To Kill A Mockingbird_25_01_21

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What does benevolence mean (Chp. 5)
Miss Maudie's benevolence extended to Jem, and Dill, whenever they paused in their pursuits

what does morbid mean?
Scout asked Miss Maudie if Boo Radley was still alive, to which she replied: what a morbid question

what does placidly mean?

inquisitive
he had the right to stay inside, free from the attentions of inquisitive children

teeter
Jem skipped two steps, put his foot on the pourch, heaved himself to it, and teetered a long moment

malignant
What is the opposite of malignant?

accost
When we were on the sidewalk in front of Miss Maudie's, Mr Avery accosted us.

lineament
A flip of the coin revealed the uncompromising lineaments of Aunt Alexandra.

Look up the meaning of the following words

tentatively

attire

indicative

ingenuous

innate 

guilessness

tentatively

attire

indicative

ingenuous

guilessness

innate 

hesitantly

clothes

serving as a sign or indication

innocent or unsuspecting

sincere

natural; inborn

What does Miss Maudie mean when she says that Jem “get more like Jack Finch every day”? What details in the story she tells about her relationship with Jack help explain why Maudie thinks that Jem and jack are similar?

Chapter 5

1) What does Miss Maudie mean when she says that Jem “get more like Jack Finch every day”? What details in the story she tells about her relationship with Jack help explain why Maudie thinks that Jem and jack are similar?

What does Maudie’s comparison between Jem and Jack reveal to us about what Jem might really be thinking about Boo and the items left in the tree?

2) What does Maudie’s comparison between Jem and Jack reveal to us about what Jem might really be thinking about Boo and the items left in the tree?

3)What is the difference between the letter of the law and the spirit of the law? How does Maudie and Scout’s discussion about different kinds of Baptists explore that difference? How does the conflict between Jem and Atticus over playing the Boo Radley game explore that difference?

4)Who in this chapter follows the letter of the law? What is the difference? What are the consequences of each approach for the characters in this chapter?

Chapter 6 

1.Why is it so important to Jem to risk his safety to retrieve his pants from the Radley's fence in the middle of the night? 

2) Scout states in this chapter, "It was then, I suppose, that Jem and I first began to part company." What prompts her to draw this conclusion? What does she mean?

3) As you continue to read the novel, look for evidence that Sout and Jem are growing apart.

Chapter 7 

1) Why is Jem moody at the beginning of chapter 7?Is Scout able to understand by "Climbing into Jem's skin"?What does the rest of the chapter reveal about the source of Jem's moodiness? 

2) Jem tells  Scout that when he retrieved his pants from the Radley's, "they were folded across the fence like they were expectin' me." 

Of what type of figurative language is this an example? 

3) What evidence does Chapter 7 provide to help the reader understand how Scout and Jem were "parting company"? What was Jem beginning to understand ( about Boo Radley) that Scout could not yet see?

4) Why does Jem cry at the end of chapter 7? What does Jem understand about Boo and Mr Radley that he did not understand before? Find evidence in the text to support your answer.

Chapter 8 

1) How does Jem respond to Atticus's compliment about the snowman? What does this suggest about their relationship? 

 

What does the town's response to the fire at Miss Maudie's house reveal about Maycomb's universe of obligation in this chapter?  

 

A community's universe of obligation includes the circle of individuals and groups toward whom obligations are owed, to whom rules apply, and whose injuries call for amends. In other words, a community's universe of obligation consists of those its members believe are worthy of respect and protection. 

Based on what you know so far, who do you think is included in Maycomb's universe of obligation? Who do you think is excluded? Look for evidence in the text to support your answers.

Chapter 9 

1)What is Aunt Alexandra's vision for what is "lady-like"?  

How does Scout respond to that vision? What does Atticus think about Scout's conformity to gender roles? 

2) What metaphor does Alexandra use to decsribe the role that Scout should play in het father's life because she is a girl?

3) What does  "n-lover" mean to the residents of Maycomb? Why is it such a powerful insult?

) Discussing the Tom Robinson case with Uncle Jack, Atticus refers to "Maycomb's usual disease."What does he mean? Why doesn't he suffer from it?