To Kill a
Mockingbird
Study Guide: Part One
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Discussion
Questions 1-3
1. What is the problem with Miss Caroline's thinking in regards to the children at school?
2. What is the hierarchy of families as you can see so far in Maycomb?
3. What allusions do you recognize in the novel?
4. Discuss Atticus’s parenting style. What is his relationship to his children like? How does he seek
to instill conscience in them?
To Kill A Mockingbird: Vocabulary
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Character
Name
Jeremy
Atticus “Jem”
Finch
Description
Quote
Charles Baker
“Dill” Harris
Atticus Finch
Calpurnia
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Mrs. Finch
Miss Rachel
Haverford
Jean Louise
“Scout” Finch
Mr. Conner
Arthur “Boo”
Radley
Mrs. Radley
Mrs.
Stephanie
Crawford
Nathan
Radley
Miss Caroline
Fisher
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Walter
Cunningham
Mr. Walter
Cunningham
Little Chuck
Little
D.C.
Burris Ewell
Cecil Jacobs
Mrs. Henry
Lafayette
Dubose
Miss Maudie
Atkinson
Uncle Jack
Finch
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Mr. Avery
Instructions: Answer all questions for credit. Be sure to answer non-multiple choice questions
in this packet in complete sentences.
*CHAPTER 1*
1.
What happened to Jem when he was nearly thirteen?
a. was killed
b. broke his arm
c. went to New York for the summer
d. had his first kiss
2.
Who is the narrator’s only ancestor?
a. Dill
b. Boo Radley
c. Simon Finch
d. Andrew Jackson
3.
Describe the town of Maycomb in at least TWO complete sentences.
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4.
“She had been with us ever since Jem was born, and I had felt her tyrannical presence as
long as I could remember.” Who does this quote describe?
a. the narrator’s mother
b. the narrator’s aunt
c. the narrator’s cook
d. the narrator’s neighbor
5.
What is Dill’s real name?
a. Charles Baker Harris
b. Charles Baker Finch
c. Frances Baker Harris
d. Frances Baker Finch
6.
Describe, in complete sentences, exactly how Dill won Jem and Scout’s affection.
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7.
Describe the Radley family in complete sentences.
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8.
Why did Mr. Radley lock Arthur in the house for fifteen years?
a. he tried to run away
b. he got caught drinking
c. he and his friends locked the sheriff in an outhouse
d. his father wanted him to study religion
9.
“There goes the meanest man God ever blew breath into,” muttered Calpurnia. Who is
described in this quote?
a. Arthur Radley
b. Mr. Radley
c. Simon Finch
d. Nathan Radley
10.
Describe, in complete sentences, the bet that occurred between Jem, Scout, and Dill.
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*CHAPTER 2*
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Who taught Scout how to write?
a. Atticus
b. Calpurnia
c. Jem
d. Miss Caroline
12.
Who taught Scout how to read?
a. Atticus
b. Calpurnia
c. Jem
d. Miss Caroline
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13.
Describe the circumstances of the Cunningham family in detail.
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*CHAPTER 3*
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Why can’t Walter Cunningham pass the first grade?
a. he doesn’t get along with the teacher
b. he doesn’t care about school
c. he gets picked on by other students
d. he has to miss school to help out on the farm
15.
What caused Miss Caroline to scream after lunch?
a. Scout
b. lice
c. a mouse
d. Walter Cunningham
16.
Why does Burris Ewell attend school only one day each year?
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17.
What is Atticus’s advice to Scout in regards to understanding other people?
a. smile and nod
b. ignore them
c. walk around in their skin
d. pretend that you understand
18.
Using complete sentences, describe the circumstances of the Ewell family.
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19.
What compromise did Atticus and Scout reach about her attendance in school?
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*CHAPTER 4*
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20.
What did Scout and Jem find in the tree outside the Radley place?
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2. ___________________________________________________
21.
Describe the new game that Jem, Scout, and Dill decide to play this summer, and what is
it
called?
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22.
What do the children believe Boo Radley eats?
