To Kill a Mockingbird- Chapters 1-3 – Flashcards
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What did Dill dare Jem to do?
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He dared him to go up and touch thhe Radley house.
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What was Scout's first "crime" in school?
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Her "crime" was her abiltiy to read and write.
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What was Calpurnia's fault?
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Calpurnia taught Scout to write.This caused trouble for her at school, and Miss Caroline asked her to tell her father to stop teaching her.
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Why did Scout rub Walter Cunningham's nose in the dirt?
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Scout stood up for Walter in class and tried to explain the Cunningham ways to Miss Caroline. For her interference, Scout was in more trouble with Miss Caroline. Scout blamed Walter for getting off on the wrong foot with Miss Caroline.
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Scout said, " He ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham." What did she mean by that and what was Cal's answer?
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Scout meant that Finches were better than Cunninghams, and for that reason she didn't have to treat Walter as company. Calpurnia told Scout she should treat anyone who came to visit her home as "company" and show him every courtesy.
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What two mistakes did Miss Caroline make on the first day of school?
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Miss Caroline's first mistake was to offer Walter Cunningham money; the Cunninghams don't take anything they can't pay back. Her second mistake was trying to tell Burris Ewell to go home and wash out his "cooties." The Ewell children only come to school on the first day of school.
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Why didn't the Ewells have to go to school?
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If the truant officer enforced the laws for the Ewells, Mr. Ewell would probably be jailed. Without their father, the children would be even worse off than they are. Because the Ewell children's home life is so unusual, the authorities bent the rules for them.
