CHAPTER ONE
1. Where does Atticus Finch set up his law firm?
2. Describe the town where the Finches live.
3. Describe Dill and who he is.
4. What do the children think of the Radleys?
5. What is unusual about the Radley’s house?
6. Why has Arthur Radley been locked in the house?
7. Briefly give Jem’s description of Boo Radley.
CHAPTER TWO
8. Describe Scout’s first day at school.
9. Describe Miss Caroline.
10. Does the new teacher understand children?
11. How did Scout learn to read and write?
12. What kind of people are the Cunninghams?
CHAPTER THREE
13. What happens when Walter Cunningham comes home to
the Finches’s for dinner?
14. What upsets the teacher at school that afternoon?
15. Why does Scout want to quit school?
16. What does Atticus tell Scout to do in order to understand
people?
17. What kind of people are the Ewells?
CHAPTER FOUR
18. Name several things in this chapter that the kids find in the
Radley tree.
19. Who put these treasures in the tree?
20. Why is Scout fairly sure that Boo is still alive? (Hint: What
does she hear?)
21. What is the favorite subject of the dramas acted out by
Jem, Scout, and Dill?
CHAPTER FIVE
22. Describe Miss Maudie.
23. How do the children feel about Miss Maudie?
24. What is Miss Maudie’s attitude toward the Radleys?
25. Describe the incident involving the children’s plan to stick
a note through the shutter to Boo.
26. What does Miss Maudie say about Atticus’ behavior at the
end of the first section on page 46?
CHAPTER SIX
27. What do Dill, Scout, and Jem attempt to do in this
chapter?
28. What happens to Jem’s pants?
CHAPTER SEVEN
29. What advice does Scout try to follow in the first paragraph
of this chapter?
30. What is surprising about the way Jem found his pants?
31. What happens when the children try to leave a thank you
note?
32. Why does Jem cry?
CHAPTER EIGHT
33. Why does Scout think the world is ending?
34. How does Mr. Avery explain this weather event?
35. What do Jem and Scout do when school is called off?
36. What happens to Miss Maudie’s house?
37. Why does Miss Maudie feel the way she does about her
house’s condition now?
38. Where did the blanket come from that Scout finds around
her shoulders?
CHAPTER NINE
39. Why does Scout get into a fight with Cecil Jacobs?
40. Who is Tom Robinson?
41. Why does Atticus say he has to defend Tom Robinson?
42. Instead of fists, Atticus tells Scout to fight with _____.
43. What does Cousin Francis do that infuriates Scout?
44. What does Scout do back to Cousin Francis?
45. How should adults answer questions, according to
Atticus?
46. What valuable lesson does Uncle Jack learn about
children?
CHAPTER TEN
47. How do Scout and Jem view their father at the beginning
of this chapter?
48. Why is it a “sin to kill a mockingbird”?
49. Name TWO characters in the story that could symbolize
mockingbirds (apply the above answer).
50. What was Atticus’s nickname when he was young?
51. What do Jem and Scout think of him after the incident with
the dog?
CHAPTER ELEVEN
52. Describe Mrs. Dubose.
53. Why do Jem and Scout hate her?
54. What does Mrs. Dubose call Atticus?
55. Describe the incident with Mrs. Dubose’s camellias.
56. What is Jem’s punishment?
57. How does Atticus feel about the derogatory term Mrs.
Dubose (and others) call him? (pg. 108)
58. What is Mrs. Dubose suffering from?
59. What does Atticus mean when he says “she died free”?
60. How does Atticus define courage? (pg. 112)
PART I OVERALL
61. What was the main message or lesson of Part 1?
62. What inferences can you make about the events and
characters in Part 2?