Characters
Atticus's sister who moves in with them.
Alexandra
In Chapter 1, what does Dill dare Jem to do?
Touch the Radley house
True or false: The man Atticus is defending is named Tim Robinson
False. Tom Robinson
"It's a sin to kill a __________________" (Lee 103).
Mockingbird
Whose house catches on fire?
Miss Maudie
The Finch's African American housekeeper; helped raise the kids
Calpurnia
What does Miss Maudie mean when she says, "Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the streets"?
She means that he wouldn't act differently around certain groups of people; he is always the same.
True or False: Jem cuts all of Miss Maudie's camilla bushes because she insulted Atticus.
False. It was Mrs. Dubose
"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make _____ for us to enjoy."
music
Who is Tim Johnson? What happens to him?
A mad dog who Atticus has to take care of.
town sheriff
Mr. Heck Tate
Why doesn't Walter Cunningham take Miss Caroline's quarter?
He knows he can't pay her back
True or False:
The congregation at Cal's church all read/sing hymns from the hymn books.
False. They follow a person who sings the words from the hymn book which they repeat; they are illiterate
At first, Jem is disappointed in Atticus because he won't play ___________, but then he finds out he's the best ________ in Maycomb County.
football; shot
What is Atticus's hidden talent
Sharp shooting
Dill's government name
Charles Baker Harris
What does Miss Caroline Scout for doing? What is ironic about this?
She scolds Scout for being able to read already which is ironic because she, as a teacher, should be delighted that one of her students is ahead and needs less attention in that area than the others
True or False: Miss Caroline was an experienced teacher, but new to Maycomb.
False
Who said, "'There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into'" (Lee 13).
Calpurnia
Why did Atticus describe Mrs. Dubose as courageous?
She broke her addiction.
town gossip
Miss Stephanie Crawford
In Chapter 9, who did Scout get in trouble for fighting?
Francis
True or False: After hearing about the case and thinking long about it, Atticus volunteers to take Robinson's case.
False; he was appointed the case.
"First of all," he said, "if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view […] until you climb into his _______ and ______ ________ in it."
skin; walk, around
How does Jem lose his pants? How does Dill explain the lost pants to the adults
Jem's pants get stuck in the wire fence, so he takes them off to get through; Dill claims he won them when he beat Jem in a game of "strip poker"