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Reading Check Chapter 1
4. From which point of view does the author tell the story?
5. What position does the Finch family occupy in their town? Explain.
9. What reason is given for the Radley place being in this state?
1. What does Jem do when Scout tries to beat up Walter Cunningham on the school yard?
2. What upsets Scout at lunch? What lesson does Calpurnia teach Scout and how?
3. What happens at school to upset Miss Caroline Fisher in the afternoon? What do we learn
about Little Chuck Little? What do we learn about the Ewell family?
5. What does Atticus teach Scout to help her get along with people?
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Reading Check Chapter 4
2. What do Scout and Jem find a couple of days later? What sense does this give us about Boo
Radley?
4. Describe Jem and Scout’s relationship. Give examples to support your observations.
2. What does Miss Maudie explain to the children about foot-washin’ men?
3. What happens to the children’s plan to stick a note through the shutter to Boo Radley?
2. What remarkable thing does Jem tell Scout about that night he had to go back after his pants?
4. What do they decide to do about the treasures they find in the tree?
5. What do Jem and Scout discover Nathan Radley doing at the end of the chapter?
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Reading Check Chapter 8
2. Because of this, what project do the children undertake? How do they complete it?
4. What instructions does Atticus give to Jem and Scout during the commotion? Why?
5. Where did the blanket come from that Scout finds around her shoulders?
6. What kind of woman is Miss Maudie? Use an example to explain your answer.
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Reading Check Chapter 9
2. What is Atticus about to do which makes some people question his honor?
4. What does Atticus say about this case? Does he expect to win?
Aunt Alexandra-
Francis-
8. On page 89 Scout comments that “…it was not until many years later that I realized he
[Atticus] wanted me to hear every word he said.” What important information was Atticus trying
to reveal to Scout in an indirect manner?
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Reading Check Chapter 10
2. What is Miss Maudie’s explanation for Atticus’ statement “…shoot all the bluejays you want,
if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
7. What was Mrs. Dubose’s goal before she died? Did she achieve her goal?