To Kill a MockingbirdReview
Chapter 1, 2, 3
his father (in the leg)
2. / Atticus gave Scout some advice for getting along with "all kinds of folks." What was the advice he gave?
consider things from the other person's point of view; "climb into his skin and walk around in it."
3. / Why did the pecans from the Radley's trees lay untouched on the schoolyard?
It was believed that Radley pecans would kill you.
4. / Scout told Calpurnia, "He ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham-", Calpurnia:
was very angry with Scout and made her eat in the kitchen.
5. / What was Scout's "crime" on her first day of school?
she knew how to read
Chapter 4, 5, 6
6. / Who asked Miss Maudie to marry each Christmas?Uncle Jack Finch
7. / Where did Scout spend her evenings after Jem and Dill began to exclude her?
sitting with Miss Maudie Atkinson on her front porch
8. / Who would be laughing from inside the house and why do you think he/she would have been laughing?
accept all reasonable responses
9. / Why does Dill want to invite Boo Radley to come outside and sit and talk?
Dill thinks it would make him feel better.
10. / What happened to Jem, Scout, and Dill when they snuck to the back of the Radley house to peek inside?
Nathan Radley shot his gun and Jem lost his pants in the fence when they ran away.
Chapter 7, 8, 9
11. / What does Jem reveal to Scout about the night he went back to retrieve his pants?he found them folded neatly over the fence and they had been mended
12. / What does Cecil Jacobs bring to Scout's attention?
that Atticus is going to be defending a Negro
13. / What made Scout think the world was ending?
it was snowing
14. / How did Scout happen to have a blanket wrapped around her shoulders during the fire?
Boo Radley must have put it on her
15. / Why would there be no more items left in the knot-hole?
Nathan Radley cemented it closed
Chapter 10, 11, 12
16. / What makes Jem destroy Mrs. Dubose's camellias?she taunted the children by saying their father was "lawing for niggers"
17. / What was Lula's reasoning for not wanting the children to attend the black church?
The white churches were segregated so the black church should not welcome whites.
18. / In the first part of the novel Scout and Jem are just beginning to understand the complex morality of the adult world. Who is someone they might think of as evil from the first part of the novel?
Answers may include: Mr. Nathan Radley
19. / Why do you suppose Scout wants to go see Calpurnia at her own home?
Answers will vary but should include because Scout wants to see Calpurnia interact with her friends and family.
20. / What is Jem's response after Atticus shoots the mad dog?
he is astonished and wasn't ashamed of him anymore; he realized his father was a gentleman
Chapter 13, 14, 15
21. / What simile does the author use to describe how Aunt Alexandra fit into Maycomb?"Aunt Alexandra fitted into the world of Maycomb like a hand into a glove, ..."
22. / What is it that Scout does that makes the dangerous mob break up and go back home?
Her friendliness shamed them into being civilized.
23. / Where do the children find Atticus after he takes the car one evening?
guarding Tom Robinson's jail cell
24. / Explain what Scout meant when she tells us: "This was the second time I heard Atticus ask that question in two days, and it meant that somebody's man would get jumped."
Chapter 16, 17, 18
25. / What does Miss Maudie mean when she says that Mss Stephanie seemed to know so much about the case that she might as well be called on to testify?She is referring to Miss Stephanie's propensity for gossip.
26. / What simile does the author use to describe Judge Taylor?
Judge Taylor was on the bench, looking like a sleepy old shark, his pilot fish writing rapidly below him.
27. / What kind of mood is set as the people of Maycomb prepare for the trial of Tom Robinson?
almost a carnival-like atmosphere-people are picnicking and gathering in their best clothing
28. / Where did the children watch the trial from?
the "Colored balcony"
29. / Why do you think the white people are taking Bob Ewell's side, when normally they would never take aEwell's word?
because it would be a disgrace for a black to win a dispute with any white
Chapter 19, 20, 21
30. / What reason does Dolphus Raymond give for letting Scout and Dill in on his secret?because they are children and they can understand
31. / What does Scout see when the jury returned to the courtroom that told Scout what their decision was?
A jury never looks at a defendant it has convicted, and when this jury came in, not one of them looked at Tom Robinson.
32. / Who does Scout think MayellaEwell is lonelier than?
Boo Radley
33. / What do Scout and Dill find that Dolphus Raymond is drinking from the bottle he carries in a paper bag?
Coca-Cola
34. / What is Dill's response to Tom's cross examination?
it makes him physically ill and he cries uncontrollably
Chapter 22, 23, 24, 25
35. / Why is Bob Ewell so upset after Tom Robinson is convicted?because Atticus has shown him up as a liar in front of the whole town
36. / What was Scout's reply when asked where her britches were?
She told them the britches were under her dress.
37. / Who was the one juror who wanted to find Tom Robinson innocent?
a Cunningham, a member of the same family whose men tried to lynch Tom the night before the trial
38. / Describe how Miss Maudie looked when she was very angry.
her gray eyes became as cold as her voice
39. / What was Tom Robinson's fate?
He was killed trying to escape the prison.
Chapter 26, 27, 28
40. / How did they know Boo Radley was still in the house?because no one had seen him carried out
41. / How did Scout ruin Mrs. Merriweather's pageant?
she fell asleep and missed her cue, and then went on stage at the wrong time
42. / How do the children know that the person following them home in the dark isn't Cecil Jacobs?
because Cecil couldn't have held out for so long, he would have jumped at them by now
43. / Who jumped out of the dark and frightened Jem and Scout as they were walking to the high school auditorium?
Cecil Jacobs
44. / Why does Scout compare this time in their lives to the "era of Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose"?
because she and Jem must hold their heads high and be a lady and a gentleman
Chapter 29, 30, 31
45. / Why did Dr. Reynolds have to give Jem medicine to "knock him out"?because when the doctor tried to examine him, Jem kicked him
46. / Describe Boo Radley's appearance.
He was thin-framed, very white, pale-skinned, cheeks thin, mouth wide, colorless gray eyes, feathery, thin hair
47. / Bob Ewell harassed Helen Robinson, tried to burglarize the Judge's house when he thought it was empty; and tried to attack defenseless children. What does this tell you about his character?
accept all reasonable answers
48. / How did Scout know she was under the tree?
she was barefooted and Jem had told her the ground was cooler under trees
49. / Why does Heck Tate want to protect this person who killed Bob Ewell?
because Boo Radley is so shy that the attention would be hard for him to handle