TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
by
Harper Lee
Chapter Questions
Chapter 1- 4
Describe the main characters introduced in these chapters.
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Description of character |
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|---|---|
| Jem | |
| Scout | |
| Dill | |
| Atticus | |
| Calpurnia | |
| Boo Radley |
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1. What do Dill, Jem and Scout try to deliver to Boo Radley? How?
2. How does Jem lose his pants in Chapter 6? Who gave them back?
3. What do Scout and Jem find in the tree? What treasures are left for them?
4. In Chapter 8, Jem and Scout make a snowman, which is very uncommon in Alabama. What event melts the snow and brings "all of Maycomb out tonight."?
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Chapter 9 - 12
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1. On page 100 Scout is asking Atticus about why he's defending a Negro. What does Atticus mean when he says "...if I didn't I couldn't hold up my head in town..." .
2. On page 101 Scout asks Atticus if they are going to win the case. Atticus responds "No . . . Simply becasue we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win," Why would Atticus say something like that?
3. In chapter 11, why would Atticus have made Jem read for Mrs. Dubose, even if he 'hadn't lost his head'?
4. In chapter 12, why was Reverend Sykes asking the congregation to contribute more money to the Sunday collection?
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Chapter 16 - 17
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1. Where did Jem, Dill and Scout watch the beginning of the trial? Why?
2. What kind of people are the Ewells? Explain.
3. Why Does Atticus make such a big deal about Mr. Ewell being left handed?
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Chapter 18 - 20
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1. On page 249 Why does Atticus ask Mayella "- do you wish to reconsider any of your testimony?"
2. Why did Tom do all those chores for Mayella?
3. In chapter 20, what did Scout and Dill learn about Dolphus Raymond?
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1. Why does Calpurnia go to the court house?
2. After the verdict is delivered, why do the people in the balcony stand as Atticus
walks out of the courtroom ?
3.Why does Miss Maudie make cake for Jem, Scout and Dill?
4. How did Atticus feel about Bob Ewell threatening him?