Study Guide
Chapter 1
1. A. Pride in ancestry and “tradition” can be seen on page 4, “ It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead, Finch’s Landing, and make their living from cotton.”
B. Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different can be seen on page 12 “Calpurnia commnets on a man dying. She states “there goes the meanest man God ever blew breath into”, the children were shocked to hear this from her.
C. Awareness of differences in social classes can be found on page 11 “ A negro would not pass the Radley place.
D. A narrow span of interest and almost no interest in the world outside of Maycomb can be found on page 10, “nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County”.
2. The story begins in the 1930’s. It seems to take place after the Great Depression when everyone is dealing with the fact that there was no money to buy anything. This can be seen on page 6 “There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with”. It shows what the way of life was like at that time.
3. Boo Radley is a mysterious character that is described in a lot of detail by Scout. The Radley house is scary to the children. There is a lot of mystery around Boo, there does not seem to be a lot of facts. It is said that he only comes out of his house in the middle of the night.
4. Boo is fascinating because he is a mystery. No one talks about him. Everything is a rumor. Everything about his life and house is in their imaginations.
Chapter 2
1. The three mistakes that Scout makes the first day of school are : 1) She knows how to read
2) She knows how to write
3) She educated the teacher on the poor people in town
This upset Ms. Caroline because she is new to the town and the culture and she is s a new teacher.
2. The professional people in town are poor because it is right after the Great Depression and no one has recovered yet.
3. The WPA is the Work Progress Administration and Mr. Cunningham
1. A. Pride in ancestry and “tradition” can be seen on page 4, “ It was customary for the men in the family to remain on Simon’s homestead, Finch’s Landing, and make their living from cotton.”
B. Pride in conformity and distrust of those who are different can be seen on page 12 “Calpurnia commnets on a man dying. She states “there goes the meanest man God ever blew breath into”, the children were shocked to hear this from her.
C. Awareness of differences in social classes can be found on page 11 “ A negro would not pass the Radley place.
D. A narrow span of interest and almost no interest in the world outside of Maycomb can be found on page 10, “nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County”.
2. The story begins in the 1930’s. It seems to take place after the Great Depression when everyone is dealing with the fact that there was no money to buy anything. This can be seen on page 6 “There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with”. It shows what the way of life was like at that time.
3. Boo Radley is a mysterious character that is described in a lot of detail by Scout. The Radley house is scary to the children. There is a lot of mystery around Boo, there does not seem to be a lot of facts. It is said that he only comes out of his house in the middle of the night.
4. Boo is fascinating because he is a mystery. No one talks about him. Everything is a rumor. Everything about his life and house is in their imaginations.
Chapter 2
1. The three mistakes that Scout makes the first day of school are : 1) She knows how to read
2) She knows how to write
3) She educated the teacher on the poor people in town
This upset Ms. Caroline because she is new to the town and the culture and she is s a new teacher.
2. The professional people in town are poor because it is right after the Great Depression and no one has recovered yet.
3. The WPA is the Work Progress Administration and Mr. Cunningham