To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 1-5 – Flashcards
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Who is the narrator of the novel?
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Scout Finch
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What is the name of the small, old, run down, religious town, where everyone is related?
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Maycomb
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Who is the intelligent, outgoing child who is short for his age?
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Dill
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Who does the town blame everything bad that happens on?
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Arthur "Boo" Radley
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With whom was "Boo" arrested?
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The Cunningham Boys
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How long has it been since anyone last saw "Boo" Radely?
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15 years
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Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout, Jem, and Dill?
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The mystery surrounding it
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What is Jem dared to do?
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Touch the Radley place
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Why does Jem take the dare?
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He doesn't want to seem scared
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What is Scout looking forward to?
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School
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What is Jem afraid will be revealed if Scout hangs around him at school?
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His private persona
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What does Miss Caroline tell Scout will, "Interfere with her learning"?
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Reading at home
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How did Scout learn to read?
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Following along with her father
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Who taught Scout to write by copying bible verses?
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Calpernia
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Who is Calpernia to the Finches?
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Maid, cook, disciplinarian, and mother figure
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Who does Scout defend from Miss Caroline and then beat up for it getting her in trouble?
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Walter Cunningham
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How does Atticus treat Walter?
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Like an adult
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Why can't Walter pass the first grade?
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He helps in the fields during spring
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Why does Scout get in trouble when Walter puts molasses on his food?
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He is her company and she is being rude
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What does Scout learn from Walter's visit?
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Not everyone is like her
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What do the differences between the Cunninghams and the Ewells show?
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There are 2 types of poor people
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Who says "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view- initial you climb into his skin and walk around in it."?
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Atticus
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Why are the Ewells allowed to skip school and hunt out of season?
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It is better to break the law in special cases.
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How does Atticus get Scout to agree to go back to school?
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A compromise- they will continue reading
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Why don't Scout and Jem call Atticus Dad?
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He is more their advisor and friend than their father
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What does Scout find in the tree?
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Gum
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What does Jem find in the tree?
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Indian head pennies
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Why do the kids make Boo's story into a game?
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They are bored
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What did Scout hear in the Radley house that scared her?
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Laughter
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Who seems to be the town gossip?
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Miss Stephanie
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Who lets the children play on their lawn, gardens, and bakes cakes?
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Miss Maudie Atkinson
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What do Jem and Dill mean to do by writing to Boo?
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They want him to come out
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Scout claims that "Dill could tell the biggest ones" what does she mean by this?
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He lies
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Why does Atticus want the children to stop playing the Boo Radley game?
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They are invading his privacy and putting his life story on display for the neighborhood
