To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

• Please answer the following questions in complete
  sentences. No more than 2-3 sentences.
• Be prepared to discuss your answers on Monday.

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Comprehension Questions Ch. 1

1. What do you learn about Maycomb in this chapter?
2. What do you learn about Atticus and his family in
   this chapter?
3. Why does the Radley place fascinate Scout, Jem,
   and Dill?
4. What do you notice about the narrative voice and
   viewpoint of this novel?

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Comprehension Questions Ch. 2-4

1. What opinions does Scout have of school and is
   she justified in her feelings? Why?
2. Who is Calpurnia? What is her place in the Finch
   household?
3. Who is Walter Cunningham? What happens at the
   dinner table?
4. What do you learn about the Ewells?
5. What do the children do in their Boo Radley game?

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Comprehension Questions Ch. 5-6

• Describe Miss Maudie Atkinson. What do the
  children think of her, especially Scout?
• What does Miss Maudie tell scout about Boo? How
  does this compare with what Scout already
  believes?
• What reasons does Atticus give for the children
  not to play the Boo Radley game?

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Reading Comp Questions 7-8

1. When Jem tells Scout about getting his trousers
   back, he tells her of something strage. What is
   it?
2. Does Jem still fear the gifts in the tree? Give
   reasons for your answer.
3. When Atticus asks scout about the blanket around
   her shoulders, what does Jem realize?

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Comprehension Questions Ch 9-11

1. What promise does Scout break that she made to
   Atticus? How was it broken?
2. What are the reasons that Atticus gives Scout for
   defending Tom Robinson?
3. Why is Jem ashamed of Atticus? How does Atticus
   redeem himself (think of the incident with the
   dog)?
4. Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?
5. Who is Mrs. Dubose? What happens between her and
   Jem?
6. Why does Atticus make Jem read to Mrs. Dubose?

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Comprehension Questions Part 2 Ch.12-14

1. What do the children learn from going to church
   with Calpurnia? Name at least two things they
   never realized about Calpurnia and the negroes of
   Maycomb.
2. Why does Aunt Alexandra come and live with the
   Finchs?
3. Why does Alexandra think Atticus should dismiss
   Calpurnia? How does Atticus respond?
4. Who is under Scouts bed? Why is he in Maycomb?

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Comprehension Questions Part 2Chapters 15-17

1. Describe the nightmare that descends on the
   children?
2. Describe the lynching party that comes for Tom
   Robinsons life? How are they different from the
   men that came to the Finchs house the night
   before?
3. Who persuades them to leave? Why do you think Mr.
   Cunningham decides to leave?

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Ch. 15-17 Continued

• What kind of person is Mr. Dolphus Raymond?
  Describe his private life.
• What are the main points in Heck Tates evidence?
  What does Atticus show in his cross examination
  of Tate?
• Describe Atticuss cross examination of Bob
  Ewell. What evidence come to light? DESCRIBE IN
  DETAIL!
• What does the reader learn about the home life of
  the Ewells? Be specific with examples from the
  novel.