| Miss Maudie | a neighbor whose house burned |
| Nathan Radley | Boo’s brother |
| Burris Ewell | His hair was infested with “cooties” |
| Dill | he was from Meridian, Mississippi and was “engaged” to Scout |
| Miss Caroline | Scout’s first grade teacher |
| Calpurnia | the Finch’s housekeeper and cook |
| walk in their skin | trick that Atticus taught Scout about getting along with people |
| spelling medal | one thing the children found in the hollow of the tree |
| locking the deputy in the court outhouse | the original “crime” that caused Boo Radley to be locked up in his house |
| putting note in window with fishing pole | one method children used to get Boo to come out |
| misbehaving children | Mr. Avery said this caused the unusual weather |
| Boo Radley | put the blanket around Scout’s shoulders during the fire |
| Walter Cunningham | Jem invites him home for dinner |
| cooties | scare and shock Miss Caroline on the first day of school |
| Wrigley’s Doublemint gum | the first gift that appears in the hollow of the tree |
| Dill | Who said his father was the president of the L & N Railroad? |
| snow | frightens Scout one morning |
| Tom Robinson | the man Atticus is going to defend |
| air rifles | Jem and Scout’s Christmas presents from Atticus |
| cursing | Scout’s new habit that bothers Uncle Jack |
| Scout | narrator of the story |
| The Radley’s | Superstition causes the children to be afraid of which family’s house? |
| she can read and write | Scout is unusual for a first grader because |
| just the first day | How much time do the Ewell children spend in school? |
| The Ewell family | One of the poorest, least educated families in Maycomb |
| perform plays about the Radley family | What activity do Dill, Scout and Jem frequently like to play with respect to the Radley family? |
| sneak into the Radley yard and try to peak into a window | What do Jem, Dill and Scout do that causes Mr. Radley to shoot at them? |
| he called Atticus a very bad name | Why does Scout almost get into a fight with Cecil Jacobs? |
| She punches him in the mouth | Aunt Alexandra’s grandson, Francis, call Atticus a “n-word lover”; how does Scout react? |
| a mockingbird because they don’t do anything but sing and never hurt anything | When Jem and Scout get their air guns, what does Atticus tell them it is a sin to shoot? |
| Seeing a task or goal through, even when all odds are against you | What does the white camellia begin to represent in this chapter 11? |
| Atticus’s perseverance with Tom Robinson’s case | The theme of this passage in Chapter 11 connects to the theme of what conflict? |
| His role is putting down the mob that wants to lynch Tom Robinson | Atticus’ role in shooting the rabid dog best foreshadows what future role that he will assume? |
| parallels in the novel | Both Atticus and Scout fighting communal tradition and Tom and Boo being ostracized. |
| To maintain his conscience and his integrity | What is the best reason for why Atticus accepts a case that he knows he will lose? |
| Boo Radley and Tom Robinson | Which two characters are the “outcasts” of the novel, maligned and put down by Maycomb society? |
| The loss of childhood pleasures and the transition to adulthood responsibilities | Mr. Radley’s plugging up the knot-hole best symbolizes which of the following? |
| Introduce the reader to the various families, as well as their peculiarities | The school setting in the second chapter allows the author, Harper Lee, to |
| reasons for the author’s choice of a young narrator | To allow the story to be presented by someone who cannot take an active role.To remove moral bias from the story.To allow the narrator to mature as the story progresses. |
| Tie each of the individual characters to their family and history | The first chapter focuses on telling stories. This primarily serves to |
To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 1-11 Test
January 30, 2020