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What is the description of the church?
It is a colored church that was bought with the earnings of freed slaves, and is an older building with low maintenance.
Why does Alexandra come to live with the Finch family?
Alexandra stays with the Finch family in order to give a feminine influence to Scout.
What does scout find under her bed?
She finds dill under her bed.
Who does Scout recognize in the mob at the jail?
Scout recognizes Mr. Cunnigham .
Who refuses to go to the trial and why?
Miss Maudie doesn’t end up going to the trial because of the horror that it is watching someone either live or die because of how the trial goes.
What makes Scout upset about her life once Jem turns 12?
Scout is upset since Jem starts to disconnect with her and thinks Dill will help once he returns but unfortunately he doesn’t return for the summer since of family matters.
What is Atticus’s remedy for stomach problems?
He takes some soda.
Why does Dill run away?
Dill believes his parent can get along better without him.
Why did Atticus go down to the courthouse the night before the trial?
Atticus went to the courthouse the night before the trial to stand outside the jail, where Tom Robinson was being held. Atticus wanted to protect Tom in case a mob appeared, to prevent any trouble.
Where do the children sit after sneaking back into the court house?
Reverend Sykes allows them to sit where the African American people are sitting in the court house as its above everyone can give you a full view of what's happening.
Who is Calpurnia’s kid and what does (s)he do?
Calpurnia’s older sons name is Zeebo who is also part of the church and is the town’s garbage man. He is the oldest son of Caplurnia’s kids.
Why does Maycomb always remain about the same size?
It grows inward. Because new people settled there so rarely the families intermarry.
Whom does atticus tell scout to mind?
To mind Calpurnia alexandra and himself.
How did the mob get broken up?
It was broken up after Scout and Mr. Cunningham's one-sided conversation.
At the end of the chapter what does Atticus start doing during the trail?
He starts picking on the Ewells for their false accusations and proceeds to state everything they are saying is wrong and has evidence for why their accusations are incorrect.
What does Dill’s dismiss from Maycomb continue to make the town more and more like?
It helps with the case that Scout and the town live in a world with just adults and since of Jem’s message to Scout Dill not coming home makes Scout feel like there is more and more just adults in her childhood.
What message does Alexandra ask Atticus to bring to the children?
Atticus asks the children to live up to their name, as per Alexandra’s instructions. She asks that they try to behave like a little lady and a little gentleman.
When scout asks to go to calpurnia house what does alexandra say?
Alexandra immediately says she cannot go.
Define "Affliction" “’Jem’s got the look-arounds,’ an affliction Calpurnia said “all boys caught at his age.”
A condition of pain, suffering, or distress.
What is the judges name and what is his description (Be specific)?
His name is Judge Taylor and is considered an old man for the town (Grey Hair) and is continued to be called out for his bias and informal ways of handling the courtroom.
Who were the two people that had different opinions on Calpurnia and the children and what were their opinions?
The two people were Lula and Reverend Sykes, Lula was upset that Calpurnia brought white kids to the church and made a huge deal about it and Reverend Sykes welcomed them realizing as long as they were about the church they should be allowed there.
What does Scout mean when she says that Alexandra thinks that everybody in Maycomb had a streak?
According to Alexandra, every family in town has some kind of habit such as drinking, fighting, or gambling.
Why does jem ask scout not to antagonize aunt Alexandra?
Atticus has a lot on his mind thinking about the upcoming trial.
Why did Atticus massage Jem’s hair at the end of this chapter?
Scout mentions that a hair massage was Atticus’s only gesture of affection. Atticus massaged Jem’s hair at the end of the chapter because he was grateful that Jem had come to the courthouse, because he prevented any violence.
Who is Dolphus Raymond and how is is view on the trial?
Dolphus Raymond is a wealthy white man that lives on the border line of the town, he's an outcast of the town but not like the Ewells he respects the African Americans and has had multiple biracial children with a black lady. He wants Tom Robinson to win the trial and he sits with the black people and is a man that can believe in what he wants most likely because of his money.