Maycomb county - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Describe Miss Caroline. Where is she from? Why does this make her first day as a teacher even more difficult? - She is a first year teacher from Winston County in North Alabama. People in Maycomb see her as strange because where she is from. **************Chapter 3************* Why does Scout beat up Walter in the school yard before lunch? - He was making fun of Atticus *************Chapter 1*********** Who is narrating the novel? Approximately how old is the narrator? In what point of vie...

What point of view is the story told in? - The story is told in Jean's point of view. What is the name of the town where the novel is set? - The name of the town where the novel is set is Called Maycomb County. The narrator goes by the nickname "Scout." What is her real name? - Jean Finch What does the narrator's father do for a living? - The narrator's father works as a lawyer for a living. What happened to Jem and Scout's mother? - Jim and Scout's mother died from a sudden h...

In what state does the novel take place? Alabama (Maycomb). What does the children's father, Atticus Finch, do for a living? He's a lawyer. From whose point of view is the story told? Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Who is Calpurnia and what is she like? She is the maid of the household and she acts like a mother to the children because their mother passed away when they were younger. What game does Dill invent? Dill invents the Boo Radley game. This game is trying to get Arthur Radley to l...

What happened to Jem when he was nearly thirteen? When Jem was nearly 13, he got his arm badly broken at the elbow. His left arm was shorter than his right and the back of his hand was at right angle to his body, and his thumb parallel to his thigh. How did Simon Finch make his money? Simon Finch made his money by being a fur trapping pharmacist. He also built a house and lived there for decades. Where does this story take place (give details)? This story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama. M...

Atticus Finch Maycomb county born and bred; he knew his people and they knew him. He was related to nearly every family in town Charles Baker Harris He was right puny for goin on seven. Miss Maudie Atkinson She was a widow, a chameleon lady who worked in her flower beds wearing an old straw hat and men's overalls Burris Ewell The filthiest human Scout had ever seen. His neck was dark grey and the backs of his hands were rusty Mr. Walter Cunningham One of the leaders of the lynch mob Zee...

Atticus Multiple Choice: Quote identification - Name the speaker of the following: ___________ "Thank you for my children, Arthur." Dolphus Raymond Multiple Choice: Quote identification - Name the speaker of the following: ___________ "Secretly, Miss Finch, I'm not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that's the way I want to live." Atticus Multiple Choice: Quote identification - Name the speaker of the follo...

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD - CHAPTER 15 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, VERIFIED. In the first paragraph, Scout notes that the short peace she had been experiencing was about to end. She says, "A nightmare was upon us." When Jem says that there are some men out in the yard, and they want Atticus to come out, Scout thinks to herself, "In Maycomb, grown men stood outside in the front yard for only two reasons: death and politics." Scout's words, combined with the threatening mood, foresha...

Atticus "Thank you for my children Arthur." Dolphins Raymond "Secretly Miss Finch, I'm not much of a drinker, but you see they could never, never understand that I live like I do because that's the way I want to live." Atticus "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." Scout "We'll, it'd be sort of like shootin' a mockingbird,wouldn't it?" Atticus "You never really understand a person un...

What happened to Jem when he was nearly thirteen? got his arm broken at the elbow How did Simon Finch make his money? practicing medicine Where does this story take place ? Maycomb, Alabama Why do you think the children call their father Atticus rather than "Dad"? They have a special relationship with their father What does Atticus Finch do for a living? lawyer Who were his first two clients? What happened to them? the Haverfords. They were hanged because they killed a blacksmith over a...

To Kill A Mockingbird Part One (Chapters 1-11) Study Guide Already Graded A What happened to Jem when he was nearly thirteen? When Jem was nearly 13, he got his arm badly broken at the elbow. His left arm was shorter than his right and the back of his hand was at right angle to his body, and his thumb parallel to his thigh. How did Simon Finch make his money? Simon Finch made his money by being a fur trapping pharmacist. He also built a house and lived there for decades. Where does this story ...