Jem

Question 1

Dare

Answer 1

‘In all his life, Jem had never declined a dare…. I suppose he loved honour more than his head’

Question 2

Whipped

Answer 2

‘Atticus ain’t ever whipped me since I could remember. I wanta keep it that way.’

Question 3

Crying

Answer 3

‘I saw he had been crying; his face was dirty in the right places, but I thought it odd that I had not heard him.’

Question 4

Hush

Answer 4

‘Hush, Scout…it ain’t time to worry yet.’

Question 5

Sacrifice

Answer 5

‘There was no note of sacrifice in his voice when he added, ‘or Scout’n’me, we can help you.’

Question 6

Blessed Thing

Answer 6

‘Atticus is real old, but I wouldn’t care if he couldn’t do anything - I wouldn’t care if he couldn’t do a blessed thing.’

Question 7

Disposition

Answer 7

‘he had a naturally tranquil disposition and a slow fuse.’

Question 8

Indecision

Answer 8

‘Jem’s face showed brief indecision on the ethics of withholding his own dime, but his innate courtesy won’

Question 9

Oughta

Answer 9

‘You oughta let your mother know where you are’

Question 10

Code

Answer 10

‘Then he rose and broke the remaining code our childhood.’

Question 11

Scared

Answer 11

‘Scared about Atticus. Somebody might hurt him.’

Question 12

Defiance

Answer 12

‘Mutual defiance made them alike.’

Question 13

Guilty

Answer 13

‘his shoulders jerked as if each ‘guilty’ was a separate stab between them.’

Question 14

Angry Tears

Answer 14

‘His face was streaked with angry tears as we made our way through the cheerful crowd. ‘It ain’t right,’ he muttered’

Question 15

Aggravate

Answer 15

‘Scout, don’t let Aunty aggravate you’. It seemed only yesterday that he was telling me not to aggravate Aunty.’