Chapter 9:
28. Why does Scout beat up Cecil Jacobs?
29. Who is Atticus’ latest client? Why has Atticus decided to defend this man?
30. When Cecil taunts Scout on the playground again, why does she walk away?
31. Francis upsets Scout when he says that no one wants Dill. Why is this a hypocritical statement from Francis?
32. What does Scout do to cause Uncle Jack to reprimand her on Christmas at her Aunt Alexandra’s house?
33. What does Uncle Jack learn from Scout?
Chapter 10:
34. Jem and Scout are somewhat disappointed that Atticus is not as athletic as some other fathers. What happens to change their minds?
35. Why do Miss Maudie and Atticus tell the children it is a sin to kill a mockingbird? Basically, explain what this means.
Chapter 11:
36. What did Jem do to Mrs. Dubose?
37. Why does Jem do this to Mrs. Dubose?
38. Because of this, what does Jem have to do every day for a month?
39. After Mrs. Dubose dies, what do the children learn about her?
40. What does Mrs. Dubose leave for Jem?
41. Why does Atticus think she left this for Jem?
42. How does Atticus define courage? Be specific.
43. Name two characters who exhibit this courage. Explain
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28. He was making fun of Atticus.
29. Tom Robinson, he’s defending him because it affects his personal life.
30. Atticus told her not to fight with her fists but with her mind.
31. Francis says that no one wants Dill because he moves to different family members houses constantly.
32. She curses and punches Francis after he told her to never speak that way again.
33. That he doesn’t know anything about children.
34. He shoots at Tim Johnson and he was one of the best shooters when he was young.
35. Killing a Mocking bird is a sin because Mocking birds don’t cause any harm to anything or anyone, they just sing their hearts out.
36. He cut the top off her Camellias.
37. She was criticizing Atticus about the court case.
38. He has to read to her everyday after school and on Saturdays.
39. That use to be addicted to Morphine.
40. She leaves him a camellia.
41. Her way of telling him everything is going to be okay.
42. He says having courage is “when you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” Basically saying that you still continue with what you’re doing even though you know you might not succeed.
43. Atticus exhibits this courage by taking this court case and not caring if he’s called a “negro lover”. Scout also exhibits this courage by continuing to defend her father meanwhile she knows that everyone in the town, school and her family say it’s wrong.
CHAPTER 9:28 Scout beat up Cecil because said her Atticus defending a nigga.29 Tom Robinson.Because he would not be able to hold up his head in the town plus would be able to represent Maycomb.30 shw walk away because her father told her evening if her friends is attacking her to remeber is still there home.31 why because he acts the same way plus he is not any different from Dill.32 she tryed to run away and she said she hope he die tomorrow.33 he learn that scout is very bright girl and jack doesnt under children.CHAPTER 10:34 Atticus and the others was in trouble so Atiicus took charge and it was the first scout and jem saw Atticus shot some one before.35 it was a sin because they dont bother they just sing for you and mocking birds are harmless.CHAPTER 11:36 Jem cut mrs.Debose camillia bush off.37 Jem did it because he was tired of her calling them names and bother them ever time they pass the house.38 Jem have to read to her for one month.39 That she was a hook on morphine and took it as a pain-killer.40 A camillia flower.41.To say she was thankful for staying with her.42 he define courage even if you are be attack by someone you still being nice that person.43 Scout even she was being attack by someone she ignor it and keep going even with cecil.Jem on the other hand he learn how to deal with a situation without busting out his bitterness.
28.because Cecil Jacobs called Atticus a Nigger defender, and she thought it was offensive.
29.He decides to defend Tom Robinson because if he did not, he would lose the respect of his children and the townspeople, and himself as well.
30.scout walks away because atticus told her that “she was forbidden to fight anyone who was making fun of him”.
31.this is hypocritical because no one like’s francis but he talks about no one liking dill.
32.Scout calls Francis a “whore lady” because of Francis complaining about Atticus defending a black man in court.
33.Scout taught Uncle Jack to hear both sides of the story before coming to a conclusion.
34.Atticus shoot a mad dog with incredible accuracy adn that changes.
35.It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because mockingbirds do nothing to harm people.
36.He cut the tops off every camellia Bush Mrs. Dubose owned and proceeded to bend Scout’s new baton against his knee.
37.because He is upset that Mrs. Dubose says that his father is “lawing for n-word.”
38.he makes him read to her everyday.
39.they learn that she was addicted to Morphine.
40.In a box she leaves him a Camillia.
41. Atticus thinks that it represents her kindness.
42.Atticus Finch defined real courage in a conversation to his son Jem concerning Mrs. Dubose.he says I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.”
43.Boo displays courage by protecting the children against Bob Ewell. He shows courage by taking Jem to Atticus, going into the house, staying in the seat, touching Jem, and allowing Scout to touch him and later walk home with him. and Scout demonstrates courage. She is very much her father’s daughter but a little bit rough around the eadges. She speaks up for what she thinks is right or wrong and does not back down when someone makes fun of her.
