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1
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What does Mr. Avery say that bad children cause?

A

Snow/bad weather

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2
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Why does Atticus awaken Jem and Scout

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Because there is a fire

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3
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Why does Atticus awaken Jem and Scout instead of letting them sleep through the fire incident?

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Because of the why the wind is blowing

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4
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During the fire, Boo Radley quietly placed a blanket over Scout’s shoulders. Why doesn’t Jem want his father to return the blanket to the Radley family?

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Jem didn’t want to give it back because he is scared about Nathan and that he thinks that Mr Nathan would have been mad at him.

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After the fire is over, how does Miss Maudie feel about the destruction of her house? What does this tell you about her character and values?

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Miss Maudie thinks that it is not a big deal and she is just happy everyone is okay. This shows that she doesn’t care much for things and she cares more about people more than things.

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In chapter 10: what do we learn that Atticus is good at?

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We learn that he is a great shot

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7
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Who is Tim Johnson?

A

A dog that has Rabies.

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8
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Who Shoots Tim Johnson?

A

Atticus has to shot Tim Johnson.

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9
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What do we learn about Atticus?

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That Atticus is old. And that he can’t many things that other Dad can do.

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10
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Why did Atticus stop shooting?

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He felt like he had an unfair advantage

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11
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What is thew first thing we learn about Jem?

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Jem broke his arm.

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12
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Who do Jem and Scout think started it and who broke his arm?

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Scout thinks that Ewells broke his arm and Jem thinks Dill broke his arm.

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13
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What does Atticus do that is not tradition?

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He do not stay on the property because he went to law school.

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14
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What is the setting of the book?

A

Maycomb Alabama, 1930’s

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15
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How does Scout describe Maycomb?

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She says that it is boring and no ones in a hurry.

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16
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Who is Scout?

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She is the narrator, she is five years old.

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17
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Who is Jem?

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Jem is scouts brother, he is nine years old.

18
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What do we know about Scouts mother?

A

She dies wont Scout was a baby?

19
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Who is Calpurnia?

A

Scouts/family cook and Scouts and Jems mother figure.

20
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Who is Dill?

A

older than Scout, Summer time friend.

21
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What do we know about Dill’s father?

A

nothing

22
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In chapter one what did Dill want to do?

A

Dill wanted to get Boo Radley to come out.

23
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What was Dill so interested in?

A

The Radley place despite the warning.

24
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What do we know about the Radleys?

A

Family doesn’t follow the rules. The youngest almost got sent to jail.

25
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What do people think 33 year old Boo did?

A

People think that he is killing his family.

26
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Who is Stephanie Crawford?

A

She is a gossip, and started the rumor about Boo Radley.

27
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Who is Mr. Nathan?

A

Radleys eldest son, and now takes care of Boo? He is also creepy at night.

28
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What did Dill dare Jem to do?

A

Dill dared Jem to touch the Radley house.

29
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Where Did Dill go to in the September?

A

Meridian/ home

30
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What is scout excited about in chapter 2? What happened to make her not excited.

A

going to school/ When she meets her teacher.

31
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Who is Miss. Caroline?

A

Scouts teacher.

32
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What doesn’t Miss Caroline like that scout can do?

A

she doesn’t like that scout can read and write

33
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Who’s Walter?

A

He’s a classmate of scout’s and he is poor and can’t afford anything including lunch.

34
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What happened to scout when she corrected the teacher?

A

she got hit in the hand by a ruler.

35
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Why was scout being mean to Walter?

A

For making her get punished at school.

36
Q

Who did Jem invite to dinner?

A

Walter

37
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What did Atticus and Walter talk about before dinner?

A

They talked about farming.

38
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Why did Walter ask for molasses?

A

He asked for molasses because it is hard to get by.

39
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How Do we know that Walter forgot that he was a Cunningham?

A

Because he piled food on his plate and because he put syrup on everything.

40
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Why did Scout get in trouble?

A

She got in trouble because she was asking Walter why he was putting syrup on everything and was being rude about it.

41
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How did Cal punish Scout?

A

She had to finish eating in the kitchen.

42
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Who is Little Chuck

A

He is nice but, doesn’t know where his next meal will come from.