To Kill a Mockingbird s6

To Kill a Mockingbird

Study Guide

Chapter 1-2

1. Who comes up with the idea of making Boo come out?

2. What is not one of the things unusual about the Radley house? (a) the doors were closed

on Sunday, (b) the people were afraid of walking by it, (c) the people kept to themselves,

(d) once a fire burned the back part of the house, (e) all were true.

3. What had Boo done which got him intro trouble with the law and would have sent him to a

state industrial school?

4. What had happened which caused Mrs. Radley to run screaming into the street?

5. Who was Calpurnia referring to when she said, "There goes the meanest man ever God

blew breath into…"?

6. Identify Miss Caroline Fisher.

7. How does Miss Caroline insult Walter Cunningham?

8. How do the Cunninghams pay their debts?

Chapter 3-4

1. What does Walter do during lunch which causes Scout to ask, "What the sam hill is he

doing"?

2. What lesson does Calpurnia try to teach Scout about Walter?

3. Why does Miss Caroline scream and point a finger at Burris Ewell?

4. What strategy does the Ewell family have regarding the children's education?

5. How does Cal show she cares for Scout and Jem? 6. What compromise does Atticus make with Scout regarding school?

7. On her way home from school, what does Scout first find in the live oak tree knothole?

8. What do Scout and Jem find together in the tree?

9. Where does Scout end up when Jem rolls her in the tire?

10. What new game do the children play?

11. What finally stops them from playing the game?

Lessons that Scout learns

 See Calpurnia's comments regarding the Walter Cunningham incident.  Atticus: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view-- until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." How does Scout show an understanding of this regarding Miss Caroline?

Chapter 5-6

1. What does Maudie like to do instead of being in her house? What term does Miss Maudie

use for Mr. Radley: "he was a __ Baptist."

2. What quality best describes Miss Stephanie? (a) caring, (b) gossipy, (c) religious, (d)

hard, (e) soft

3. What do Dill and Jem plan to do with a fishing pole?

4. What do the boys plan on doing the last night Dill is in town?

5. What happens to Jem's pants?

6. What lie does Dill tell about how Jem lost his pants?

7. Is Jem able to get his pants?

Characterization  What kind of person is Miss Maudie? How she contrast with some of the other characters in the book?