TKM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How did Jem and Scout meet Dill? - Answers- Dill was visiting his aunt in Maycomb for
the summer.
How did the Radley house acquire its reputation? Do you think it was a deserved
reputation? - Answers- The Radleys never had never participated in any of the towns
normal activities. They looked away their sons for 15 years which caused gossip and
stories concerning the family.
Why did Jem decide to touch the Radley's door? - Answers- Jem is a daredevil and Dill
dared him.
Why did Scout get into trouble with her teacher on the first day of school? - Answers-
Scout gets in trouble because she knows how to read before the teacher taught them.
Mrs. Caroline, the teacher, told her to stop learning how to read so she can teach her
the right way.
Compare and contrast Dill's family situation to Scout's. - Answers- Dill had an unhappy
home situation, living with his indifferent mother and stepfather. Scout had a happy
home situation, living with her father, adoring her father, and housekeeper
What evidence showed that Scout was a bright girl? - Answers- Scout was able to read
at a young age. Jem always teases her about being born with the ability to read.
How did the Finches originally come to Montgomery? What was the "disturbance
between the North and the South"? - Answers- The finches do not live in Montgomery,
they lived 100 miles south in Maycomb. The civil war is going on between north and the
south.
Why was Scout's first day of school a terrible disappointment to her? Why did she
continue to be bored? - Answers- Scout could already read and write well and her
teacher was not very good; Scout is more experienced than the class already. Atticus
tells her to keep going to school, but promises to read with her every night if she keeps
it a secret.
Why did Scout tell Miss Caroline about Walter Cunningham? - Answers- Scout tells
Miss Caroline about Walter Cunningham because he cannot pay her back. Walter's
family cannot pay her back because they are poor.
What evidence indicated that Atticus, in contrast to Miss Caroline, had respect for
Walter's country manners? - Answers- Evidence is shown when Atticus engages Walter
in conversation. In addition they talk about country life together.
What advice about human nature did Atticus give to Scout? - Answers- He tells her to
step in other's shoes to better understand their experiences and feelings
, How did the children amuse themselves during Dill's second summer in Maycomb? If
you were their parents, would you allow them to play this game? - Answers- During
dill's second summer in Maycomb, the children amused themselves by inventing a play
about the Radleys
How did Jem and Dill cause Scout to become closer to Miss Maudie? What message
was she trying to convey to Scout about Boo Radley? - Answers- Jem and Dill began to
exclude scout from their activities saying she was only a girl. Scout took refuge with
miss maudie. As both a friend and neighbor to scout, miss maudie tried to contribute an
adult voice of reason to the Radley mythology
Why do you think the neighbors concluded that a black person had been in Mr. Radley's
collard patch? - Answers- Many people in this southern town had degraded blacks to
the role of scapegoat(person who is blamed for another person)
Why was Jem willing to risk danger and ignore Scout's warning in order to retrieve his
pants? - Answers- It wasn't that Jem really minded getting caught and paying the
consequences, but he was feeling guilty about his actions and didn't want to be
identified with the act of trespassing
What new objects did Scout and Jem find in the Radley Oak? Why were the children
certain that the trinkets were for them? - Answers- Twine, a pocket watch, carved soap
statues of themselves, and chewing gum in the radleys oak; the children knew the gits
were theirs because the statues looked like them
Why did Scout fear the world was coming to an end? - Answers- She had never seen
snow before and she had heard from mr avery that when children disobey their parents,
among other things, the seasons would change. Scout felt guilty for disobeying. Atticus
concerning Boo.
What did Atticus mean when he said to Jem, "You've perpetrated a near libel here in the
front yard"? - Answers- He was referring to the snowman the children made that was
such a good caricature of mr avery that he might be insulted and want to sue
~Chapter 10~ What do we learn at the beginning of chapter 10 about the way that Scout
and Jem feel about Atticus? How does Atticus's defense of Tom Robinson reinforce
those feelings? - Answers- Scout and Jem view Atticus as a boring old man who only
ever works. When he defends Tom, they realize that he's a very brave and courageous
person.
Atticus instructs Scout and Jem that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." What does this
advice mean? Look for evidence in the text to help you explain it. How does this advice
help explain why Scout and Jem didn't know their father was "the deadest shot in
Maycomb County"? How does Miss Maudie explain Atticus's feelings about his
sharpshooting skills? - Answers- This piece of advice means that it's a sin to kill
How did Jem and Scout meet Dill? - Answers- Dill was visiting his aunt in Maycomb for
the summer.
