Test Preparation: Chapters 9-16
Chapters leading up to the trial
I.
COURAGE
Describe Atticus’s beliefs about ‘real’ courage.
Describe how Atticus tries to teach his kids about courage and who he uses as an example of
courage.
II.
DILL
Describe Dill Harris and his homelife.
Explain why he ends up at the Finch household in Chapter 14.
III.
Describe Aunt Alexandra.
Explain why she comes to live with Scout’s family.
Atticus and Aunt Alexandra argue about a few things in chapters 13 and 14. Describe and
explain.
IV.
Tim Johnson
Explain who Tim Johnson is.
Describe the Mad Dog incident.
Summarize how the kids would have described Atticus before the mad dog incident and after.
V.
JEM.
Describe Jem.
Give evidence from the story that he is growing up.
What does Calpurnia start to call Jem?
VI.
Calpurnia.
Describe Calpurnia.
What happens when she takes the kids to her church?
How does Calpurnia speak at church and why?
VII.
Describe Uncle Jack and Cousin Francis Hancock.
VIII.
Describe Scout’s interactions with both characters at Christmas.
Contrast/Compare what these two characters think about Atticus taking the case.
Chapters 15 and 16
Describe why Atticus goes to read at the jail.
What does he bring with him and why?
What caused the mob to leave?
Atticus explains to the children that Mr. Cunningham is basically a good man, he just has a
_______________ spot.
What does Atticus tell the kids about mobs?
Why does the author slow down the action in ch. 16, the chapter leading up to the trial?
Scout and Jem overhear some men talking about Atticus at the courtroom. One of them
says they don’t have a problem with Atticus being Tom’s lawyer, the problem is that Atticus
going to _____________________________.
Where do the children sit in the courthouse in order to watch the trial?