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Scout Finch Answer- who is the narrator of the novel
We know this because she is talking in the past tense and tells us the story of Jem and Dill Answer- how do we know that the narrator is an older person looking back to her youth
the setting is during the 1930s . FDR is the prez and it is summer Answer- what is the setting
We learn about Scout's brother Jem and how it was Dill's idea to try to get Boo Radley to leave. We learn that Jem is 4 years older than her and that Dill dared him to touch the Radley house Answer- what other info do we get in the first to paragraphs
slow and tiresome Answer- what is the mood of Maycomb
Calpurnia is an AA housekeeper and she plays the mother role of the Finch children.
She is described as skin and bones with bad sight and hard hands. Answer- The 5th
character introduced is Calpurnia. Describe her.
Atticus, Jem, Scout, and Dill Answer- first 4 characters mentioned
When Boo joined a gang and stabbed his dad Answer- what began the misery of the
Radley House
We see that he isnt home a lot Answer- What picture of Atticus, as a father do we get in ch2
We see that they only take what they can give back and that they are prideful poor people who are farmers. Answer- what do we learn about the Cunningham Clan
The Ewells are a poor family who live like animals. They are allowed special treatment so the kids can eat. Their mom is dead and their dad is a drunk. They live by the city dumpster. They are allowed special treatment because their dad is the only one to provide for the fam. Answer- Who are the Ewells, and why are they allowed special privileges? the compromise is if she goes to school and not bother her teacher they can keep reading at home Answer- what compromise does Atticus make with Scout?
They made up a game with the gossip about Boo Radley Answer- What game do the children make up?
Scout tells us that she heard a sound coming from the Radley House. She thinks she
heard Boo inside the house laughing. Answer- What info does Scout give at the end
of ch4? Who do you suppose was inside the house and what did Scout hear?
She is criticizing Mr. Radley because she felt that the punishment of the offense Boo committed was too harsh? Answer- When Miss Maudie says, "but sometimes the Bible in the hands of one man is worse than a whisky bottle in the hands of-oh, of your father." What person is she criticizing, and what is the point of her criticism?
Miss Maudie blames Boo's dad for him not leaving the house Answer- The children view Boo Radley as a strange and frightening figure. How do Miss Maudie and Atticus view Arthur Radley?
They were in the Radley yard to see if Boo was in the house when they saw a shadow of a man. Answer- Describe what the children were doing in the Radley Yard and that they saw that made them run away
so that Atticus doesnt figure out they were bothering the Radleys Answer- why is it important to Jem that he go back and get his pants before morning
He said they shouldnt have done that Answer- what line indicates that Jem decided what they did was wrong?
that he realizes how dangerous going to the Radley yard was and that one of them couldve gotten hurt. Answer- what might account for Jem's change of heart
they were folded up by the fence and stitched up Answer- Jem has been acting odd since he went to get his pants that night. What surprised him that night?
he does this because he likes the children Answer- Why does Boo put gifts in the knothole and sew Jem's pants?
He was sad because they could no longer get gifts Answer- Why is Jem so upset the knothole is plugged?
He's crying because he found out that the tree wasn't dying Answer- Why is Jem crying at the end of ch7
Atticus makes them leave bc Miss Maudie's house caught fire. He makes them stand
by the Radley house in case the fire were to spread to their house. Answer- Why does Atticus make the kids leave the house and stand in front of the Radley House
Boo put the blanket around Scout, because she was shaking Answer- Who put the blanket around Scout's shoulders and how did the person know she was cold?
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