To Kill A Mockingbird

1. To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1-15

2. #1 & 2 • Where do the Finches live? (city & state)

3. #3 • What happened to Scout’s mother?

4. #4 • What is the name of Scout's brother? (full name or nickname accepted)

5. #5 • Who do Scout and her brother befriend in Chapter 1? (I need a name)

6. #6 • Why is it unusual that Calpurnia has some education?

7. #7 • Why was Boo Radley locked away in his house?

8. #8 • Why won't Walter Cunningham accept lunch money from Miss Caroline?

9. #9 • What separates the Ewells from the rest of Maycomb’s residents?

10. #10 • Why does Scout get in trouble at that lunch?

11. #11 • Who threatens Miss Caroline in Chapter 3?

12. #12 • In what unusual hiding spot does Scout find chewing gum at the beginning of Chapter 4?

13. #13 • What else do Scout and her brother find in that hiding spot in chapter 4?

14. #14 • In chapter 4, the kids create a ____ based on Boo Radley’s life. a) song b) film c) book d) play

15. #15 • T/F – The version of Boo Radley’s life the children use is wildly exaggerated and almost certainly false.

16. #16 • Miss Maudie loves to __________.

17. #17 • What is the town bogeyman’s real name? (not his nickname)

18. #18 • During their attempt to give Boo a letter, what is the kid’s warning signal that an adult is approaching?

19. #19 • T/F - Nathan Radley scares the kids away with a shotgun blast when they attempt to glimpse Boo Radley one night.

20. #20 • What does Scout’s brother find when he goes to retrieve his pants?

21. #21 • In Chapter 7, after finding more gifts in the knot-hole, Scout and her brother decide to _____________.

22. #22 • What has happened to the knot-hole at the end of Chapter 7?

23. #23 • How does Scout’s brother know that Mr. Radley is lying about what happened to the knot-hole?

24. #24 • What sort of unusual weather do they have in chapter 8?

25. #25 • Who put the blanket on Scout's shoulder's while she stood outside?

26. #26 • Why does Scout fight with Cecil Jacobs and her cousin in Chapter 9?

27. #27 • What is the name of the man Atticus is defending?

28. #28 • Why is Atticus so certain he will lose the case?

29. #29 • Why does Aunt Alexandra disapprove of Scout's behavior?

30. #30 • At the end of Chapter 9, Atticus said that he hoped Jem and Scout could get through the trial without _________.

31. #31 • Briefly summarize Scout and Jem’s primary complaint about their father in Chapter 10.

32. #32 • What does Atticus do in Chapter 10 that changes how his children view him?

33. #33 • In Chapter 10, why does Atticus says that is a “sin to kill a mockingbird”?

34. #34 • T/F – Mrs. Dubose treats Scout and Jem badly and constantly says rude and malicious things about them and their father.

35. #35 • What does Mrs. Dubose say to make Jem furious?

36. #36 • What is Jem’s punishment? (2 things)

37. #37 • How did Jem’s punishment help Mrs. Dubose?

38. #38 • Where do Jem and Scout go to church in chapter 12?

39. #39 • How does life at the Finch house change after Aunt Alexandria moves in?

40. #40 • Why does Aunt Alexandra want Atticus to fire Calpurnia?

41. #41 • Who does Scout find beneath her bed in chapter 14?

42. #42 • Why does Dill believe that Boo Radley has not run away from home?

43. #43 • In chapter 15, where does Atticus go during the middle of the night?

44. #44 • Who else shows up there (#43) and why?

45. #45 • Who or what prevents catastrophe that evening?

46. Bonus • What does Atticus take with him when he heads out for the night in chapter 15? (two things)