To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 21 and 22
Arthur "Boo" Radley: town outcast whom
children constantly try to see
Atticus Finch: father to Scout and Jem;
lawyer who defends Tom Robinson
Aunt Alexandra: Atticus' sister; annoying
and overbearing
Bob Ewell: mean, poor, spiteful man;
testifies at the trial of Tom Robinson
Burris Ewell: boy who is dirty and rude on
the first day of school
Calpurnia: the Finch's housekeeper; acts as
a more distant mother-figure to Jem and
Scout
Charles Barker Harris: Dill; visits next
door during the summer
Francis: their grandson; Scout gets in a
scuffle with him during Christmas at Finch's
Landing
Heck Tate: sheriff of Maycomb
Jean Louise Finch: Scout; daughter of
Atticus, sister of Jem
Jeremy Atticus Finch: Jem; son of Atticus,
brother to Scout
Judge Taylor: judge who presides over
Tom Robinson's trial
Mayella Ewell: Bob Ewell's daughter who
accuses Tom Robinson of rape
Miss Carolina Fisher: Scout's first grade
teacher
Miss Maudie Atkinson: lives across the
street from the Finch family; a good friend;
house burns down
Miss Rachel Havenford: Dill's aunt
Miss Stephanie Crawford: the
neighborhood gossip
Mr. Avery: boards across the street from
Mrs. Dubose; Scout and Jem build a
snowman that looks just like him
Mr. Dolphus Raymond: wealthy white man
who considers white society very
hypocritical and prefers to live amongst
blacks; lives in Maycomb with his black
mistress and their children
Mr. Link Deas: Tom Robinson's employer;
in his willingness to look past race and
praise the integrity of Tom's character, Deas
epitomizes the opposite of prejudice
Mr. Underwood: the publisher of Maycomb's newspaper;
respects Atticus and his ally
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose: elderly lady down the
street
Nathan Radley: Arthur's older brother
Reverend Sykes: minister at the black church that
Calpurnia takes the children to, admires Atticus
Simon Finch: Atticus' ancestor-founded Finch's Landing
Tim Johnson: dog shot by Atticus
Tom Robinson: black man accused of raping Mayella
Ewell
Uncle Jack: Atticus' brother; often acts as a father-figure
to Jem and Scout
Uncle Jimmy: Aunt Alexandra's husband
Walter Cunnngham, Jr.: son of Sr., also poor, gets Scout
into trouble the first day of school
Walter Cunningham, Sr.: poor, but proud; works hard to
survive the Depression and keeps his land
Questions:
Chapter 21 (pg. 206-211)
1) Who points out the children in the courthouse?
2) What does Atticus say about the children being in the
courthouse?
3) What is the verdict of the court?
4) How does the balcony react as Atticus leaves the
courtroom?
Chapter 22 (pg. 212-217)
5) How does Jem react over the decision of the court?
6) What does Mrs. Maudie say about some of the people
in Maycomb?
7) Mrs. Maudie gives a sign of progress. What is it?
8) What story does Mrs. Crawford tell the children
concerning Atticus and Bob Ewell?