |
| What is the compromise that Atticus suggests? | If Scout goes to school, she can keep reading at home |
| How does Scout view her school? | It’s fruitless, tedious, and boring |
| What is the gifts are found in the tree? | The first gift was gum, then pennies |
| Who put the gifts in the tree? Why? | Boo Radley, to show that he’s not that scary |
| What game do the children play that summer? | “Boo Radley”, where they reenact Boo’s crimes |
| What are two reasons why Scout wanted to stop the game? | She thought Atticus was onto them, and she heard someone inside the house laughing (meaning someone was watching them) |
| What does Scout admire about Miss Maundie? | She doesn’t care about Scout’s personal life, and she lets Scout and Jem play in her yard |
| Why is the Bible in one’s hands sometimes worse than whiskey in another’s? | Some people twist the words of the Bible and wreck people’s lives by condemning them, and that is worse than a drunkard |
| How do the children try to contact Boo? | They tie a note to a fishing pole and put it through a window |
| What do Dill, Jem, and Scout do to learn more about Boo? | Look in the window |
| What happens when Dill looks through the window? | They see a shadow of a man pointing at them, then Nathan Radley shoots a gun in the air |
| Why does Jem go back to the Radley place? | To get his pants that he lost when he was running away |
| What does Jem reveal to Scout about what he found at the Radley house the night they ran away? | His pants were folded and sewn up |
| What other gifts were left in the tree? | Gray twine, carved soap, pack of gum, spelling bee medal, and a pocket watch with a knife |
| What ends the tree gifts? | Nathan Radley pours cement in the knothole |
| What happens to Miss Maundie’s house? | Her house catches on fire |
| What is Miss Maundie’s reaction to the fire? | She is speechless, but then is optimistic |
| What incident happens to the children during the fire? | A blanket is put in Scout |
| Why does Atticus decide to keep the blanket incident secret? | To let Scout thank Boo and because Boo didn’t harm the kids |
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1-8
January 31, 2020