Ch. 4-9 Flashcards
Who left the items in the tree? Why did he/she do it?
Boo left the items in the tree. He left the items in the tree because a. he is lonely and b. he wanted someone to be friends with.
What verbal tactics did Jem use with Scout to get her to do anything daring?
By calling her a girl offensively.
“Jem told me I was being a girl, that girls always imagined things, that’s why other people hated them so, and if I started behaving like one I could just go off and find some to play with,”(45).
Describe Ms. Maudie. What did she mean when she said that “there are some kind of men who are so busy worrying about the next world they’ve never learned to live in this one” when she described Mr. Radley?
She is a widow, she loves her garden, she loves nature, she is proper, she is elegant.
What she means is that people are too worried about their future life that they don’t think of living their present life.
The occurrence of something as unusual as snow in Alabama-what would it mean, figuratively?
That something rare is about to happen.That there is a change coming. Or something dangerous(house fire).
What did Atticus mean when he said that if he didn’t defend Tom Robinson, Jem and Scout wouldn’t have to mind him any more?
Because if he didn’t try this impossible case, then he can’t tell his kids that they shouldn’t give up when he has. It would be meaningless.
What were Aunt Alexandra’s views on child rearing, especially in regard to girls?
She believed girls should wear dresses all the time. Girls should also play with small stoves, tea sets, and be a ray of sunshine.
Atticus mentions “Maycomb’s usual disease.” What did he mean?
Atticus meant that the disease is people hating on African Americans for no apparent reason.
