Chapter Questions On 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

To Kill A Mocking Bird– Chapter Questions 1) What do we learn about Atticus Finch, his children and the town of Maycomb in the first chapter?

a) Atticus Finch is a wise, single father. He is a qualified, intelligent and distinguished lawyer practising in the south of Alabama in a rural town named Maycomb. Atticus has a high moral integrity and is bred from an upper–class background. He has a brother named Jack Finch and a sister named Alexandra. Atticus has two children named Jean–Louise Finch and Jem Finch. Jem is a quiet, studious boy who loves reading and football. Scout (Jean) is a tomboyish, confident girl who loves rolling in mud in her overalls and reading any book she can get her hands on.

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On the Sunday evening Atticus travels to the jail to stand guard and protect Tom Robinson as he was notified of possible "trouble and disturbance at the Jail'. When Jem and Dill run into the crowd, led by Scout, they are suddenly aware that they have walked into a bad situation. Though Jem realises the situation is precarious, he made a decision to stay and help Atticus protect Tom even after his father's thorough protests. Dill and Scout on the other hand, are still too young to completely understand what is going on. They stand and fight with Jem though, knowing what he is doing will be what is right. Atticus continues to plea, order, threaten and at times, almost beg in a desperate attempt for the children to go home. He realises what a dangerous situation this is and could become if the mob turns violent so wants to protect them from this. 10) Why did the 'Lynch Mob' go home? What main point do you think the novelist hoped to make by introducing this episode into the story? a) The Lynch mob left the jail on Mr Cunningham's command. Scout, who misunderstanding what's going on, reminded him of his own human dignity. By asking question about his son Walter, Scout luckily struck a cord with Mr Cunningham and embarrassed him into leaving and dispersing Get more content

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What was your response to the ending of the novel? What questions are you left with? Having completed this novel, would you recommend it to others? Using specific examples, explain why or why not. I'm left wanting more! I have so many more questions i would ask if i could. What was Boo doing out there? Did ewell really off himself? Why was Boo in the house? Why didn't anybody notice or care?i found this book very intriguing and might recommend it to some people i know. But i would recommend it to some of the older audience i know, because as informative and interesting it was, it definitely requires a more mature palate to read for pure pleasure. Although the plot would interest younger people, the writing and the structure of...show more content...

Using at least three specific examples from the book, show the struggle and how the character overcomes the struggle. Atticus' biggest struggle was having to balance the circus act he was calling his life.between dealing with his family, defending tom robinson and dealing with outsiders looking in on him and wondering why he was defending an african american. He had to continuously be getting scout and Jem out of trouble and teaching them lessons and making sure scout wasn't punching anybody anymore and that they were both going to school. Honestly there was no was for him to overcome this struggle, it's called being a father. However he did handle the problems to the best of his ability. Then he had to defend an african american, one of the hardest things to be done back then, on top of that he had to combat the idea that Tom had hurt an innocent caucasian woman, making it twice as hard. But he got through it, and probably only by a sliver, all on the mere fact that he believed Tom was innocent. The same reason he dealt with all the criticism coming from his neighbours, peers and Get more content

To Kill a Mockingbird Questions

1. Boundaries/Limitations: What is the nature of a boundary/limitation? What are they designed to do? What characters are bound/limited throughout To Kill a Mockingbird and how do they break those boundaries in the novel? Give specific examples to support your thought. The nature and design of a boundary/limitation is to restrain someone from going anywhere or doing anything. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem Finch, Scout Finch, Arthur "Boo" Radley, Dill Harris, Mayella Ewell, Tom Robinson, and Dolphus Raymond all break boundaries. Jem, Scout, and Dill break boundaries when they attempt to touch the Radley House: "Jem stood in thought so long that Dill made a mild concession: 'I won't say you ran out on a...show more content... Tate, he can tell you his name...Hey, Boo.'... He was about to speak when Dr. Reynolds came down the hall. 'Everybody out,' He said, as he came in the door. 'Evenin', Arthur, didn't notice you the first time I was here'" (362, 363). When "Boo" Radley gives Scout the blanket, Scout does not notice because she is so interested in the fire and when "Boo" Radley is in the Finch's house, the people in there do not notice him until Scout points him out. Burris Ewell is another character that is "invisible" to everyone else: "The boy stood up. He was the filthiest human I had ever seen. His neck was dark grey, the backs of his hands were rusty, and his fingernails were black deep into the quick. He peered at Miss Caroline from a fist–sized clean space on his face. No one had noticed him, probably, because Miss Caroline and I had entertained the class most of the morning" (35). Burris is not noticed by the other students because Scout and Miss Caroline are arguing the whole time and because he showed no interest in participating in the class.

3. Identification/Understanding: What are the life–changing experiences that enable us to see Scout and Jem "grow up" during the course of the story? How does their understanding of the world change because of these experiences? Why is it important that they identify and understand the world around them? Jem and Scout "grow up" quite a lot of times in the novel: when they find items in the tree near the Radley House and

Chapter 1 1. What do you learn in this chapter about Maycomb, Atticus Finch and his family? That Maycomb is a little town and that Atticus Finch is either related to almost everyone in the town through blood or marriage. He lives with his two kids Scout and Jem and there maid /cook. His wife had died a few years ago. 2. What do you learn about Dill's character? That he is a very curious and adventurous little boy. He isn't scared of much and wants to see what Boo looks like. 3. What, briefly, has happened to Arthur "Boo" Radley? He got involved with a bad crowd and instead of getting sent away with the rest when the got arrested he was kept in his house. He then spent s little time in the local county basement when he stabbed his father. He

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1.Tom visited Ewell's house because Mayella Ewell's said that she had work for him to do As stated on pg.260. 2. Scout thinks Mayella Ewell was the " the loneliest person in the world'' because she doesn't have any friends and her siblings don't really talk to her and Scout said that Mayella Ewell is a mixed child because nobody will have anything to do with her. As stated on pg.256. 3. Mayella Ewell's relationship with her father was kinda rough because her father would beat her and he possibly raped her.

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Discussion 7

1) As my opinion the fish got victory because when the Bishop caught it, the fish did not flap to escape. It had so many holes under its lips. It shows the fish has been caught several times by others. Bishop get respect for the fish and she let the fish go and once again the fish get a life to survive.

2) Harper trying to get everyone's attention by using the word 'ellipsis. It is basically imagination specially a woman staring a man. The whole poem is about how the man and his lover or wife try to making love with each other that is the main attraction for the readers. Readers get more interest by observing that word.

3) Love could be positive or negative for the people. Here the lover is ready to do anything for her. It shows Get