1. To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 Important Characters Important Events
Scout (narrator)
Jem
Dill
Atticus
Calpurnia
Radley’s
Important Events
Finch Family history
Description of Maycomb County
Introduction to Dill
Arthur “Boo” Radley
Coming of age story- Scout tells the story from an adult POV with a child’s eye and voice
Maycomb- small town, suspicous of outsiders
Superstition- Boo Radley
Atticus- patient. Loving, unusual father- acts as a voice of reason for his children and later the entire town
Theme of bravery introduced- dare
“There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County. But it was a time of vague optimism for some of the people. Maycomb County had recently been told that it had nothing to fear but fear itself.”

2. To Kill a Mockingbird Chpt. 2
Important Characters
Scout
Miss Caroline Fisher *
Walter Cunnigham *
Major Events
Dill leaves for the summer
Scout prepares for first year of school
Miss. Caroline Fisher upset that Scout could read
Walter Cunnigham incident

3. To Kill a Mockingbird Chpt. 3
Important Characters
Scout
Walter Cunningham
Calpurnia
Atticus
Miss Caroline Fisher
Burris Ewell
Important Events
Scout is beating up Walter for embarassing her in class
Jem invites Walter to dinner
Scout criticizes Walter for his table manner, Calpurnia scolds her
At school- Caroline Fisher freaks out about the “cootie” coming out of Buris Ewell’s hair
Maycomb community and how it functions
Meeting Scout’s classmates paves the way for meeting their adult family members later in the book (Walter Cunningham, Buris Ewell)
Atticus treats his children as individuals, speaks to them like adults
Miss Caroline= Outsider- Scout’s explanation of “he’s a Cunnighman” is not enough to explain situation
Scout’s perspective- all people, regardless of their station in life are held to the same standards (Walter’s table manners)
Atticus functions as a peacemakers- first glimpse of reasoning abilities & personal beliefs in his choice to compromise w/ Scout

4. To Kill a Mockingbird Chpt. 4
Important Events
School year passes, Scout is bored
Scout finds gum in the tree (Radley Place)
Scout and Jem find Indian coins
Summer comes, Dill returns
Jem, Scout, Dill continue “Boo Radley” games
Important Characters
Scout
Jem
Dill
Boo Radley
Atticus

5. To Kill a Mockingbird Chpt. 5
Important Characters
Jem
Dill
Scout
Miss Maudie Atkinson
Boo Radley
Atticus
Important Events
Jem and Dill grow closer, Scout spends time with Maudie Atkinson
Miss Maudie tells Scout Boo was “friendly and polite” as a child and rumors are mostly false
Jem and Dill plan to leave a note inviting Boo for ice cream
Atticus catches them and orders them to “stop tormenting that man”
Central themes:
Education- Scout’s real education occurs outside of school, things she learns are also more important
Prejudice- Miss Maudie- open-minded, even likes the weeds in her garden. Feelings about plants are symbolic of the way some townspeople feel about ot
hers.
“She loved everything that grew in God’s earth, even the Weeds.” Metaphorically, the Ewells are a blade of nutgrass in Maycomb community.
Bravery- concept very important to Jem- starts with dare, then tire, then Radley game
Trust/Truth- children are starting to understand the people around them (Miss Maudie and Miss Stephanie)
Femininity- Scout expereinces plight familiar to many women (Dill’s proposal of marriage)
4 different kinds of women- Calpurnia, Miss. Maudie, Miss Stephanie, Mrs, Dubose) Scout mostly identifies with Miss Maudie

6. To Kill a Mockingbird Chpt. 6
Major Characters
Jem
Dill
Scout
Mr. Radley
Miss. Stephanie
Miss. Maudie
Major Events
Last day of summer, Jem and Dill sneak over to Radley Place to peak through the window
They hear a shotgun, Jem’s pants get caught in the fence
Neighbors reveal Mr. Radley shot at a “negro” in his yard
Atticus questions Jem about pants; he returns later that night to retrieve them from the Radley Place

7. Chapter 7 Main Characters Jem Scout Atticus Mr. Nathan Radley
Main Events
Scout starts the second grade.
Jem tells scout about his pants.
They find the gray twine, soap kids, chewing gum, and a pocket watch.
Mr. Radley cemented the knothole

8. To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 8
Major Characters
Jem
Scout
Atticus
Ms. Maudie
Boo Radley
Major Events
Rare snowstorm- Jem and Scout make a snowman that looks like Mr. Avery
Miss Maudie’s house burns to the ground
Someone drapes a blanket over Scout
Jem realizes it was Boo and tells Atticus everything about the knothole and presents
Miss Maudie cheerful and says she will build a smaller house/larger garden
Boo Radley continues to gain sympathy from the children (originally portrayed as a lunatic/freak)
Author hints at what is happening without ever telling the readers directly (Jem’s pants, presents)
When the knothole is closed up, Scout is sad because there will be no more presents, Jem is sad because he realizes Boo’s brother has shit him off from the outside world again, cutting off his “friendship” with the children
Snow and fire both bring out the best in people

9. To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 9
Scout starts fight with Cecil Jacobs
Atticus has been asked to defend Tom Robinson
Uncle Jack arrives, Scout begins cursing
Atticus, Scout and Jem visit Finch Landing
Scout beats up Francis for calling Dill a “runt” and Atticus a “nigger lover”
Scout overhears Atticus telling Jack that Tom Robinson is innocent but is doomed because of an all white jury

10. To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 10
Chapter begins with Scout discussing Atticus’ old age (not like other fathers)
Atticus has glasses and reads instead of hunting and fishing
Mad dog appears, Atticus returns home with Heck Tate
With one shot, Atticus hits the dog even though he is very far away
Scout wants to brag but Jem tells her if Atticus wanted them to know he had the best shot in Maycomb, he would have told them
-Incident with mad dog demonstrates Atticus’ courage and symbolizes the towns dependence on him for protection from both the rabid animal and the evil within themselves
Atticus’ mind, true bravery has nothing to do with weapons
Mrs. Dubose represent everything wrong with Maycomb- unforgivably racist, yet her darkness is balanced by her bravery and determintation, just as Atticus loves Maycomb despite its flaws
Atticus puts into practice every moral idea he espouses, which is the key to his importance in Maycomb and his heroism in the novel

11. To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 11
Write something from the chapter that was meaningful to you Or
Use your Active reading bookmark and answer at least two of the questions on it.

12. To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 12 & 13
Takes place at the beginning of 3rd and final summer
Jem feels too old to be bothered by Scout
Calpurnia takes children to church
Aunt Alexandra comes to live with Finch’s
Aunt Alexandra forces Atticus to make a speech which he later recants

13. 1) Although Atticus did not want his children in court, he defends Jem's right to know what has happened. Explain, in your own words, Atticus's reasons for this. (Look at the speech beginning, “This is their home, sister”.
2) Miss Maudie tells Jem that “things are never as bad as they seem.” What reasons does she give for this view?
3) Why does Dill say that he will be a clown when he grows up? Do you think he would keep this ambition for long?

14. 4) What do you think of Atticus's reaction to Bob Ewell's challenge
4) What do you think of Atticus's reaction to Bob Ewell's challenge? Should he have ignored Bob, retaliated or done something else?
5) What is “circumstantial evidence”? What has it got to do with Tom's conviction?
6) What does Atticus tell Scout about why the jury took so long to convict Tom?