To Kill A Mockingbird Study Guide Questions Chapters 4-7

What did Scout and Jem find in the Radley's tree?

They found gum, two pennies, a watch, twine, and two carved soap figures of themselves

Describe and identify Mrs. Dubose:

The old lady that lived a couple houses down, and she enjoyed harassing Jem and Scout as they passed her every day on their way to school

How did Jem get even with Scout for contradicting him about "Hot Steams".

He rolled her in a tire into the Radley's front porch

What was the Boo Radley game?

A game pretending to be Boo Radley and making up his adventures

Describe and identify Miss Maudie:

She was a lady on their street that liked gardening, and tried to be a kind of mother for jem and Scout. She shared a lot of Atticus's views and opinions.

What does Miss Maudie think of the Radleys?

She thinks that Boo Radley doesn't want to get out of his house, and that the Radleys are foot-washing Baptists (very observant)

Why do Dill and Jem want to give Boo Radley a note? What does Atticus say when he founds out about their plan?

They want to ask him what he does i his house all day, and they want to make him feel better about staying indoors for so many years. Atticus told them to stop tormenting Boo Radley, that what they were doing was infringing on his privacy, and not to get

How did Jem lose his pants? What did he find when he went back for them?

He got caught under the fence when he ran away from Boo Radley's house, so he had to pull them off in order to get through. He found them nice and stitched up and folded on the fence when he came back for them.

Why would there be no more surprises in the tree?

Mr. Nathan Radley plugged the hole up with cement because he said the tree was dead.