To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 9 – Flashcards
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Inordinately
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exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
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Ingenuous
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cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness
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Innate
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existing from birth, inborn
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guilelessness
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without deceit
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fanatical
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enthusiasm or zeal that is excessively
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tentatively
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not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain
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Cecil Jacobs
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First to announce within Scout's hearing that Atticus defended Negroes. Known to take a long way to avoid the Radley house
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Cousin Ike Finch
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Maycomb County's sole surviving confederate veteran who likes to rehash the Civil War
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Tom Robinson
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a hardworking young black man accused of a crime against Mayella Ewell and defended by Atticus
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Francis Hancock
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Cousin Henry's son who visits his grandmother Alexandra every Christmas at Finch's Landing
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Uncle Jimmy Hancock
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Aunt Alexandra's husband
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He believes he should defend him to the best of his ability. It is unusual for a white lawyer to care so much about defending a black man.
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How well does Atticus feel he should defend Tom Robinson? Is it usual for (white) lawyers to do their best for black clients in Alabama at this time?
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They like Christmas because they get to see Uncle Jack, they get to eat a lot, and they get presents. They don't like it because they have to see their aunt and cousin.
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Scout and Jem have "mixed feelings" about Christmas? What are these feelings and why?
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This means that he thinks she is acting older than she is. He says this because of her language and actions.
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Uncle Jack Finch tells Scout that she is growing out of her pants. What does this mean and why might he say it?
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Through Francis, we learn that Aunt Alexandra has been saying bad things about Atticus and is extremely racist.
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When Francis talks to Scout he reveals an unpleasant feature of Aunt Alexandra. What is this?
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She learns that her father wants her to trust him and that thing are going to get bad in the future.
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Does Scout learn anything from overhearing Atticus's conversation with Uncle Jack? What might this be?
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She realizes that he wanted her to hear what he said. It is important because at the time she heard it she didn't understand it, but now that she is older telling this story she does.
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Read the final sentence of this chapter. Explain in your own words what it means and why it might be important in the story.
