To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 12

1. October 14, 2010 To Kill a MockingbirdChapter 12

2. Jem is growing up. He is trying to make sense of things he sees, trying to be like Atticus, and trying to put behind him childish games and youthful pranks. Consequently, he is moody sometimes and occasionally seems to lord his authority over Scout. She resents his new "airs."

3. 2. Comment on Jem and Scout’s visit to First Purchase. • Jem and Scout’s visit to First Purchase was met with mixed responses. • Some people, like Lula, were not happy with Jem and Scout coming to First Purchase because they are white. • The rest of the congregation, including Reverend Sykes, welcomed Jem and Scout because of Atticus.

4. Identify Lula, Zeebo, and Reverend Sykes • Lula was the woman at Calpurnia's church who made Scout and Jem feel unwelcome. Zeebo, Cal's son, makes them feel welcome, as does Reverend Sykes, the preacher at Calpurnia's church.

5. 4. What new things does Scout learn about how people in the Quarters live? • Scout learns that people in the Quarters: • Cannot read • Their church cannot afford hymn books • Are a close knit community that band together in times of crisis to take care of their own.

6. 5. What does Scout learn about Calpurnia? • Scout learns that Cal leads a double life. She talks and acts like her black friends and neighbors when she is with them, and she talks and acts more like white people when she is with them. Scout thinks this is interesting and asks to visit Cal at her home one day.

7. 6. What does Scout learn from Calpurnia’s account of Scout learns from Calpurnia’s account of Zeebo’s education the following information: • Zeebo learned to read because Cal taught him using Blackstone’s Commentaries and the Bible. • Cal grew up in Finch’s Landing and was taught to read by Miss Buford who is Miss Maudie’s aunt. • Cal is about the same age as Atticus.