To Kill a Mockingbird

Part 1 Ch 1-11

How did Atticus break the family tradition?

-Became a lawyer-Doesn’t live on Finch’s Landing

What happened to Scout and Jem’s mother?

-Died of heart attack

How does Miss Caroline punish Scout?

-Hits her knuckles with ruler

Who taught Scout to write?

-Cal

Atticus and Scout make a compromise. What is it?

-Scout will go to school-Atticus will read to her-Don’t tell Miss Caroline

Jem pushes Scout in the tire. What happens?

-She crashes into Radley yard

Jem, Scout, and Dill have a play. What is it about?

-The Radleys

What did Scout hear when she crashed?

-Someone laughing…it must be Boo!!!

What does Mr. Radley think about Miss Maudie?

-She needs to read her Bible more-She and her flowers are going to hell

How will Jem, Scout, and Dill leave the note for Boo?

-Use a fishing pole-Stick to shutter

Jem and Dill want to peep into the Radleys’ window. Why is tonight a perfect night?

-Atticus is busy reading-If Boo kills them they will miss

school, not vacation

The gate is squeaky. What do the kids do?

-spit on it

Who suspects that Jem was in the Radley yard?

-Stephanie

Dill explains why Jem has no pants. What does he say?

-Jem lost his pants in strip poker

Jem went back for his pants. When he found them they were…

-folded-sewed up weird

What happened to the tree hole?

Nathan Radley filled it with cement

Why did Nathan say he filled the tree?

-It was dying

Was the tree really dying?

No

There isn’t enough snow. How do Jem and Scout build the snowman?

-Inside the snowman = mud and dirt-Borrow snow from Maudie

What happens to Miss Maudie’s house?

Burns down

Who gives Scout the blanket?

Boo…but she never saw him!

Scout aims her rifle at…

Miss Maudie’s butt

What do Jem and Scout see in the street?

-a rabid dog

What does Cal do when the rabid dog is there?

-Calls Atticus and the operator-Bangs on Radleys’ door to warn

them

Who shoots the dog?

Atticus

What does Jem want to buy with his birthday money?

-a steam engine for him-a baton for Scout

What does Jem do to Mrs. Dubose’s flowers?

-Destroys them with baton

What does Mrs. Dubose make Jem do?

-Read to her for 2 hrs every weekday and Saturday for 1 month

What happens to Mrs. Dubose?

She dies

What do we learn about Mrs. Dubose?

-Very sick-Morphine addict

At the beginning of the novel, what are Scout and Jem’s boundaries? You can draw a map to

help.

Mrs. Dubose’s house – she’s plain hellRadley house – Boo is scary!

Give 2 examples of Scout being rude.

-Teasing Dill about his dad-Walter

-Swearing-Fighting

-etc

The Ewells only have to go to school on the first day and can hunt all year. Why?

-They are not common people-They are in their own class/group of people-Their dad spends all of the $ on alcohol so

they have to hunt for food

List everything Scout and Jem find in the tree.

-gum-2 Indian head pennies

-thread/string-soap figures

-spelling medal-pocket watch

-knife

How does Jem lose his pants?

He gets stuck in the Radleys’ wire fence

What is Atticus good at?

-making wills-checkers

-playing a Jew’s harp-shooting