28.Scout beats up Cecil Jacobs because he announced in the schoolyard that Scot Finch’s daddy defended niggers.
29. Atticus’ latest client is a a negro named Tom Robinson. Atticus has decided to defend this man because every lawyer gets at least one case that affects hm personally.
30. When Cecil taunts Scout on the playground again, she walks away because she remembered what Atticus had said, to drop her fists down and walk away.
31. Francis upsets Scout when he says that no one wants Dill. This is this a hypocritical statement from Francis because he knows him.
32. Scout called Francis a whore-lady causing Uncle Jack to reprimand her on Christmas at her Aunt Alexandra’s house.
33. Uncle Jack learned from Scout how he should had treated her.
34. Jem and Scout are somewhat disappointed that Atticus is not as athletic as some other fathers. But when Atticus was seen killing Tim Johnson the dog, changed their minds, because they found out that he was known as Ol’One-Shot for the skill he had to kill srom such a young age.
35. Miss Maudie and Atticus tell the children it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they do no harm, don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs but just make music to be enjoyed.
36 Jem cut the tops off of every camellia bush that Mrs. Dubose owned.
37. Jem did this to Mrs. Dubose because she said “Not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers.” In other words she was talking about his dad, which he hated.
38. Because of this, Jem have to read to Mrs.Dubose every day for a month.
39.After Mrs. Dubose dies, the children learn about her that everyone has their own views on things.
40. Mrs. Dubose leaves for Jem a candy box with a camellia.
41. Atticus thinks she left this for Jem as her way of saying everything is all right Jem.
42. Atticus defines courage as a way of viewing things and not being in debt with nothing and nobody.
43.Two characters who exhibit this courage are Scout and Atticus. Both have decided to stand up for those who are somehow viewed as different or unliked. Scout defends her dad when people make comments about him that she doesn’t like, and Atticus decides to defend Tom Robinson even if he is a negro and knows that it will effect him.
1. Cecil made fun of Scout because her dad “defends ni–ers”.
2. Tom Robinson is Atticus’s latest clients. He decides to defend Mr. Robinson for the sake of justice and self-respect.
3. Atticus told Scout not to fight for him when people start saying bad things about him.
4. This is a hypocritical statement from Francis because he is a boring kid that no one wants to hang out with, while Jem and Scout look forward to hanging out with Dill.
5. Scout started cursing at and fighting with Francis because Francis called Atticus a “ni–ger lover”.
6. Uncle Jack learned Scout’s side of the story (telling him what Francis said and that she promised her dad that she wouldn’t start fights to defend Atticus).
7. There is a rabid dog running around the neighborhood. Calpurnia calls Atticus, who then comes home with the sheriff. The sheriff hands his gun to Atticus and Atticus shoots the rabid dog with a perfect shot from a difficult position. He used to be called “One-Shot Finch” because of his perfect shots with a gun.
8. Basically, what they mean by “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird” is that mockingbirds are innocent, harmless animals. The mockingbird is a symbol that represents Tom Robinson (which will be explained further throughout the book) and other black people that have been sentenced to death when they were actually innocent.
9. Jem takes a baton and smashes Mrs. Dubose’s camellias.
10. Jem lost his temper when Mrs. Dubose yelled from her porch at Jem and Scout that Atticus is “no better than the “ni–ers and trash that he works for”.
11. As punishment, Jem has to read to Mrs. Dubose everyday for a month.
12. The children learn that Mrs. Dubose was addicted to morphine and being read-to helped her fight the addiction.
13. Mrs. Dubose left Jem a box with a single white camellia.
14. Atticus defines courage as “when you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what”.
15. Atticus displays this courage by defending a black man in a courtroom full of bias white people.
Mrs. Dubose displays this courage by trying to defeat her morphine addiction.
28)Scout beats him up because he said that her dad defends niggers.
29)Tom Robinson, Atticus wants to defend him to keep his pride
30)Scout walks always because Atticus told her to not fight and walk with her head up and fists down.
31)It’s a hypocritical statement because Francis parents also drop Francis off at his grandparents sometimes.
32)Scout punches Francis in the face.
33)Uncle jack learns that he’s not ready for kids and he has a lot to learn.
34)They changed their minds because he told them he was a “deadest shot”
35)Ms.Maudie says that mockingbirds don’t do anything but make music.
36)He smashed her Camilla bush.
37)He said his father laser for niggers and trash.
38)Jem has to go read to her for a month.
39)They learn that she was a morphine addict.
40)She leaves him a box with a camillia.
41)Atticus thinks it’s her way of saying that everything’s alright.
42)It’s not a man with a gun in his hand but when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway, you rarely win but sometimes you do.