How did the Radley house acquire its reputation? Do you think it was a deserved
reputation? - Answers- The Radleys never had never participated in any of the towns
normal activities. They looked away their sons for 15 years which caused gossip and
stories concerning the family.
Why did Jem decide to touch the Radley's door? - Answers- Jem is a daredevil and Dill
dared him.
Why did Scout get into trouble with her teacher on the first day of school? - Answers-
Scout gets in trouble because she knows how to read before the teacher taught them.
Mrs. Caroline, the teacher, told her to stop learning how to read so she can teach her
the right way.
Compare and contrast Dill's family situation to Scout's. - Answers- Dill had an unhappy
home situation, living with his indifferent mother and stepfather. Scout had a happy
home situation, living with her father, adoring her father, and housekeeper
What evidence showed that Scout was a bright girl? - Answers- Scout was able to read
at a young age. Jem always teases her about being born with the ability to read.
How did the Finches originally come to Montgomery? What was the "disturbance
between the North and the South"? - Answers- The finches do not live in Montgomery,
they lived 100 miles south in Maycomb. The civil war is going on between north and the
south.
Why was Scout's first day of school a terrible disappointment to her? Why did she
continue to be bored? - Answers- Scout could already read and write well and her
teacher was not very good; Scout is more experienced than the class already. Atticus
tells her to keep going to school, but promises to read with her every night if she keeps
it a secret.
Why did Scout tell Miss Caroline about Walter Cunningham? - Answers- Scout tells
Miss Caroline about Walter Cunningham because he cannot pay her back. Walter's
family cannot pay her back because they are poor.
What evidence indicated that Atticus, in contrast to Miss Caroline, had respect for
Walter's country manners? - Answers- Evidence is shown when Atticus engages Walter
in conversation. In addition they talk about country life together.
What advice about human nature did Atticus give to Scout? - Answers- He tells her to
step in other's shoes to better understand their experiences and feelings
, How did the children amuse themselves during Dill's second summer in Maycomb? If
you were their parents, would you allow them to play this game? - Answers- During
dill's second summer in Maycomb, the children amused themselves by inventing a play
about the Radleys
How did Jem and Dill cause Scout to become closer to Miss Maudie? What message
was she trying to convey to Scout about Boo Radley? - Answers- Jem and Dill began to
exclude scout from their activities saying she was only a girl. Scout took refuge with
miss maudie. As both a friend and neighbor to scout, miss maudie tried to contribute an
adult voice of reason to the Radley mythology
Why do you think the neighbors concluded that a black person had been in Mr. Radley's
collard patch? - Answers- Many people in this southern town had degraded blacks to
the role of scapegoat(person who is blamed for another person)
Why was Jem willing to risk danger and ignore Scout's warning in order to retrieve his
pants? - Answers- It wasn't that Jem really minded getting caught and paying the
consequences, but he was feeling guilty about his actions and didn't want to be
identified with the act of trespassing
What new objects did Scout and Jem find in the Radley Oak? Why were the children
certain that the trinkets were for them? - Answers- Twine, a pocket watch, carved soap
statues of themselves, and chewing gum in the radleys oak; the children knew the gits
were theirs because the statues looked like them
Why did Scout fear the world was coming to an end? - Answers- She had never seen
snow before and she had heard from mr avery that when children disobey their parents,
among other things, the seasons would change. Scout felt guilty for disobeying. Atticus
concerning Boo.
What did Atticus mean when he said to Jem, "You've perpetrated a near libel here in the
front yard"? - Answers- He was referring to the snowman the children made that was
such a good caricature of mr avery that he might be insulted and want to sue
~Chapter 10~ What do we learn at the beginning of chapter 10 about the way that Scout
and Jem feel about Atticus? How does Atticus's defense of Tom Robinson reinforce
those feelings? - Answers- Scout and Jem view Atticus as a boring old man who only
ever works. When he defends Tom, they realize that he's a very brave and courageous
person.
Atticus instructs Scout and Jem that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." What does this
advice mean? Look for evidence in the text to help you explain it. How does this advice
help explain why Scout and Jem didn't know their father was "the deadest shot in
Maycomb County"? How does Miss Maudie explain Atticus's feelings about his
sharpshooting skills? - Answers- This piece of advice means that it's a sin to kill
