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mdaniella522
26.03.2020 • 
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CHAPTER QUESTIONS FOR TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD PART I
1. Who is the narrator of the novel? What type of narration is used?

2. The narrator begins her story by giving the reader some background information. What does the narrator reveal about her family history in the first several pages?

3. The novel is set in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. How does the narrator describe the town? What indicates that most of the townspeople are poor?

4. How does Scout describe the way she and her brother feel about their
father?

5. What happened to Scout and Jem’s mother?

6. Who is Calpurnia? How does Scout describe her? Identify a simile that she uses in her description.

7. How do Jem and Scout meet Dill? How does Scout describe the boy?

8. What is frightening to the children about the Radley house? What lives in the house, according to Scout?

9. Describe some of the rumors surrounding the Radley house and its inhabitant. How does the reader know that some of the rumors are untrue and that fears concerning the house may be unfounded?

10. Beginning with the line, “The misery of that house began many years before Jem and I were born,” Scout tells the reader the sad history of the Radley family. Briefly summarize what happened to the family.

11. How did the townspeople feel about the Radley family? How did they view Mr. Radley in particular? Provide quotes from the text to support your answer.

12. After Dill wonders aloud what Boo Radley looks like, Jem gives a description from his imagination. How does he describe Boo? What image does his description evoke?

13.On what dramatic note does the chapter end? What do the kids do, and what is the result of their action?

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