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TKAM – Chapter 12
Directions: Answer each of the following questions on lined paper. Explain your response with two text
based details from the novel. Include the page number of your text based details.
1. How is it evident that Jem is growing up in this chapter?
2. Describe Calpurnia’s church. Include the physical description of the church as well as the overall
atmosphere of the church.
3. When they first arrive at the church, Scout and Jem experience first-hand what it feels like to be
the object of racial intolerance. Briefly describe the incident, how it is resolved and why this
incident is significant.
4. What do we learn about Tom Robinson and his family in this chapter?
5. In this chapter, Scout and Jem see Calpurnia in a new light. What do they learn about
Calpurnia? Does this change their view about her?