To Kill A Mockingbird 12-16

In Dill's letter to Scout, what reason did he give for not coming to Maycomb during the summer?

• he has to attend summer school
• His mother does not have enough money to send him
• He has a new father
• His mother is afraid about the trial

What is going on in the novel when Calpurnia says, "I don't want anybody sayin' I don't look after my children."

• Aunt Alexandra is coming for a visit and Calpurnia doesn't want to be subjected to her criticism
• Atticus is due to come home from his special session of the state legislature, and Calpurnia wants them to look nice for him
• Calpurnia is bringing them to her church and she wants them to look clean and well-dressed
• Dill's aunt is bringing him for a visit and Calpurnia wants the children to look good.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why did Calpurnia start calling Jem, "Mister Jem"?

• because Atticus asked her to
• because Aunt Alexandra told her to
• because she realizes he is starting to grow up
• because she is proud of the way he includes Scout

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did Atticus recant or take back his speech to Scout about being more ladylike?

• He got called away to the special session of the state legislature
• Jem pointed out that he was wrong
• when he saw Scout's reaction, he realized he was wrong
• Aunt Alexandra told him not to bother, and that Scout was a "lost cause"

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why did the church take up a collection for Helen?

• because she is one of Tom's attorneys and she needs money to work on the case
• because she is Tom's wife and his having trouble getting work because of the trial
• because she lost her home to a fire and needs to buy furniture and clothes
• because she wants to travel to another country to become a missonary

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How did Scout find out about Tom Robinson's criminal charges?

• she asked Calpurnia about Tom Robinson after church
• Lula told her all about the charges during the service
• Jem explained them to her during dinner
• She asked Aunt Alexandra about them

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does Calpurnia respond when Jem asks her why she speaks differently to them than she does to the people at her church?

• She said she speaks that way at chruch because she doesn't want to seem like she is "putting on airs"
• She said she speaks the same at church as she does to them, and that Jem is "crazy"
• She said she speaks that way in church because she has a good reputation
• She said she speaks differently in church because her mother told her to speak that way

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How do the members of Maycomb treat Aunt Alexandra?

• They welcome her with "open arms"
• They snub her because of the trial
• They do not notice she is in town
• They told her to go back home

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What does Aunt Alexandra think the children should be proud of?

• their education
• their new house
• their Finch ancestry
• their church

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why do Jem and Scout feel uncomfortable when they go to town?

• people are gossiping about them because of the trial
• the weather has turned quite cold, and they do not have warm jackets
• the Ewells give them dirty looks and threaten to hurt them
• they do not have a lot of money to buy groceries

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1