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40 Cards in this Set
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She is known as the town gossip.
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Miss Stephanie Crawford
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She is a teacher who is from out of town.
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Miss Caroline Fisher
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His childhood nickname was “Ol’ One Shot.”
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Atticus Finch
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She was taught to read by Miss Maudie’s aunt.
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Calpurnia
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She vows to kick her morphine addiction.
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Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose
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She tells Scout to be more lady-like.
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Alexandra Finch
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He refuses to shoot Tim Johnson.
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Sheriff Heck Tate
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He fills the knothole of Scout and Jem’s treasure tree with cement.
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Mr. Nathan Radley
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She loves her garden more than she loves her house.
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Miss Maudie Matkinson
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He visits Maycomb every summer.
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Charles Baker "Dill" Harris
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A poor young boy whom Scout blames for getting into trouble on the first day of school
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Walter Cunningham
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Why does Miss Maudie call Mr. Nathan Radley a "foot-washing Baptist?"
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He follows the Bible strictly and believes that all pleasure is a sin.
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Which item(s) convince Scout and Jem that the tree presents are meant for them?
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the soap carvings
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Why does Scout tell Uncle Jack that he has a lot to learn about children?
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He beat her before asking her why she punched Francis.
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Who does Nathan Radley say that he was shooting at on Dill's last night in Maycomb?
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a Black man
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What excuse do the children provide when Atticus asks Jem where his pants are?
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They were playing strip poker.
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Why does Scout refer to the snowman that she and Jem built as a "morphodite?"
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After Atticus told the children that the snowman that they built looked like a caricature of Mr. Avery, they added some of Miss Maudie's accessories, making the snowman look like a cross between Miss Maudie and Mr. Avery.
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Why does Jem destroy Mrs. Dubose's camilias?
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She was saying horrible things about Atticus defending Tom Robinson.
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Why does Scout beat up Cecil Jacobs?
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He was making fun of Atticus for defending a Black man.
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What is Jem's punishment for destroying Mrs. Dubose's camilias?
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He must read to her.
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What does Atticus reveal about Mrs. Dubose after she dies?
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She had been trying to break her addiction to morphine.
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Why is Mr. Ewell the only man in Maycomb who is allowed to hunt?
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If he didn't, his children would starve.
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Why doesn't Dill return to Maycomb one summer?
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He has a new father.
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What does Scout find unusual about Calpurnia’s church?
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They do not read from the hymnals?
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Do all the people welcome the children at Calpurnia's church?
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No; Lulu does not.
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What does Aunt Alexandra feel it is essential that both children learn?
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The history of the Finch family.
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What surprises Scout about Walter Cunnigham when he has lunch at her house?
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He pours molasses all over his food.
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What is the first thing that Scout gets in trouble for on her first day of school?
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Miss Caroline tells her that she shouldn't be reading with Atticus.
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Why is Tim Johnson shot?
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Tim Johnson is a dog who is shot by Atticus because he has rabies.
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What does Jem do when the knothole is filled with cement?
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a) He asks Atticus if the tree is truly dead.
b) He cries because he feels sorry for Boo. |
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Why does Scout begin to spend more time with Miss Maudie?
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She feels excluded by Dill and Jem.
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Why do the children begin to play the Radley game?
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They are bored with the other games and fascinated with the Radleys.
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What information does Jem wait to reveal to Scout about the night he went back to the Radley place to retrieve his pants?
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When he went back, they were sewn crudely and folded over the fence, like somebody was expecting him.
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What does Jem want to be when he grows up?
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A lawyer, like Atticus
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What does it mean to "crawl around in someone's skin?"
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To try to understand his/her point of view.
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What does Scout notice about Calpurnia when she attends church with her?
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She speaks differently at her church than when she is in the Finch home.
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Calpurnia's son
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Zeebo
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What does Jem tell Scout to do after they learn that Atticus can shoot well?
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He tells Scout not to brag about it because Atticus must not have told them for a reason.
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Why do Scout and Jem sometimes get annoyed with Atticus?
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He is too old to do some of the things that other fathers in the neighborhood do.
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Why is it a "sin to kill a mockingbird?"
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Mockingbirds don't do anything but make music for others to enjoy.
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