Duplicate of To Kill a Mockingbird Ch. 1-11 Review

Question 1

Why does Atticus think that Mrs. Dubose is the bravest person he had ever known?

Accepted Answer

She overcame addiction to pain killers

Question 2

What point of view is this story told in?

Accepted Answer

First Person

Question 3

Scout's teacher

Accepted Answer

Ms. Caroline Fischer

Question 4

Ms. Rachel's nephew - real name (nickname)

Accepted Answer

Charles Baker Harris (Dill)

Question 5

What does Atticus do for a living?

Accepted Answer

Lawyer

Question 6

Boy that Scout beats up in the school yard and Jem invites over for lunch

Accepted Answer

Walter Cunningham

Question 7

How is the story being told?

Accepted Answer

Mostly through Scout's flashback

Question 8

What is the name of the man Atticus is defending?

Accepted Answer

Tom Robinson

Question 9

WHY is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

Accepted Answer

They don't hurt anything or do any harm. They just sing

Question 10

The Finch's cook, housemaid, and "mother substitute"

Accepted Answer

Calpurnia

Question 11

What is a recurring theme in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Accepted Answer

You can't judge someone until you have walked in their shoes

Question 12

Who is the president during the time period the novel takes place? "You have nothing to fear.."

Accepted Answer

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Question 13

Who EXPLAINS to Scout why killing mockingbirds is a sin?

Accepted Answer

Miss Maudie

Question 14

What fictional town does this story take place?

Accepted Answer

Maycomb

Question 15

What did Atticus shoot to show he had this skill?

Accepted Answer

A dog with rabies

Question 16

Who is the author of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Accepted Answer

Harper Lee

Question 17

What do the children find in the knothole at the Radley tree?

Accepted Answer

All of these items

Question 18

How would you describe Scout?

Accepted Answer

All of the these

Question 19

Finch's neighbor. The children hear rumors that he peeks in windows and eats squirrels

Accepted Answer

Arthur Radley

Question 20

What is shocking to learn about Atticus?

Accepted Answer

He is the best shot in Maycomb county

Question 21

Why did Mr. Nathan Radley fill the hole in the tree?

Accepted Answer

He didn't want Boo leaving the children gifts

Question 22

What is the major economic event in the country at the time this story takes place?

Accepted Answer

Great Depression

Questions 22