What happened to jam when he was nearly thirteen? He got his arm broken at the elbow.
How did Simon Finch make his money? He made his money by being a "fur trapping apothecary". He also built a house and lived there for decades.
Where does this story take place? It takes place in Maycomb, Alabama in 1933- 1935.
Why do you think the children call their father Atticus rather than "Dad"? They called him Atticus as a sign of respect to him. What does Atticus Finch do for a living?
He is a lawyer. Who were his first two client? What happened to them? Why? How did this case change Atticus as a lawyer? His first two clients were the Haverford's. They were hanged because they refused to take Atticus's advice to plead guilty to a lesser charge. They killed a blacksmith in a misunderstanding over a mare. This event led Atticus to grow a profound distaste for the practice of criminal law. What does the author mean by: "There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County." Why did the people of Maycomb have "no money"? The author means that the people were poor and had nowhere to go so life was slow. They were in the middle of the Great Depression.
What happened to the narrator's mother? How did her death affect the narrator? How did it affect Jam? The narrator's mother died of a heart attack when Scout was 2 and Jam was 6. Scout was not affected by the death of her mother because she didn't remember her but on the other hand Jam remembers her and is still affected by it. Describe Dill. Why has he come to Maycomb? What does Dill claim to have done with the "beautiful child" money?
Dill is small for his age, has white, fluffy hair and can read. His name is Charles Baker Harris. He came to Maycomb because he is staying with his Aunt Rachel for the summer. Dill claimed that he went to 20 picture shows. Explain how the children spend their summer. What do they do for fun? The children spent their summer by acting out plays from books they read. Give 2-3 examples of rumours about the Radley house and its inhabitants.
A phantom lives inside, Mar. Radley kept Boo chained to the bed most of the time, the pecans from the tree will kill you, and the house is blamed for all the evil in Maycomb.
What did Arthur Radley and the other boys do that got them in trouble? Why was Arthur locked in the Radley house? Arthur and his friends stole a car and locked Mar. Connor (officer) in the courthouse. Instead of being sent to a boy’s home his punishment was to be locked in the house so he would not get into any more trouble.
What did Atticus mean when he told the children "there were other ways of making people into ghost"? By locking people and forgetting they exist. Why Boo Radley has not been seen in over 15 years. Describe Miss Stephanie Crawford. She is a nosy neighbour and makes up and embellishes stories. The town gossiper. Describe Boo Radley, according to Jam’s description. Boo Radley is 6 1/2 feet tall, has blood stained hands from eating raw squirrels and cats, a long scar on his face, and has yellow, rotten teeth. Dill and Jam make a bet at the end of the chapter. What is their deal? What does Jam do to win the bet? Dill said he would give Jam the Gray Ghost to touch the Radley house. Jam throws open the gate, runs as fast as he can and slaps the house. Describe Miss Caroline. Where is she from? Why does this make her first day as a teacher more difficult? Miss Caroline is 21 years old, and has auburn hair. She is from Winston County, Northern Alabama. This makes her first day as a teacher even harder because the children think that people from Winston County are weird. She also has no experience in the classroom. Explain Jam and Scout's interpretation of the "Dewey Decimal teaching system" that Miss Caroline uses. Jam say that the Dewey Decimal System is more hands on and you don't have to learn from books, but learn about cows by going and milking them. Scout says that the teacher held up a flash card and not expecting the children to read it.Scout gets in trouble twice on the first day of school. What does she do to get in trouble? She is able to read at a very high level, she can write in cursive, and she tried to explain why Walter Cunningham would not take the money. Why won't Walter Cunningham take Miss Caroline's money? He won't take the money because he is poor and knows he won't be able to pay her back. What do the Cunningham's do when they cannot pay for a service? They repay debts through trade. How do the people of Maycomb "seal" contracts and deals? They spit on their hands and then shake. What happened to Scout when she tells Miss Caroline about the Cunningham family? Miss Caroline yells a Scout, spanks her hand with the ruler and has her stand in the corner.