Characters
What is the narrator's name?
Scout Finch
Where does the novel take place? (City and state)
Maycomb, Alabama
Where do Jem and Scout start finding gifts left for them?
In the knothole of a tree in the Radleys' yard
What does Boo Radley carve for Jem and Scout out of soap?
Two dolls that look like Jem and Scout
Why do Cecil Jacobs, Francis, and other kids start taunting Scout about her father?
Her father is defending Tom Robinson, a Black man, in court.
What is the narrator's brother's name?
Jem Finch
Why does Scout's teacher, Miss Caroline, get mad at Scout on the first day of school?
Scout already knows how to read.
When Dill and Jem start leaving Scout out of their games, with whom does Scout begin to spend her time?
Miss Maudie Atkinson
What does Nathan Radley do when he realizes that Boo is leaving gifts for Jem and Scout in the tree?
Why does Atticus believe he is going to lose Tom Robinson's case?
Tom Robinson is a Black man who is being accused of a crime by a White family. Also, the jury is all White.
What is the narrator's father's name?
Atticus Finch
Why won't Walter Cunningham borrow a quarter from Miss Caroline at lunch?
His family is poor, and he won't ever be able to repay Miss Caroline.
Miss Maudie tells Scout that Boo Radley was always a nice, polite child. What does Miss Maudie say may have caused Boo to turn mean?
He had an incredibly strict father who mistreated him.
Whose house catches on fire and burns to the ground?
Miss Maudie Atkinson's house
Why does it surprise Scout and Jem when Atticus shoots a rabid dog?
They think Atticus is old and has no talents, but this incident shows them that he is a talented marksman.
What is the name of the African American man Atticus Finch is defending in court?
Tom Robinson
When Walter Cunningham is eating lunch with the Finches, what does he do that shocks Scout?
He pours syrup/molasses all over his food.
When Jem, Scout, and Dill sneak into the Radleys' yard, who shoots at them?
Nathan Radley
Boo Radley comes out of his house the night of the fire. What does he do when he comes outside?
He drapes a blanket over Scout's shoulders.
What does Jem have to do as punishment for ruining Mrs. Dubose's flowers?
He has to read to Mrs. Dubose every afternoon for a month.
What is the name of the Finches' cook/housekeeper?
Calpurnia
What is the name of the student in Scout's class who has head lice?
Burris Ewell
He says Jem lost them while they were playing strip poker.
How does Miss Maudie react the day after the fire?
She says she's happy her house burned down because it was too big for her anyway.
When Mrs. Dubose dies, Atticus reveals to Jem why Mrs. Dubose wanted Jem to read to her each afternoon. Why was this?
Mrs. Dubose was trying to break her addiction to morphine, and she had Jem read to her to distract her from her addiction.