Uncle Jack
punishes Scout without first hearing her side of the story. In her “trial,” she was guilty until proven guilty.
Who criticized the way Scout was being raised?
Aunt Alexandra
did not approve of the way Atticus raised her children by letting Scout dress and act like a boy. Aunt Alexandra felt that her brother’s children needed a woman’s touch, since their mother was dead, and Calpurnia was not enough.
Who punished scout for cursing?
| Term Scout Definition Jean Louise Finch | Term Uncle Jack Definition punished Scout for cursing | Term Dill Definition Scout’s fiance’ | Term Boo Radley Definition saved Scout and Jem from the attack | Term Nathan Radley Definition Arthur Radley’s brother |
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Who is Scout’s fiance?
| A B | Dill Scout’s “fiance” who visits in the summer | Boo Radley Finches’ secret protector | John Taylor Judge at Tom’s trial; shrewd, fair man | Zeebo Garbage collector |
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How does Atticus deal with Scout’s cursing?
He expresses to Atticus again his
disapproval of Scout’s language
. Atticus explains to his brother why he thinks Scout is using cuss words: “Bad language is a stage all children go through, and it dies with time when they learn they’re not attracting attention with it.”
What was Atticus nickname?
Oh, Atticus Finch has an absolutely awesome old nickname of
“One-Shot Finch
” which we find out about in Chapter 10 of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Why is Scout swearing now?
Scout is cursing
because she finds curse words have a certain “attractiveness
,” and she also believes that if she continues to curse then Atticus will not send her back to school because he will believe that she picked up the curse words at school.
How Scout lose her innocence?
Scout loses her innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird
when she watches the jury deliver a guilty verdict in the Tom Robinson trial
, despite the overwhelming evidence that Robinson is innocent.
Who is Arthur Radley JR’s brother?
Nathan Radley
is Arthur “Boo” Radley’s brother.
Who beat Mayella Ewell?
Since
Bob Ewell
was the only other person present, and since he was in a rage at what he saw through the window, it is apparent that he must have been the man who beat up Mayella.
Who was the meanest old woman who ever lived?
Mrs Henry Lafayette Dubose
is another Finch neighbour, who is known as the ‘meanest old woman who ever lived’ (Chapter 4, p. 41). She is an important character as Jem has to read to her after he beheads her camellia bushes, and when she dies the children learn that she was struggling to combat a morphine addiction.
How old is Dill?
Dill appears to be younger than his actual age. In the beginning of the novel, Dill had a short stature and appeared to be
four years of age
, when in actuality, wassix years of age.
Is Boo Radley black?
Boo Radley is white
, and there are several context clues that tell us his race. First of all, the Radleys lived just down the street from Atticus, Jem, and Scout. During this time of the 1930’s, a black family would not be living in the same neighborhood as whites.
What page is Atticus famous quote on?
In the Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition of To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus speaks his famous line on
page 103
, just a few paragraphs into the novel’s tenth chapter. Scout and Jem have received air rifles for Christmas, and they are anxious to practice their shooting.
Why does Atticus refuse to hunt?
Atticus does not hunt
because he prefers helping to hurting
. Scout goes out of her way to explain that her father is different from other fathers. He is old, and he cares deeply about living things. On the subject of hunting, her impressions are that he does not hunt and it makes him boring.
How old is Atticus?
Atticus is
close to fifty
. We learn this when Scout states: Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty. This is meant to be a comic utterance, saying more about the young Scout’s perception of age than anything about Atticus.
