Analyzing Chapters 7-8 in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

What significant event happens for the first time in Maycomb in Chapter 8?

• A total solar eclipse

• A circus comes to town

• It snows

• A movie theater opens

What does Jem do when Nathan Radley fills the knothole with cement?

• He cries

• He confronts Nathan Radley

• He tries to remove the cement

• He writes a letter of protest

Why does Nathan Radley say he filled the knothole with cement?

• To stop children from stealing his things

• Because the tree was dying

• To prevent Boo from leaving things

• To keep animals out

What do Jem and Scout build in the front yard after it snows?

• A snowman

• A fort

• An igloo

• A snow castle

Whose likeness do Jem and Scout try to replicate with their snowman?

• Atticus

• Boo Radley

• Miss Maudie

• Nathan Radley

How does Atticus react when he sees the snowman?

• He is angry and demands it be taken down

• He laughs and compliments their creativity

• He is indifferent and doesn't pay much attention

• He is confused and asks who it is supposed to be

Who fills the knothole in the tree with cement?

• Atticus

• Boo Radley

• Nathan Radley

• Miss Maudie

What is the real name of Boo Radley?

• Charles Baker Harris

• Arthur Radley

• Bob Ewell

• Tom Robinson

Who teaches Scout to read before she starts school?

• Atticus

• Miss Maudie

• Calpurnia

• Jem

What is the name of the Finch family's cook?

• Miss Stephanie

• Miss Rachel

• Calpurnia

• Aunt Alexandra