To Kill a Mockingbird- Chapters 1-31 Guaranteed A+

To Kill a Mockingbird- Chapters 1-31 Guaranteed A+ What did Dill dare Jem to do? ️️He dared him to go up and touch thhe Radley house. What was Scout's first "crime" in school? ️️Her "crime" was her abiltiy to read and write. What was Calpurnia's fault? ️️Calpurnia taught Scout to write.This caused trouble for her at school, and Miss Caroline asked her to tell her father to stop teaching her. Why did Scout rub Walter Cunningham's nose in the dirt? ️️Scout stood up for Walter in class and tried to explain the Cunningham ways to Miss Caroline. For her interference, Scout was in more trouble with Miss Caroline. Scout blamed Walter for getting off on the wrong foot with Miss Caroline. Scout said, " He ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham." What did she mean by that and what was Cal's answer? ️️Scout meant that Finches were better than Cunninghams, and for that reason she didn't have to treat Walter as company. Calpurnia told Scout she should treat anyone who came to visit her home as "company" and show him every courtesy. What two mistakes did Miss Caroline make on the first day of school? ️️Miss Caroline's first mistake was to offer Walter Cunningham money; the Cunninghams don't take anything they can't pay back. Her second mistake was trying to tell Burris Ewell to go home and wash out his "cooties." The Ewell children only come to school on the first day of school. Why didn't the Ewells have to go to school? ️️If the truant officer enforced the laws for the Ewells, Mr. Ewell would probably be jailed. Without their father, the children would be even worse off than they are. Because the Ewell children's home life is so unusual, the authorities bent the rules for them. Why did Jem cry? ️️Jem cried because he was shocked at the injustice of the jury, people from his own town, whom he had always considered above such injustice. What was "round the back steps" when Calpurnia came in on Monday morning? ️️The black community had left all kinds of food "round the back steps" for Atticus and his family as a gesture of thanks for all he had done to defend Tom Robinson. What was the significance of Maudie's two little cakes and one large one? ️️Maudie had two little cakes for Scout and Dill, but Jem got a slice from the big cake. This was Maudie's symbolic way of saying that she accepted Jem as a young man instead of a boy. Describe Bob Ewell's meeting with Atticus at the post office. ️️Bob Ewell wanted to fight with Atticus when they met at the post office. Atticus just said he was too old to fight, and he walked away. Bob Ewell then threatened to get even with Atticus. What is Atticus's reaction to Ewell's threats? ️️Atticus rationally understands that Bob Ewell is upset, but he does not believe that Bob would actually do any physical harm to anyone. Alexandra does not want Scout playing with Walter Cunningham. Why not? ️️Alexandra thinks the Cunninghams are trash because they don't have the background of the Finches. Jem said. "I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time ....it's because he wants to stay inside." Why does he say this? ️️The world is starting to look complicated to Jem. The jury decision, all the talk about social class and the problem of what exactly "background" means, and Mr. Raymond's false drinking problem are all weighing on his mind, and he's trying to get things all sorted out with understandable definitions. He is learning that things in the real world just aren't easy to sort out and understand. Mrs. Merriweather of the missionary circle complains about her cooks and field hands. What does that tell us about her? ️️As a member of the missionary circle, she is very concerned about the personal welfare of many Africans, but in her own back yard, Mrs. Merriweather is as prejudiced as she could be. She is a hypocrite. What happened to Tom Robinson? ️️Tom was shot when he tries to escape from prison. What more do we learn about Alexandra after Atticus and Calpurnia leave? ️️Alexandra seems more well-rounded in this section. We see clearly for the first time that she loves and is concerned about her brother. We see that she takes the news of Tom Robinson's death with difficulty, yet she gathers herself together and carries on with her guests. She seems a bit more human and noble that he had before. What did Mr. Underwoood's editorial say? ️️In his editorial, Mr. Underwood likened Tom's death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children. What did Scout and Jem find in the Radleys' tree? ️️At first they found gum and two Indian head pennies. How did Jem get even with Scout for contradicting him about "Hot Steams"? ️️(Hot steams is a superstition involving someone who dies but cannot get into heaven. They hang around on roads.) When it is Scout's turn to ride in the tire, Jem gave her an extra-hard shove. She ended up in the Radleys' front yard. What was the Boo Radley game? ️️The Boo Radley game involved Jem, Dill, and Scout reenacting the few facts and the many peculiar stories they had heard about the Radleys. What does Miss Maudie think of the Radleys? ️️She thinks that they have the right to do whatever they want to do as long as they are not bothering anyone else, and she believes they have the right to their privacy. Why do Dill and Jem want to give Boo Radley a note? What does Atticus say when he finds out about their plan? ️️They want to invite him out to play with them; they think he might enjoy that. Atticus tells the boys to leave Arthur Radley alone, that if he wanted to be outside, he would be. Atticus also tells them that the proper way to extend the invitation would be at the Radley front door instead of putting a note on a fishing pole and sticking it through the window. How did Jem lose his pants? What did he find when he went back for them? ️️Jem, Scout, and Dill went to look into the Radley house. When they were discovered, they ran. Jem became caught on the fence, and in an effort to free himself, he took off his pants and left them on the fence. When he went back for them, they were mended and folded, sitting on the fence. What else did Jem and Scout find in the Radleys' tree? ️️They found a ball of twine, two soap figures resembling themselves, and a broken watch. Why would there be no more surprises in the tree? ️️Mr. Nathan Radley cemented the hole closed. What was Scout's fantasy regarding Arthur Boo Radley? ️️Scout daydreamed that Boo would be sitting in the swing, and they would chat as if they had chatted every day for all their lives. She wanted him to be "normal" like everyone else on the street.