To Kill A MockingbirdChapters 1-15

#1 & 2Where do the Finches live? (city & state)

#3What happened to Scout’s mother?

#4What is the name of Scout's brother?

(full name or nickname accepted)

#5Who do Scout and her brother befriend in Chapter 1?

(I need a name)

#6Why is it unusual that Calpurnia has some education?

#7Why was Boo Radley locked away in his house?

#8Why won't Walter Cunningham accept lunch money from Miss Caroline?

#9What separates the Ewells from the rest of Maycomb’s residents?

#10Why does Scout get in trouble at that lunch?

#11Who threatens Miss Caroline in Chapter 3?

#12In what unusual hiding spot does Scout find chewing gum at the beginning of Chapter 4?

#13What else do Scout and her brother find in that hiding spot in chapter 4?

#14In chapter 4, the kids create a

____ based on Boo Radley’s life.

a) songb) filmc) bookd) play

#15T/F – The version of Boo Radley’s life the children use is wildly exaggerated and almost certainly false.

#16

Miss Maudie loves to __________.

#17

What is the town bogeyman’s real name?

(not his nickname)

#18

During their attempt to give Boo a letter, what is the kid’s warning signal that an adult is approaching?

#19

T/F - Nathan Radley scares the kids away with a shotgun blast when they attempt to glimpse Boo Radley one night.

#20

What does Scout’s brother find when he goes to retrieve his pants?

#21

In Chapter 7, after finding more gifts in the knot-hole, Scout and her brother decide to _____________.

#22What has happened to the knot-hole at the end of Chapter 7?

#23How does Scout’s brother know that Mr. Radley is lying about what happened to the knot-hole?

#24What sort of unusual weather do they have in chapter 8?

#25Who put the blanket on Scout's shoulder's while she stood outside?

#26Why does Scout fight with Cecil Jacobs and her cousin in Chapter 9?

#27What is the name of the man Atticus is defending?

#28Why is Atticus so certain he will lose the case?

#29Why does Aunt Alexandra disapprove of Scout's behavior?

#30At the end of Chapter 9, Atticus said that he hoped Jem and Scout could get through the trial without _________.

#31Briefly summarize Scout and Jem’s primary complaint about their father in Chapter 10.

#32What does Atticus do in Chapter 10 that changes how his children view him?

#33In Chapter 10, why does Atticus says that is a “sin to kill a mockingbird”?

#34T/F – Mrs. Dubose treats Scout and Jem badly and constantly says rude and malicious things about them and their father.

#35What does Mrs. Dubose say to make Jem furious?

#36What is Jem’s punishment?

(2 things)

#37How did Jem’s punishment help Mrs. Dubose?

#38Where do Jem and Scout go to church in chapter 12?

#39How does life at the Finch house change after Aunt Alexandria moves in?

#40Why does Aunt Alexandra want Atticus to fire Calpurnia?

#41Who does Scout find beneath her bed in chapter 14?

#42Why does Dill believe that Boo Radley has not run away from home?

#43In chapter 15, where does Atticus go during the middle of the night?

#44Who else shows up there (#43) and why?

#45Who or what prevents catastrophe that evening?

BonusWhat does Atticus take with him when he heads out for the night in chapter 15?

(two things)