Why do Cecil Jacobs, Francis, and other kids start taunting Scout about her father?
Because he is defending Tom Robinson, a black man
What does Uncle Jack say about Tom Robinson?
That he's innocent but doomed
Why does it surprise Scout and Jem when Atticus shoots a mad dog?
Because they think of him as old and lacking real-life skills
What does Jem have to do as punishment for ruining Mrs. Dubose's flowers?
Read to Mrs. Dubose every afternoon for hours
What does Mrs. Dubose do before she dies?
Kick her morphine habit
Why doesn't Dill return for the summer?
Because he has "a new father"
Where does Calpurnia take the children?
Where does Calpurnia take the children?
For whom does Reverend Sykes take up a collection?
For Helen Robinson, Tom Robinson's wife
Who comes to live with the Finches for a while to help take care of the kids?
Atticus's sister, Aunt Alexandra
What does Aunt Alexandra like to lecture the kids about?
Their family heritage
Why does Dill run away from home?
Because his mother and stepfather didn't pay attention to him
Why do a group of men come to the Finch house in the evening?
To warn Atticus that Tom could be in danger
What does Scout do when she sees the men surrounding her father outside the jail?
She runs into the middle of the group.
Why does Walter Cunningham tell the group to leave?
Because Scout has shamed him by talking about his son
Who was guarding Atticus with a gun in his window the whole time?
Mr. Underwood, the newspaper owner
Where do Scout, Jem, and Dill watch the trial from?
The balcony with Reverend Sykes
