Name: ______________________________________ Date: ____________________________
To Kill a Mockingbird
PART ONE: Chapters 1-6
pp. 3-57
DIRECTIONS: Answer each of the following to the best of your ability. Each question will act as
a guide during your reading of the assigned chapters. If a quote is provided, thoroughly explain the context of the quote and why it’s important. For the vocab words on the right, use
the context clues the author has provided in order to create your own, workable definition. If
you have no idea, consult a dictionary to help.
chapter 1 -- pp. 3-15
assuaged - p. 3
1. Provide background information on the following:
-- Simon Finch:
-- Finch’s Landing:
-- Maycomb
2. An allusion was made to these people having “nothing
to fear but fear itself.” Who said this and why do you
think Harper Lee included this allusion in her book?
3. “‘I’m Charles Baker Harris...I can read.’” (p. 6)
piety - p. 3
taciturn - p. 4
imprudent - p. 5
chapter 1 -- continued
4. “In spite of our warnings and explanations it drew him as
the moon draws water, but drew him no nearer than
the light-pole on the corner, a safe distance from the
Radley gate. There he would stand, his arm around
the fat pole, staring and wondering.” (p. 8)
vapid - p. 8
malevolent - p. 8
predilection - p. 9
5. “When people’s azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was
because he had breathed on them.” (p. 9)
6. Explain what happened when Boo got in trouble - and
also provide Miss Stephanie Crawford’s explanation.
7. “The old house was the same, droopy and sick, but as
we stared down the street we thought we saw an
inside shutter move. Flick. A tiny, almost invisible
movement, and the house was still.” (p. 15)
chapter 2 -- pp. 15-22
1. “‘Now you tell your father not to teach you anymore. It’s
best to begin with a fresh mind. You tell him I’ll take
over from here and try to undo the damage ---’”
(p. 17)
nebulous - p. 11
chapter 2 -- continued
2. “Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One
does not love breathing.” (p. 18)
entailment -- p. 20
sojourn -- p. 22
3. Explain who Walter Cunningham is and what happened
with him in class.
iniquities -- p. 25
contemptuous -- p. 27
diminutive -- p. 27
chapter 3 -- pp. 22-32
1. “‘You ain’t sendin’ me home, missus. I was on the verge
of leavin’ -- I done done my time for this year.’” (p. 27)
fraught -- p. 28
fractious -- p. 29
2. “‘You never really understand a person until you consider
things from his point of view --’” (p. 30)
amiable -- p. 29
discernible -- p. 32
3. What was the compormise that was reached between
Atticus and Scout?
4. What was the “trick” that Atticus used to get Jem out of
the tree house? Provide an example from your life
in which you’ve seen something similar to this. Did it
work? Why or why not?
chapter 4 -- pp. 32-41
auspicious -- p. 32
1. “Our first days of freedom, and we were tired. I wondered
what the summer would bring.” (p. 36)
benign -- p. 42
2. What are “hot steams”?
tacit -- p. 42
pestilence -- p. 42
3. Why was Jem considered to be a “born hero”?
chapter 5 -- pp. 41-50
1. Who forces Scout to look at Arthur from a different
perspective? Why do you think this is so?
chapter 6 -- pp. 50-57
1. Explain what happened when the kids went for their
“walk.”
use this space to create a visual representation
of what you’re seeing as you read this section...