Chapter 1 Flashcards
[Ch.1] What happened when Jem was nearly thirteen?
His left arm was badly broken by the elbow. He didn’t seem to care much.
[Ch.1] Who had started the events leading up to Jem’s injury (arm)?
The Ewells.
[Ch.1] Who does Scout’s family history begin with? What did he do?
Simon Finch
- A Methodist and fur-trapping apothecary from England who escaped religious persecution.
- Made his way into Saint Stephens and brought three slaves to establish a homestead
- Died rich; legacy at FINCH’S LANDING
[Ch.1] It was customary for men in the Finch family to do what?
Remain on Finch’s landing and make their living from cotton.
[Ch.1] Who broke the family tradition of not making a living on Finch’s landing?
Atticus, who went to Montgomery to study law.
“Uncle Jack” (John Hale Finch) went to study medicine in Boston.
Only Alexandra stayed behind to marry someone else.
[Ch.1] Who were Atticus’ first two clients?
The Haverfords, last two persons hanged in the Maycomb County jail.
[Ch.1] Why did Atticus like Maycomb? How is he related to Maycomb specifically?
- He was Maycomb born and bred
- He knew his people
- They knew him
- Because he is part of Simon Finch’s industry, he was related to almost to nearly every family in the town.
[Ch.1] Where does the Finches (Jem, Scout, Atticus) live? Who is the cook?
Main residential street in town, along with Calpurnia, the cook.
[Ch.1] What did Jem and Scout find Atticus to be?
Satisfactory. He played, read, and treated Jem and Scout very well.
[Ch.1] What type of town is Maycomb? What time was it for the people?
A tired old town in Alabama. It was a time of vague optimism for some people: it was recently told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself.
[Ch.1] How does Calpurnia treat Scout?
She was always ordering Scout out of the kitchen and didn’t seem to like Scout [as much as Jem]. Scout doesn’t like her “tyrannical presence.”
[Ch.1] What happened to Scout’s mother? How does this affect Jem?
She was a Graham from Montgomery who died from a sudden heart attack when Jem was six, and Scout was two.
Scout does not care much about this, but Jem sometimes become suddenly sad whenever he suddenly thought of her, and would want to be alone.
[Ch.1] When Scout was almost six and Jem nearly ten, where were their summertime boundaries?
Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose’s house two doors to the north and the Radley place three doors to the south.
[Ch.1] What was the Radley place and Mrs. Dubose’s house like?
The Radley place was mysterious with creatures; Mrs. Dubose was plain h*ll.
[Ch.1] Who is Dill and how did Scout and Jem meet him?
- Dill (Charles Baker Harris) is almost seven years old and can read.
- He is from Meridian, Mississippi, and will spend every summer from now on in Maycomb with his aunt, Miss Rachel Haverford.
