Matching: Main Characters
This is the name of our protagonist
Scout Finch
A widow who loves her garden
Miss Maudie Atkinson
Dill has a stable living situation T/F
False
In a sentence; who is Calpurnia and what are her roles both in the house and to Scout and Jem?
1. A maid or nanny who fills the role of "Mother" to Jem and Scout.
In a paragraph; predict what life will be like for Scout and Jem during the court case.
Likely, the children will face turmoil for their father's choice to defend Tom Robinson.
The oldest and the "voice of reason" between the three children.
Jem Finch
Shoots a "warning shot" at the children
Nathan Radley
Atticus is likely to win the Robinson case T/F
False
DAILY DOUBLE
In a sentence, why did Miss Dubose have Jem read to her?
To help her distract her from the pain of her morphine addiction.
What is the difference between the way Boo Radley has been described by Jem in the beginning of the text to the actual Boo Radley?
In more detail; Boo was described as scary and ferocious but seems to be a normal person.
"Runt" with an unstable home life
Dill Harris
Maycomb's new schoolteacher
Miss Caroline Fischer
Which options describe Maycomb?
1. Exciting and jubilant
2. Slow and tired
3. Old fashioned and prejudiced
4. Bright and cheery
2 and 3
DAILY DOUBLE
In a few sentences; what is the difference between the way the children perceive Atticus before and after the mad dog incident?
Scout and Jem see their father as dull and boring before the mad dog incident but as masculine and admirable afterwards.
Write four or more sentences describing how either of the Finch children have displayed growth since chapter 1.
Answers may vary; eg. Scout's ability to think before she acts.
Stand-in for the Finch's mother
Calpurnia
Maycomb's telephone operator
Miss Eula May
Why doesn't Aunt Alexandra approve of Scout's clothing?
A. Scout only wears a suit and tie
B. Scout only wears the color purple
C. Scout doesn't dress feminine enough in a time where that was more necessary.
D. Aunt Alexandra wants Scout to wear Jem's hand-me-downs.
C
In a sentence or two; THIS is why Atticus claims it to be "a sin" to kill a mockingbird.
Mockingbirds don't do anything to hurt anyone; they are innocent and pure
Describe the importance of Boo Radley in this novel
Boo Radley shows us how imaginative the children are and how assumptions cannot always be assumed correct.
The most respected lawyer in Maycomb
Atticus
Old woman who tries to break her morphine addiction before death.
Mrs. Dubose
Who fills the tree that the Finches were receiving gifts in with cement?
Miss Maudie
Nathan Radley
Mr. Avery
Mrs. Dubose
Nathan Radley