CH 5 –8 Study Questions: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Your name : Daniel Theiss
Chapter 5
1. Jem decided they could continue playing their game if they did what? If he changed
the names of characters
2. What friendly neighbor is always outside, especially in her garden? Miss Maudie
Atkinson
3. What are her other “talents” and habits? She gardens and also bakes
4. Who did Jem send a note to and what did it say? Boo Radley. It said that they wanted
to him to come out of his house
5. What treat was offered as a lure to get him to come out? Ice Cream
6. Who caught Jem and Scout before they were able to leave the note? Atticus
7. What did Atticus tell them to stop doing, and why? Stop tormenting Boo Radley
because it’s his own business.
Chapter 6
1. What were the children doing that git them in the situation of “spitting themselves
dry?” They had to spit on the fence so it wouldn’t squeak.
2. What sound shattered the neighborhood? The sound of a shotgun
3. How did Dill explain the loss of Jem's pants to the crowd in front of the Radley place?
He won them playing strip poker
4. How did Scout react to Jem going after his pants? She wanted to tell Atticus.
5.TF Mr. Nathan Radley had to use the other barrel before the night was over. F
6. What was the outcome of Jem’s mission? He got his pants back
Chapter 7
1. What did Jem find unusual about his britches? They were folded neatly and sewed
2. How long did Jem and Scout wait before they considered everything they found in the
knot-hole to be their property? Three days
3. Why wasn't the letter delivered? The hole was filled with cement
4. What did Mr. Radley say was the reason for cementing the knot-hole? The tree was
dying
5. What could be his ulterior – real - motive for cementing the knot-hole? Maybe he did
not want the letter to be delivered
Chapter 8
1. How did Jem and Scout feel about Mrs. Radley's death? They were disappointed that
Boo didn’t kill her
2. Why was school closed? It snowed for the first time in a long time
3. What was the "slushy operation"? Transferring snow from Miss Maudie’s house to
Scout’s
4. The snowman was a caricature of which neighbor? Mr. Avery
5. Whose house burned down in this chapter? Miss Maudie
6. Where did the owner of the home stay after it burnt down? Miss Stephanie
Crawford’s house
7. Who put the brown woolen blanket around Scout? Boo Radley