Miss Maudie Atkinson - TKAM

Question 1

What are some of Miss Maudie’s traits?

Answer 1

Sharp
Unselfish 
Acid-tongue 
Gentle 
Kind 
Reasonable 
Clever 
Strong 
Brave 
Wise 
Moral 
Spunky 
Likeable

Question 2

In chapter 8 Miss Maudie…

Answer 2

Miss Maudie’s house on fire. This gives us an insight into Miss Maudie’s character. We see she is brave and strong

Question 3

In the beginning of chapter 10 Miss Maudie…

Answer 3

Miss Maudie explains Atticus’s lesson of not shooting mockingbirds

Question 4

Towards the end of chapter 10 Miss Maudie…

Answer 4

Miss Maudie explains why Atticus never uses a gun

Question 5

LESSON Miss Maudie’s Bible/whiskey lesson

Answer 5

“Sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of another”

Question 6

QUOTE Miss Maudie’s house burns down, but she proves she is strong and brave by trying to look on the bright side

Answer 6

“Always wanted a smaller house, Jem Finch. Gives me more yard. Just think, I’ll have more room for my azaleas now!”

Question 7

QUOTE Miss Maudie explains Atticus’s theory of shooting a Mockingbird. She says mockingbirds don’t do anything but sing for us. It is a metaphor for protecting the innocent

Answer 7

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mocking bird”

Question 8

QUOTE Miss Maudie explains why Atticus never shoots a gun

Answer 8

“I think maybe he put his gun down when he realised that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things. I guess he decided he wouldn’t shoot till he had to, and he had to today”