To Kill a Mockingbird ch. 5-8
1. Describe Miss Maudie Atkinson. What do the children think of her?
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2. What does Miss Maudie tell Scout about Boo? How does this compare with what Scout
already believes?
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3. What reasons does Atticus give for the children not to play the Boo Radley game? Do you
think he is right? Why?
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4. What does Mr. Nathan Radley know about the intruders in his garden?
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5. Why does Dill’s explanation of Jem’s state of dress almost land him in trouble?
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6. When Jem tells Scout about getting his trousers back, he tells her of something strange.
What is it?
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7. Does Jem still fear the gifts in the tree? Give reasons for your answer.
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8. When the children pan to send a letter to the person who leaves the gifts, they are
prevented. How does this happen? Who does it, and why might he do so?
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9. Pages 41-42: How does Jem and Scout’s relationship progress/change?
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10. Page 56: Reference the pants incident. What is Jem afraid of? Why does he insist on
recovering his pants? What does this show about Jem’s maturity as a character?
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11. Page 58: What was the condition of Jem’s pants when he found them? What was his
reaction? Who mended them? Why?
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12. When Atticus asks Scout about the blanket around her shoulders, what does Jem
realize?
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13. Page 73: After the fire is over, how does Miss Maudie feel about the destruction of her
house? What does this tell you about her character and values?
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