TKAM Ch. 10-11

Why does Calpurnia run outside to tell the neighbors to stay indoors?

• There was a rabid dog on the loose.

• There was a murdered on the loose.

• There was an escaped convict on the loose.

• There was a run away truck that lost its brakes.

Why is it a sin to kill a mockingbird?

• They just sing and don't cause any harm.

• They are secret angels from heaven.

• They are pleasant to look at and taste awful.

• Their blood is poisonous to humans.

What does Atticus end up doing that he said he'd never do again?

• Shoot a rifle

• Shoot a person

• Arrest a dog

• Shoot the sheriff

Why was Jem disappointed with Atticus at the beginning of Chapter 10?

• Atticus wouldn't play in the football game.

• Atticus wouldn't shoot with him and Scout.

• Atticus was planning to represent a black man.

• Atticus wasn't good at anything like all the other dad's in town.

Why does Scout believe that Atticus is the "bravest man who ever lived"?

• He politely talks to Mrs. Dubose everyday on his way home from work.

• He puts Mrs. Dubose in her place everyday on his way home from work.

• He whips Mrs. Dubose for being disrespectful to his kids.

• He takes Mrs. Dubose out of a date despite her being rude to him and the kids.

Why do Jem and Scout not like Mrs. Dubose?

• She is hateful to them and says rude things about their father.

• She tells on them to Atticus about everything they do.

• She always threatens to shoot them with her CS pistol.

• She always tries to kiss them and make them give her kisses.

What does Jem finally do to Mrs. Dubose after he has had enough of her?

• Destroys her camelia bushes

• Destroys her rocking chair

• Cusses her out in front of the whole town

• Tells everyone about her morphine addiction

What does Mrs. Dubose tell Jem he has to do to apologize for his behavior?

• Read to her for an hour a day for a month

• Replant her camelia bushes and tend to them

• Build her a new rocking chair and sit with her on the porch

• Run her errands around town for a year

What does Mrs. Dubose mean when she says Atticus’s decision to defend Tom Robinson is “going against his raising?”

• Atticus shouldn't defend someone of a different race

• Atticus shouldn't have become a lawyer

• Atticus shouldn't let a Black man near his daughter

• Atticus shouldn't defend anyone named Robinson

Where does Scout go while Jem serves his punishment with Mrs. Dubose?

• With Jem to Mrs. Dubose house

• To sit on Mrs. Dubose's front porch

• To the treehouse to shoot squirrels and blue jays

• With Atticus to his office to sort papers