Chapter 9
Atticus gives this advice to Scout about dealing with people who say hurtful things
What is he told Scout to "Hold your head high and keep those fists down"
Scout does this when she and Cecil Jacobs are getting ready to fight
What is Scout walks away because she did not want to let Atticus down
Francis calls Atticus this for defending a black man
(p.94)
What is a "n*****-lover"
This is Atticus' age at the start of the chapter
What is he was nearly fifty
Miss Maudie tells Scout and Jem this about mockingbirds
What is mockingbirds sing beautiful songs, don't "eat up people's gardens," and don't nest in corncribs.
Why do the townspeople react negatively when Atticus decides to defend Tom Robinson in court
What is because Tom Robinson is a black man accused of raping a white woman. Maycomb is a racist town.
Calpurnia knows Tom Robinson for this reason
What is Tom Robinson is a member of Calpurnia's church
This is the name of Uncle Jack's cat
What is Rose Aylmer
This Jem's favorite sport
What is football
Scout attempts to do this after she returns from Miss Maudie's house
What is shoot her air-rifle at Miss Maudie
Atticus took this job
What is Atticus is defending a black man in court
Aunt Alexandra makes Scout unhappy at meal time because she does this
What is she tells Scout to sit at the small table instead of the big table with Jem and the adults
This is Scout's "policy" on fighting
What is she would not fight publicly for Atticus, but she would fight anybody in her family for Atticus
Atticus is nearly blind in this eye
What is his left eye
Atticus refuses to participate in this football game
What is a football game between the Methodists and the Baptists
Atticus tells Scout this when she says 'n******'
What is Atticus says, "Don't say '******', Scout. That's common"?
Atticus hopes Scout and Jem will not contract “Maycomb’s usual disease”
What is prejudice
Which bird does Atticus say it is a sin to kill
What is a mockingbird
Atticus differs from Scout's classmate's fathers in these ways
What is:
- He is much older
- He does not hunt or fish
- He does not drink or smoke
- He does not play football as often
- He spends his time reading in the living room
Scout and Jem find this approaching them when they go out to find squirrels to shoot
What is Tim Johnson, Mr. Harry Johnson's dog, who has gone rabid
Scout was upset with Cecil Jacobs for this reason
What is Cecil Jacobs "announced to the schoolyard that Scout Finch's daddy defends ******s".
Uncle Jack punishes Scout for fighting with Francis by doing this
(p.96-97)
What is Uncle Jack spanks Scout
Atticus allows Scout and Jem to shoot at this type of bird
What is bluejays
This person teaches Jem and Scout to use their air-rifles
Who is Uncle Jack
This person shoots the rabid dog
Who is Atticus