To Kill A Mocking Bird Chapter exam / Revised Questions and Answers / Sure A +

1. A major theme in To Kill a Mockingbird is the journey from youth and innocence to maturity and knowledge. How does Jem symbolize this theme in Chapter 12? What evidence indicates that he is growing up and changing? - He grows up and become more knowledgeable and courageous as a person. He now knows that things can be very serious. 1. As chapter 9 begins, Scout is yelling at Ceil Jacobs, a boy at school. Why are they fighting? - Scout and the Ceil are fighting because Ceil is saying that her father defends ******s. 1. At the beginning of chapter 8, Scout mentions that old Mrs. Radley died but her death "caused hardly a ripple" in the neighborhood. Why was this the case? - Mrs. Radley keeps to herself so no one is attached to her so her death doesn't impact anyone in the neighborhood. 1. Describe Miss Maudie Atkinson. Why does Scout like her so much? - Miss Maudie loves to garden and is almost always outside. Scout adores her because she is honest and kind to her and gives her cake. 1. Describe Scout's teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher. What is irrational about her teaching methods? - Miss Caroline Fisher is around 21 with auburn hair and rosy pink cheeks. She wears a white striped dress with heels and has crimson nail polish. Her teaching methods are irrational because she tells Scout to stop letting her father teach her how to read because he's doing it wrong, even though she already knows how to read