Chapter 1
Who is the narrator?
Dill's hometown
Meridian
What does Walter put on his food at lunch?
Molasses
Why is Scout frustrated with school?
It is moving too slow for her and she is bored.
What two characters grow closer leaving which character to feel lonely?
Jem and Dill
Scout
When did Jem and Dill try to go and peak into the Radley's house?
On Dill's last day in Maycomb for the summer
Author of To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Scout's brother
Jem
Scout's teacher
Miss Caroline Fisher
After the incident at lunch, what does Calpurnia tell Scout she needs to be?
A better hostess
What catches Scout's eye as she passes by the Radley House?
Tin foil sticking out of a knothole in an oak tree
Who does Scout begin to hang out with to combat her loneliness?
Mrs. Maudie Atkinson
What gets caught on the fence as Scout, Jem and Dill are fleeing from the Radley house?
Jem's pants
Harper Lee's famous childhood friend
Truman Capote
Scout's Father
Atticus Finch
What does Scout know how to do that her teacher dislikes?
She can read
What makes Miss Fisher scream after lunch?
Lice crawling out of Burris Ewell's hair
What is under the tin foil in the oak tree?
Two pieces of gum
Who does Maudie tell Scout is still alive?
Boo Radley
What sound startles Scout, Jem and Dill as they are fleeing the Radley house?
A gun shot
Who is the character Dill in Harper's real life?
Truman Capote
Where do the Finch's live?
Maycomb, Alabama
What do the Cunningham's use for payment for Atticus' services?
Hickory Nuts
What does Scout ask Atticus to do for her instead of sending her back to school?
Teach her himself
What is hidden in the tree on the last day of school?
Two Indian head pennies
Jem and Dill write a note to Boo inviting him to come out for what?
Ice Cream
Who is the town gossip?
Miss Stephanie Crawford
What is the theme of Bourbon's Homecoming Week?
Disney
What boy comes to visit his aunt during the summer months and is friends with Scout and Jem?
Dill or Charles Baker Harris
How much money does Miss Fisher try to lend Walter?
25 cents
How often does Burris Ewell come to school?
On the first day each year to evade the law
What do Scout, Jem, and Dill use to push each other in?
A tire
What does Atticus demand Jem and Dill stop doing?
Tormenting that man
(Boo Radley)
When Atticus asks about Jem's pants, how does Dill try to help the situation?
Dill tells Atticus he lost them in a game of strip poker
What era does this story take place?
The Great Depression
Who are the children afraid of in Maycomb?
Boo Radley
What device does Miss Fisher use to hit Scout?
A ruler
Who makes Miss Fisher cry?
Burris Ewell
What family is used as the characters for Scout, Jem and Dill's pretend plays?
The Radley's
Who was Maudie Atkinson's childhood friend?
Jack Finch, Atticus' brother
Who is Nathan Radley?
Boo (Arthur) Radley's older brother
How much older is Jem than Scout?
4 years older
Where is Scout and Jem's mother?
She died
What was the teacher's name?
Miss Carolyn
What does Calpurnia do in the Finch house?
She is a housekeeper and mother figure for Scout and Jem
What system did Jem tell Scout was a new way of teaching?
The Dewey Decimal System
Did Atticus tell the children that they could not play the game?
Early on, he didn't know about it, so he couldn't tell them no, so Jem said since he had not distinctly told them no it was fine.
What did Atticus do often at night?
Wake up in the middle of the night, check on the children and read.
What makes Atticus not a typical father for the time period?
He was nurturing and raising his children by himself due to his wife's passing.