1. List general facts that establish setting (time and place)
Takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, 1930's-Great Depression, father is a lawyer, mother dead, Calpurnia the cook, Scout and Jem (sister and brother)
2. Give details about Scout's family.
Atticus (father) is a lawyer, mother is dead, Calpurnia the cook, Scout and Jem four years apart
3. List three details that best describe Dill.
He was from Meridan, Mississippi and spent the summers with his aunt Ms. Rachel. He was entered in a Beautiful Child contest and won, he doesn't have a father.
4. Discuss the following characters.
Mr. Radley- walked to town at 11:30 every morning, did not go to church, apparently died by his son stabbing a scissors in his leg
Boo Radley-became part of the "wrong crowd", apparently killed his fathers with a scissors (33 yrs.), locked in courthouse basement, kept out of sight.
Buris Ewell-had a tick in his head, picked it out at school and was sent home to clean himself, never came to school except for first day
Miss Caroline- 1st grade teacher, new way of teaching, new in town, smelled/looked like peppermint
Calpurnia-Finch's African American cook
5. Discuss Walter Cunningham and his family's situation
Had little to no money so paid people in different ways
6. How did Scout get in trouble with Miss Caroline on the first day of school?
She was able to read
7. What deal do Scout and Atticus make?
Atticus made Scout go to school and would read to her at night.
8. Discuss the finding of objects in the knothole of the tree.
Scout first found gum, then wrappers, then a ringbox with an Indian head
9. Summarize-list three key events from Ch. 1-4
-saw movement/laughing in Radley place
-found Indian heads in tree
-Scout goes to school
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To Kill a Mockingbird Notes
Non-FictionThis is a collection of notes I took on To Kill a Mockingbird, henceforth referred to as TKAM.
