TKMB 10-12
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 10 Questions
1) Scout says that “Atticus was feeble” (weak). Do you think that this is her view as she tells the story or her view when she was younger? Does she still think this after the events recorded in this chapter? Why/Why not?
2) In this chapter Atticus tells his children that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” (p. 90). What reason does he give for saying this?
3) What does the shooting of Tim Johnson reveal about Heck Tate and Atticus? How does Atticus feel about how well he can shoot?
4) Jem and Scout have different views about telling people at school how well Atticus can shoot. Explain this difference. Which view is closer to your own?
Chapter 11 Questions
1) How does Atticus advise Jem to react to Mrs. Dubose’s taunts?
2) Characterize Mrs. Dubose. Characterization includes personality traits, actions, thoughts/feelings, and other people’s points of view.
3) What request does Mrs. Dubose make of Jem? What does Mrs. Dubose gain from this “punishment” to Jem? What does Jem gain?
4) What does Atticus teach Jem and Scout about understanding antagonizing and belittling language and people like Mrs. Dubose?
5) Chapters ten and eleven are the last two chapters in the first part of the book. Explain why Harper Lee chooses to end the first part here.
Chapter 12 Questions
1) Briefly explain Jem’s and Scout’s visit to First Purchase church (Calpurnia’s church). What do people think/feel about them? How do they feel about this experience?
2) What new things do Scout and Jem learn at this church about how the black people live?
3) Describe Calpurnia’s education and her son’s education–refer to their literacy.
4) Explain why Calpurnia speaks differently in the Finch household, and among her neighbors at church. How is language different in a workplace and in a social setting and/or around family?
