TKM STUDY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who is the narrator of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird? - Answers- Scout
What is the name of the little girl who comes of age in this novel? She tells the story and
is the sister of Jem and the daughter of Atticus. - Answers- Jean Louise Finch
Who is a classmate of Scout? He cannot afford lunch one day at school and
accidentally gets Scout in trouble. He has no shoes but has hookworms, a clean shirt,
neatly mended overalls, a skinny jaw, and blue eyes. - Answers- Walter Cunningham
Who is Scout's brother and one of her best friends? He enters young adulthood and
faces difficult issues. - Answers- Jem Finch
Who tries to give Walter Cunningham money to pay back later (which he can't pay back
because he is too poor)? She also tries to tell Burris Ewell what to do, not knowing that
the Ewells are "trash." - Answers- Miss Caroline
Who is Jem and Scout's father, a lawyer and a widower? - Answers- Atticus Finch
Who gets angry about getting in trouble with Miss Caroline Fisher because of trying to
explain that the Cunninghams are too poor to pay for lunch? - Answers- Scout
Who is the town gossip? - Answers- Stephanie Crawford
Who is the Finches' housekeeper and acts more as a distant mother-figure to Jem and
Scout? - Answers- Calpurnia
Who is Jem and Scout's summer neighbor and friend? He is a confident boy with an
active imagination. He is fascinated with Boo. - Answers- Charles Baker Harris
Why does Aunt Alexandra say Atticus should fire Calpurnia? - Answers- Scout is getting
older.
What is Aunt Alexandra's real reason for asking Atticus to fire Calpurnia? - Answers-
Aunt Alexandra thinks that Scout is getting too close to African Americans through
Calpurnia.
How does Atticus respond to the suggestion that he should fire Calpurnia? - Answers-
He rejects this idea, stating that Calpurnia is a faithful member of the family.
How does Atticus think Calpurnia treats Jem and Scout? - Answers- He says that she
has a good sense of how to bring up children, and she is appropriately hard on them.
Where do Jem and Scout find Dill hiding? - Answers- Under Scout's bed
Who is the narrator of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird? - Answers- Scout
What is the name of the little girl who comes of age in this novel? She tells the story and
is the sister of Jem and the daughter of Atticus. - Answers- Jean Louise Finch
Who is a classmate of Scout? He cannot afford lunch one day at school and
accidentally gets Scout in trouble. He has no shoes but has hookworms, a clean shirt,
neatly mended overalls, a skinny jaw, and blue eyes. - Answers- Walter Cunningham
Who is Scout's brother and one of her best friends? He enters young adulthood and
faces difficult issues. - Answers- Jem Finch
Who tries to give Walter Cunningham money to pay back later (which he can't pay back
because he is too poor)? She also tries to tell Burris Ewell what to do, not knowing that
the Ewells are "trash." - Answers- Miss Caroline
Who is Jem and Scout's father, a lawyer and a widower? - Answers- Atticus Finch
Who gets angry about getting in trouble with Miss Caroline Fisher because of trying to
explain that the Cunninghams are too poor to pay for lunch? - Answers- Scout
Who is the town gossip? - Answers- Stephanie Crawford
Who is the Finches' housekeeper and acts more as a distant mother-figure to Jem and
Scout? - Answers- Calpurnia
Who is Jem and Scout's summer neighbor and friend? He is a confident boy with an
active imagination. He is fascinated with Boo. - Answers- Charles Baker Harris
Why does Aunt Alexandra say Atticus should fire Calpurnia? - Answers- Scout is getting
older.
What is Aunt Alexandra's real reason for asking Atticus to fire Calpurnia? - Answers-
Aunt Alexandra thinks that Scout is getting too close to African Americans through
Calpurnia.
How does Atticus respond to the suggestion that he should fire Calpurnia? - Answers-
He rejects this idea, stating that Calpurnia is a faithful member of the family.
How does Atticus think Calpurnia treats Jem and Scout? - Answers- He says that she
has a good sense of how to bring up children, and she is appropriately hard on them.
Where do Jem and Scout find Dill hiding? - Answers- Under Scout's bed
