TKAM Ch. 1-5

Where do Atticus, Scout, and Jem Finch live?

• Maycomb, Alabama

• Meridian, Mississippi

• Montgomery, Alabama

Who is Calpurnia?

• a kind neighbor

• the Finches' cook

• Scout's grade-school teacher

What happened to Scout and Jem's mother?

• She died of a heart attack

• She's in a mental institution

• She left Maycomb to live with her sister in Montgomery

Who taught Scout how to read?

• her father

• Miss Maudie

• her brother, Jem

How do the Ewell children feel about school?

• School is a waste of time, and they do not attend

• They attend school just like the other children in town

• They are home-schooled and learn to read and write from their father

Jem and Scout look forward to summer, to sleeping on the porch and in the tree house. Who do they look forward to spending time with in the summer?

• Dill

• Uncle Jack

• Boo Radley

What do Jem and Scout find in the knothole of an oak tree at the Radley place?

• a silver bell

• a prayer book

• Indian-head pennies

How do Scout and Jem feel about their neighbor, Miss Maudie?

• They are afraid of her

• They consider her a friend

• They don't pay much attention to her

What do the children want Boo Radley to do?

• to move out of town

• to come out of the house

• to send the children a letter

How does Atticus feel about the children disturbing the Radleys?

• He finds it amusing

• He isn't aware of the children's activities

• He wants them to leave the Radleys alone