chapter 5 TKMB

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

• Put a letter in the tree knot.

• Put a letter taped on the window.

• Knock on the door and wait for him to answer.

• Play the Boo Radley game hoping he comes out to join.

Q. Which of the following BEST describes Jem's social beliefs?

• "Sometimes [Hot Steams] stretch all the way across the road, but if you hafta go through one you say, 'Angel-bring, life-in-death; get off the road.'"

• "Jem told me I was being a girl, that girls awlays imagined things, that's why people hated them so."

• "No he don't, if he did he'd say he did."

• "Jem looked at me furiously, coudl not decline [to pick up the tire], ran down the sidewalk, treaded water at the gate, then dashed in and retrieved the tire."

Q. How does Miss Maudie compare or contrast to Miss Stephanie Crawford?

• Miss Maudie is much more empathetic and logical. She helps scout sort through gossip and reality.

• Miss Maudie is just like Miss Crawford; she entices Scout to continue her antics and games.

• Miss Maudie is more rigid and unforgiving than Miss Crawford; she does not want anybody spilling lies into the children's heads.

• Miss Maudie enjoys listening to town gossip and that is the reason she considers herself "just a Baptist."

Q. What is the irony in the children's decision to leave Boo Radley a note?

• The kids wanted to help Boo Radely socialize, but their reasons for doing so were based on the gossip they had heard around town.

• Dill was excited to give Boo Radley the note, but Jem was afraid of what Atticus would say when he found out what they did.

• Dill felt insulted that Jem would compare Boo Radley to his father, and decided not to join in on their adventure.

• Atticus knew the children's plan all along, and had been the one laughing when they were trying to set up the plan.

Q. 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?”

• Stephanie Crawford is a gossip.

• All people who are black are the ones spreading rumors about Arthur.

• All people who are black are the ones spreading rumors about Arthur, and one white person is as well: Stephanie Crawford.

• This is a commentary by the author on how the community sees African-Americans.

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

• "Your decorations are the worst I've ever seen!"

• "Have you seen my pet rock?"

• "I'm back from Narnia! Follow me!"

• "Will you marry me?"