To Kill A Mockingbird Study Guide Questions Chapters 8-11 – Flashcards
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What happened to Miss maudie's house? What was her reaction?
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It burnt down, and she didn't care and was actually kind of happy because she hated being indoors so much, she just liked her garden.
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Describe and identify Cecil Jacobs
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He was a boy who made fun of Scout at school because he said that Atticus defended black people and got into a fight with her; goes to school with Jem and Scout, scout beats him up after he made fun of atticus, brought up Adolf Hitler in class, leads to a talk about democracy.
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What "disaster" happened at Christmas between Scout and Francis?
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Scout and Francis got into a fight because Francis put down Atticus.
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What did Scout's Uncle Jack learn from Scout and Atticus?
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Scout taught him to always listen to both sides of the story, and Atticus taught him to always tell children the truth, because they can always spot evasions and those only muddle them.
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What brave thing does Atticus do in chapter 10? Why are Scout and Jem shocked?
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He shoots Tim Johnson the dog, and Jem and Scout are shocked, because they thought he was too old to do anything.
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What did Jem do when Mrs. Dubose said Atticus "lawed for ******s"?
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Jem uprooted all of her floewrs and vandalized her front yard
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What was Jem's punishment?
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He had to read to Mrs. Dubose every day
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What did Jem learn from his encounter with Mrs. Dubose and following her death?
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He learned that bravery isn't a man with a gun in his hand, but a person who will see something through no matter what, despite the fact that they know that they have lost the battle even before they have begun.
