To Kill a Mockingbird s4

To Kill A Mockingbird Part II study guide

List the characters described in this section.

1. He was able to take down a rabid dog with one shot. Atticus Finch

2. He was small for going on seven. He wore blue linen shorts and had snow white hair. Atticus Finch

3. She had bright auburn hair and didn’t understand Maycomb people. Miss Caroline Fisher

4. She was a widow and worked in her flowerbeds wearing an old straw hat. Miss Maudie Atkinson

5. He was the filthiest human I had ever seen. Burris Ewell

6. one of the leaders of the lynch mob Mr. Walter Cunningham

7. Calpurnia’s son who “lines” hymns at First Purchase Zeebo

8. author of the novel Harper Lee

9. a terribly lonely person, even lonelier than Boo Radley Mayella Ewell

10. prosecuting attorney in the Robinson case Mr. Gilmer

11. Dill’s aunt Miss Rachel Haverford

12. a neighbor who blames bad kids for the snowfall Mr. Avery

13. a newspaper publisher and editor Braxton Underwood 14. a white man who prefers to live with African Americans Dolphus Raymond

15. very “proper” relative who comes to provide a feminine influence in the house Alexandra Hancock

16. What was going on in the country during this novel? Depression

17. What was Jem dared to do? Touch the Radley house

18. Why is Miss Caroline angry with Scout? he knows how to read and write

19. What trick does Atticus try to teach Scout? to walk in others shoes

20. Why does Scout think Boo is still alive when she falls out of the fire? She hears someone laughing

21. Why did Atticus wake Scout? Miss Maudie’s house was on fire

22. Why did Atticus stop shooting animals? He had an unfair advantage

23. What was Mrs. Dubose trying to free herself of? Morphine addiction

24. What happens at First Purchase Church when Calpurnia takes Jem and Scout? they sang without hymn books, the preacher keeps them until $10 has been collected for Helen Robinson

25. What doesn’t Aunt Alexandra want Atticus to do? Really defend Tom Robinson 26. Why does Jem tell Atticus that Dill is in their house? So Dill’s mother doesn’t worry

27. Why does Atticus go to jail? To prevent a hanging

28. How does Scout break up the angry mob at the jail? Talking to Mr. Cunningham about his son

29. Why does Mr. Raymond pretend to drink liquor? It gives people a reason why he lives with the African Americans

30. Why are the townspeople upset at the trial? Atticus intends to defend Tom

31. What does Mr. Heck testify about Mayella Ewell’s beating? She was beaten on the right side of her face

32. Why didn’t Mr. Ewell call the doctor? He didn’t want to spend the money

33. What does Mayella make clear about her father? He wasn’t always good to her

34. How did Scout know the jury had convicted Tom? They wouldn’t look at him

35. What happens when Atticus leaves the courtroom? All the African Americans stand up

36. Why does Scout miss her cue in the pageant? She falls asleep

37. Who attacks Jem and Scout on their way home from the pageant? Bob Ewell

38. Why does it make sense that Boo Radley saved the children? He was fond of them and left them treasures and they had to pass his yard on their way home 39. What do Atticus and the sheriff decide to do after the children are saved? Say Ewell fell on his knife

40. What does Scout do after taking Boo home? She looked at the street like Boo had all those years

41. Know how the themes here are developed: Mockingbird – it was a sin to kill a mockingbird because they didn’t do anything except bring enjoyment – it was wrong to bring Tom to trial when all he wanted to do was help Mayella Mockingbird – it was wrong to destroy something when all it was there to do was help – it would be wrong to bring Aruthur out in public when he was doing was helping Jem and Scout Walking in someone else’s shoes – Atticus tells Scout to learn a simple trick – climb into someone else’s skin and walk around in it because you’ll understand someone if you look at things from their perspective – on the last page Scout stands at the window on the porch and finally looked at things from Arthur’s perspective – Boo got someone in return – a chance to experience life