I. Study Questions

1. When Scout begins to drift away from the boys, with whom does she spend much time?

2. Why does Miss Maudie hate her house?

3. Why do the children have faith in Miss Maudie?

4. How do the children try to send the message to Boo?

5. What does Miss Maudie mean when she says Atticus is the same in his house as he is on the public streets?

6. What does Uncle Jack yell at Miss Maudie each Christmas?

7. Atticus uses something like a threat when he finds the children trying to get a note to Boo Radley. What is the threat?

8. Uncle Jack Finch says the " best defense to her [Miss Maudie] was spirited offense." What does he mean by that?

9. What does Miss Maudie mean when she says that the things told about Arthur Radley are " three-fourths colored folks and one-fourth Stephanie Crawford"?

10. What gesture of friendship cements Miss Maudie's and Scout's relationship?

II. Whom do the following utterances belong to? Say how they characterize the speaker and what circumstances they were made:

1. " Miss Maudie, do you think Boo Radley's still alive? "

2. " Thank you ma'am. Thing is, foot-washers think women are a sin by definition. They take the Bible literally, you know."

3. " How do you know he don't feel good."

4. " Anybody who's brave enough to go up and touch the house hadn't oughta use a fisnin' pole."

5. " Why do you want Mr.Radley to come out? "

III. Explain the meaning of the following words:

IV. Find in the chapter the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations and remember the situations they were used in:

V. Give analysis of the quote:

'" So that's what you were doing, wasn't it? ' 'Makin' fun of him? '

'No, " said Atticus, " Putting his life's history on display for the edification of the neighborhood.'

Jem seemed to swell a little. 'I didn't say we were doin" that, I didn't say it! '

Atticus grinned dryly. 'You just told me, ' he said. 'You stop this nonsense right now, every one of you.'"

VI. Suggested Essay Topics

1. Explain why Miss Maudie Atkinson would be a good friend for a young, motherless girl to have.

2. What lessons did Atticus Finch try to teach the children when he found them using a fishing line to give a message to Arthur Radley?