To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapter Questions & Correct Answers | Grade A+

Chapter 1 Questions: Ans- Chapter 1 Answers: 1. Who is the narrator of the novel? What type of narration is used? Ans- The narrator of the novel is Scout and first person point of view is the narration during the novel. 2. The narrator begins her story by giving the reader background information. What does the narrator reveal about her family history in the first several pages? Ans- The family history is dirty, slow, boring, and tired (gloomy) while there's nothing to buy and no money to buy it with. 3. The novel is set in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930's, during the Great Depression. What indicates that most of the towns people are poor? Ans- Her relative Simon Finch found land, grew cotton, and continued to live on the land until Atticus Finch came along, which indicates that the towns people are poor. 4. How does Scout describe the way she and her brother feel about their father? Ans- Scout says he reads to them and respects them, though he treats them with "courteous detachment" meaning he was polite to them but a little distant. 5. What happened to Scout and Jem's mother? Ans- She died early of a heart attack. 6. Who is Calpurnia? How does Scout describe her? Identify a simile that she uses in her description. (simile is compares 2 things that are alike in some way. To identify a simile it uses "like" or "as".) Ans- Calpurnia is the house maid and was all angles and bones, slim, near sighted, and African American. On simile was, "her hand was as wide as a bed slat and twice as hard." 7. How does Jem and Scout meet Dill? How does Scout describe the boy? Ans- Scout and Jem strangely heard a noise coming from Miss Rachel Haverford's porch. Later they met Dill and Scout characterizes him as very small for his age, with white hair (very bright blond), and blue linen shorts. 8. What is frightening to the children about the Radley's house? What lives in the house, according to Scout? Ans- Boo Radley is the frightening "malevolent phantom" that lives in the house. An evil ghost. 9. Describe some of the rumors surrounding the Radley's house and its inhabitant. How does the reader know that some of the rumors are untrue and that fears concerning the house may