Atticus Finch
father to Scout and Jem; lawyer who defends Tom Robinson
Jean Louise (Scout) Finch
little girl who comes of age. she tells the story. sister to Jem, daughter to Atticus
Jem Finch
Scout's older brother
Maycomb
a tired, poor, old town in the grips of the Great Depression
Calpurnia
The Finch's housekeeper; acts as a more distant mother-figure to Jem and Scout
Charles Baker (Dill) Harris
Jem and Scout's summer neighbor and friend. He is a confident boy with an active imagination. He is fascinated with Boo.
Stephanie Crawford
a neighborhood scold
The Radley Place
the prison of Boo Radley, the Radley Plave is very mysterious to Scout, Jem, and Dill
Arthur (Boo) Radley
town outcast whom children constantly try to see
Miss Caroline Fisher
scout's first grade teacher
Walter Cunningham
Son of Mr. Cunningham and classmate of Scout. he cannot afford lunch one day at school and accidentally gets Scout in trouble.
Burris Ewell
Filthy, cusses out the teacher, only goes to the first day of school every year
What was the Boo Radley game?
It was when Dill, Scout and Jem would act out the stories they heard about Boo Radley.
What did Dill dare Jem to do?
Dill dares Jem to go up and touch the house. Jem pretends not to be afraid, but he is still scared as he runs away. Later Atticus scolds them for trying to provoke Boo Radley.
What was Scout's first "crime" at school?
The first "crime" that Scout committed in school was reading to Miss Caroline, her teacher. The students were not meant to be able to read yet, so she was told not to read out of class.
What was Calpurnia's fault?
scout being able to read and write
Why did Scout rub Walter Cunningham's nose in the dirt?
Because he made her look bad on the first day of school, after she defended/explained his reason for rejecting the teacher's 25 cents.
Scout said, "He ain't company, Cal, he's just a Cunningham." What did she mean
by that, and what was Cal's answer?
Scout meant that Walter Cunningham is Socially unequal because his family is a member of the lower class., Scout meant that Finches are better than Cunninghams, and for that reason she didn't have to treat Walter as company. Cal told Scout that she should
What two mistakes did Miss Caroline make on the first day of school?
She tried giving Walter Cunningham a quarter for his lunch (he doesn't accept anything he cannot pay back), and then she tried to make Burris Ewell stay in class.
Why didn't the Ewells have to go to school?
in all reality the Ewells are considered the lowest of the low in the book and the truant officers are just happy enough to get them there on the first day of school.
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
Mrs. Dubose
An elderly, ill-tempered, racist woman who lives near the Finches. Although Jem believes that Mrs. Dubose is a thoroughly bad woman, Atticus admires her for the courage with which she battles her morphine addiction., A mean, sick, very old woman who lives
How did Jem get even with Scout for contradicting him about "Hot Steams?
Pushing her down in a tire roughly so she would become nauseated.