Chapter 1
1. What was the name of Simon's homestead?
2 When Atticus went to Montgomery to read law, what tradition was broken?
3 TF Alexandra married an ambitious man.
4 How many people lived in the narrator's house?
5 How did Jem's mother die?
6 How many houses separated Atticus's residence from the Radley place?
7 What was Dill's full name?
8 TF Scout was taller than Dill.
9 TF The Radleys were new to Maycomb County.
10TF Arthur is Boo Radley.
11 Who took Mr. Radley's place when he went under?
12 Who wanted to try and make Boo come out?
13 TF All three children touched the Radley place
with their palms.
Study Guide
Chapter 2
1. TF Scout frowned upon the idea of beginning school.
2. TF Jem was happy to take Scout to school.
3 TF Miss Fisher accused Scout of being illiterate.
4 TF Calpurnia taught Scout to read.
5 TF Walter's father was one of Atticus's clients.
6 TF Miss Caroline resorted to corporeal punishment on the first day of class.
Study Guide
Chapter 3
1. TF Scout promised not to jump on Walter again.
2. Why hasn't Walter Cunningham passed the first grade?
3. Why did Calpurnia request Scout's presence in the kitchen?
4. Where did Scout finish her dinner?
5. TF Atticus was swayed by Scout's petition to have Calpurnia fired.
6. What crawled out of Burris Ewell's hair?
7. Who else besides Miss Caroline told Burris to go home?
8 What did Calpurnia do to make up with Scout?
9 According to Atticus, when does one understand a person?
10 Name two favors that Maycomb County cut the Ewells.
11 State the bargain that Atticus struck with Scout.
Study Guide
Chapter 4
1. TF Scout was favorably impressed with the Maycomb County school system.
2. What was in the knot-hole of one of the oak trees?
3 TF One of the Indian-heads was for Cecil Jacobs.
4 Who was the meanest old woman who ever lived?
5 Who was president of the L & N Railroad?
6 Who played the part of Boo?
7 Who had the most to say about the Radleys than anybody in Maycomb?
8 What was Scout's first reason for wanting to quit the Boo-Radley game?
Summary
Chapter 5
Jem decided they could continue playing their game if they changed the name of the characters.Jem also decided to send Boo a note asking him politely to come out and they would buy him ice cream.Before they were able to leave the note for Boo, Atticus came home and caught them.Atticus told them to stop bothering Boo.
Study Guide
Chapter 6
1. Why did the kids spit themselves dry?
2. What sound shattered the neighborhood?
3. How did Dill explain the loss of Jem's pants to the crowd in front of the Radley place?
4.TF Scout protested against Jem going after his pants.
5.TF Mr. Nathan Radley had to use the other barrel before the night was over.
6 TF Jem's mission to retrieve his pants was successful.
Study Guide
Chapter 7
1. What did Jem find unusual about his britches?
2. TF After a three-day waiting period, Jem and Scout considered everything they found in the knot-hole to be their property.
3. Why wasn't the letter delivered?
4. What was Nathan Radley's ulterior motive for cementing the knot-hole?
Study Guide
Chapter 8
1. TF Mrs. Radley's death was a disappointment to Jem and Scout.
2. Why was school closed?
3. What was the "slushy operation"?
4. The snowman was a caricature of which neighbor?
5. TF After her house burnt to the ground and the fire trucks left, with whom did Miss Maudie stay?
6. Who put the brown woolen blanket around Scout?
Study Guide
Chapter 9
1. TF Atticus had warned Scout to hold her temper in and refrain from fighting.
2. Which black man is Atticus defending?
3. TF Scout withstood Cecil's name calling and felt noble about it.
4. What words did Uncle Jack not want to hear from Scout?
5. What did Jem and Scout get for Christmas?
6. Talking to Francis gave Scout what kind of sensation?
7. Why did Scout split her knuckle to the bone on Francis's front teeth?
8. TF Uncle Jack gave Scout a spanking without hearing her side of the story.
9. TF Atticus knew Scout was eavesdropping when he spoke of the prejudice in Maycomb.
Study Guide
Chapter 10
1. TF Atticus was reluctant to be tackled by Jem.
2. Why was it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
3. Which neighbor spoke highly of Atticus's legal talents?
4. TF Atticus out-did Cecil Jacobs's father in the touch football game.
5. Who informed Atticus about Mr. Harry Johnson's mad dog, old Tim Johnson?
6. Who informed Miss Rachel and Miss Stephanie Crawford about the mad dog?
7. Who was the first to address Atticus by his old nickname?
8. TF Atticus didn't want Scout bragging about his marksmanship at school on Monday.
9. TF Scout and Jem had renewed respect for their father.