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23.
What sound did Scout hear when the tire crashed in the Radley yard?
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*CHAPTER 5*
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2.
What happened in the relationships between Jem, Scout, and Dill in this chapter?
a. they continued to get closer
b. Jem decided he was too old for both of them
c. Scout didn’t want to hang out with the boys
d. the boys excluded Scout
What solidified the friendship between Scout and Miss Maudie?
a. She let Scout pull out nut grass from her yard
b. She showed Scout her teeth
c. She allowed Jem and Scout to play in her yard d. She made Scout a cake
3.
What is a foot-washin’ Baptist?
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4.
What role does Miss Stephanie Crawford play in the neighborhood?
a. a motherly figure b. everybody’s friend c. gossip
d. crotchety old woman
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5.
For what two reasons did Jem, Scout, and Dill get in trouble at the end of Chapter Five?
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*CHAPTER 6*
6.
Why did Jem and Dill wait until the last night of summer to peek in Boo Radley’s
window?
a. Atticus would be buried in a book
b. if Boo killed them, they’d miss school instead of summer
c. it was easier to see inside a dark house in the dark
d. all of the above
7.
How do Jem and Dill always manage to get Scout to do things she knows she shouldn’t?
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What did Jem lose while sneaking up to Boo’s house?
a. his pants b. his shirt
c. his wallet d. his watch
9.
What lie does Dill create to save Jem from getting in trouble?
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*CHAPTER 7*
10.
What was Jem’s secret about the night he went back to the Radley house?
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11.
What did Jem and Scout find in the tree on the way home from school in this chapter?
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5.
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12.
Nathan Radley sealed up the hole in the tree with cement because he claimed the tree
was dying. When Scout questioned Atticus, he said the tree looked perfectly healthy. Later on
that evening, Scout realized that Jem had been crying. Why do you think he cried? (5 points)
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*CHAPTER 8*
13.
Why did Scout think the world was ending?
a. Atticus found out that she was engaged to Dill b. her teacher didn’t like her
c. it snowed in Maycomb
d. Calpurnia found the miniature dolls left in the tree
14.
Who is Eula May?
a. the town telephone operator
c. Jem’s new girlfriend
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b. Atticus’s sister
d. Miss Stephanie Crawford’s friend
Who did Jem and Scout model their snowman after?
a. Atticus
b. Mr. Avery
c. Miss Maudie
d. Dill
16.
What favor did Boo Radley do for Scout?
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17.
What was Miss Maudie’s general attitude about the fire?
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*CHAPTER 9*
1.
Identify the speaker: “Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started
is no reason for us not to try to win.” ____________________________________
2.
What is the meaning behind the quote from question 1?
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3.
What habit does Scout pick up in an effort to find out what her limits are?
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4.
What subject does Francis bring up that angers Scout to the point of attacking him?
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5.
Why does Scout claim that Uncle Jack doesn’t understand children?
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6.
At the end of chapter 9, who do we learn that the trial is against? What are the
circumstances in which you have read this name before?
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7.
Why did Atticus want Scout to hear every word he said to Uncle Jack?
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*CHAPTER 10*
8.
What faults do Jem and Scout see in their father?
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9.
What does Miss Maudie say about mockingbirds?
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10.
Who is Tim Johnson and what seems to be wrong with him?
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11.
What is Atticus’s nickname and how do we find out about it?
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12.
What does Jem mean when he says, “Atticus is a gentleman, just like me…”?
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*CHAPTER 11*
13.
Although Mrs. Dubose generally has a consistent train of bad things to say, what is the
one comment that pushes level-headed Jem over the edge?
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14.
What did Jem do as revenge for the words of Mrs. Dubose?
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5.
What is Jem’s punishment from both Atticus and Mrs. Dubose?
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16.
What was Mrs. Dubose addicted to?
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17.
How does Atticus define real courage? What does this have to do with Mrs. Dubose?
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-End of Part OneMake sure you have completed this entire packet (including the character list) and that all
writing is in complete sentences!
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