Ch 12
Jem's age
12
Why does Aunt Alexandra come to stay?
To give Scout a feminine influence and to help out during the trial.
Who does Aunt Alexandra want out of the house?
Calpurnia
Who leads the group of men to Atticus' lawn?
Heck Tate
What skill does Atticus not teacher the children?
Shooting a rifle
Why Dill doesn't come to Maycomb this summer?
His new dad wants him to stay in Meridian
How does Maycomb treat Aunt Alexandra?
They welcome her
Who tells Scout she can not go back to Calpurnia's church?
Aunt Alexandra
Who has been arguing about the trial in the Finch house?
Atticus and Aunt Alexandra
Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
They only bring joy to the world through song
Where does Atticus go for two weeks
The state capital to work in the legislature
How does Aunt Alexandra feel about the Finch name?
She is extremely proud
Atticus said "I don't think the children have suffered one bit from her having brought them up." Why did he say that?
Alexandra wanted to fire Calpurina
What event triggers the children to be curious?
Atticus takes the car out at night
What did Jem do to Mrs. Dubose?
He used Scout's baton to ruin all her camellia flowers
Where does Calpurnia take the Jem and Scout?
To church with her
Aunt Alexandra says every family has their ____
quirks
differences
streaks
Who is hiding under Scout's bed?
Dill
Where do Jem, Scout, and Dill follow Atticus to?
The town center, in front of the Maycomb jail
What was Jem's punishment for what he did to Mrs. Dubose?
1. Grow back her flowers
2. Read to her for 6days/week for 2 hours
$10
How do the kids feel about Aunt Alexandra?
They dislike her.
Why did Dill run away?
He feels left out with his parents
The old sarum group
Why did Mrs. Dubose want Jem to read to her?
It helps her withdrawal from the drug morphine and to be cured.
Who is Calpurnia's oldest son?
Zeebo
Atticus attempts to teach Jem and Scout about their family. He only succeeds at doing what?
Making Scout cry
How did Dill get from Meridian to Maycomb?
Train, walking, and cotton wagons
What does Atticus refuse to do that the mob wants him to do?
Move away from the jailhouse door
In Dill's letter, what was the reasoning why he didn't return to Maycomb for the summer?
He had a new step dad and they were building a boat.
Who is Tom Robinson's wife, the woman that the church took up a collection for?
Helen Robinson
What did Alexandra want to do that Atticus put his foot down?
Fire Calpurnia.
Who does Atticus tell about Dill's whereabouts?
Miss Rachel
Who does Scout talk to that makes the mob calm down?
Mr. Cunningham
Why does Atticus take the Tom Robinson case?
It is the right thing to do