To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1-7 Exam Study Questions 2024

When was the book published? - July 11, 1960 Where and when does the story take place? (Town, State, Decade) - Maycomb, Alabama; 1930's Who are the two main characters? - Jean Louise "Scout" Finch, Jem Finch Through whose eyes is the story told? - Scout's What does Atticus do for a living? - Lawyer (Defense) Who was the children's caretaker? - Calpurnia Who came to visit every summer? - Dill (Charles Baker Harris) Who in the town were the children fascinated about? - Arthur (Boo) Radley What are some rumors about Boo Radley? - He committed all the small crimes in Maycomb, killed the animals, anything that touches the yard is poisoned, He shoved scissors into his dad's leg, looks through windows and scratches on screens. He sounds like crunching gravel, is 6 and 1/2 feet tall, ate raw squirrels and cats, with bloodstained hands, scar on face, rotten teeth, drooled, popped out eyes What were some of the things the children did in regard to Boo Radley? - Dill dared Jem to touch the house, they act out the Radley story, put a note in the window, look in the window Why does Scout not like school? - Her teacher tells her not to write or read with Atticus of Calpurnia anymore Who in her class does Scout create a friendship with? - Walter Cunningham What family only comes to school on the first day of the school year? - The Ewells What did Scout first find in the tree on her way home from school? - 2 unwrapped pieces of gum without their wrappers What other things did the children find in the tree? - Ring box covered with gum wrappers with indian-head pennies in it, gray twine, soap-bar carvings of the kids, a pack of chewing gum, a spelling-bee medal, a pocket watch that wouldn't run on a chain with an aluminum knife