28) Scout beats up cecil because she made a comment about her father defending niggers and this made her angry
29) Tom Robinson is his name and he is accused of raping a little girl and atticus decides to defend him because the Maycomb society believes that a criminal is defined by the color of he or she’s skin
30) She walks away because Atticus told her to be the bigger person and to just not pay attention
31) This is a hypocritical statement because that is how francis feels about herself
32) she beats up francis again after a comment said to dill
33) Uncle Jack finds out later that Francis made a comment which made scout angry
34) A ferocious dog appears in the main street of the finch’s home and the sheriff tells atticus shoot the dog with the rifle and jem and scout witness atticus shoot at the dog
35) They tell them this because The mocking bird symbolizes something innocent and to kill something innocent is to have no heart therefore they tell them this because in reality it is a sin
36) Jem takes a baton from Scout and wrecks all of Mrs.Dubose’s camellia bushes
37) Jem does this because of the rude comment Mrs>dubose said to scout and gem
38) Jem must go to her house everyday and read to her for a month
39) They learn that she was addicted to morpine
40) she had left a box with calpurnia and in the box was a single white camellia
41) She left this for jem because it shows that they both had settled their differences
42) he defines courage by making friends with your enemies and moving on with differences and becoming allies
43) Boo Radley and Tom Robinson because they still have the courage to live in a society that makes them feel like an outcast
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1. She doesn’t bet him up, she walks away because she knows she too old to do things like that, also Atticus would wear her out if he found out she was fighting.
2. Atticus’s latest client is Tom Robinson. Atticus decides to defend him even though he knows he’s going to lose the case. He wants to give Tom a chance.
3. She walks away because if she fought Cecil she would let Atticus down and Atticus rarely asked her to do something for him.
4. This is hypocritical statement because HIS own parents don’t even spend time with him, they leave him with his grandparents.
5. Scout hits Francis in the mouth, which in return provokes her uncle. It was also because Francis said Scout called him a ” whore lady “.
6. Uncle Jack learns that he’s not very good with children, also learned not to make assumptions.
7. Atticus shots the rabid dog with one shot, this surprises Jem and Scout, thinking their father wouldn’t be capable of doing it.
8. They tell Scout it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird because Mockingbirds don’t harm anybody, just chirp songs. This foreshadows what is going to happen to Tom later on in the book.
9. Jem grabs Scouts baton and began cutting the tops off every camellia bush Mrs. Dubose owned.
10. Jem does this because she was insulting Atticus which triggered him.
11. Jem has to read to her for two hours and help the plants grow back again.
12. Mrs. Dubose leaves a white, waxy, perfect camellia. Which was in a candy box.
13. Atticus thinks she left it for Jem to show him that everything’s alright now.
14. Atticus defines courage as knowing you’ve lost before you have even begun but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. This reminds me of when Atticus tells Scout he knows he’s going to lose the case but he still tries
15. Two characters who exhibit this courage are Atticus and Jem. Atticus exhibits this courage by still attempting to win the case for Tom even though he knows he’s going to lose, and Jem exhibits this courage by reading to Mrs. Dubose.
Chapter 9:
28. Scout beats up Cecil Jacobs because he said that Atticus defends niggers.
29. Atticus’ latest client is Tom Robinson, Atticus decides to defend this man because he wouldn’t be able to “hold up my head in town.”
30. When Cecil taunts Scout on the playground again, Scout walks away because Atticus had told her not to fight and that instead of using her hands she should use her head.
31. Francis upsets Scout when he says that no one wants Dill. This is a hypocritical statement from Francis because he also gets passed around from relative to relative.
32. Scout punches Francis causing Uncle Jack to reprimand her on Christmas at her Aunt Alexandra’s house
33. Uncle Jack learns that Scout had a reason to hit Francis.
Chapter 10:
34. Jem and Scout are somewhat disappointed that Atticus is not as athletic as some other fathers. But they change their minds when he shots that dog, he has really good aim.
35.It is a sin to kill a mockingbird because they dont do anything wrong they only sing.
Chapter 11:
36. Jem destroys all the tops of Mrs. Dubose’s camellia bushes.
37. Jem does this to Mrs. Dubose because shes always yelling at them and because she started talking trash about the Tom Robinson Case.
38. Because of this Jem has to read her every afternoon for a month.
39. After Mrs. Dubose dies, the children learn that their visits was helping Mrs. Dubose break away from her morphine addiction even though she knew she was going to die.
40. Mrs. Dubose leaves Jem a candy box with a white camelia inside.
41. Atticus thinks she left this for Jem because
42. Atticus defines courage as recognizing you’re going to lose the battle but continue fighting with all your strength.
43. Two characters who exhibit this courage is Mrs. Dubose because she knew she was going to die but she kept fighting to break free from her addiction, another character is Atticus who knows that hes going to lose the case but he still fights for justice
Chapter 9
28. Because Cecil Jacobs declares that ”Scout Finche’s daddy defends niggers”.
29. Atticus latest client is Tom Robinson and he decided to defend this man to up hold his sense of justice & self respect.
30. Because she remembered what Atticus said to her and learned to hold in.
31. I think this is ironic because no one wants Francis. His parents like to get rid of him for Christmas so they can go do what they want to without a kid.
32. Scout curses out Francis and beats him up which caused Uncle Jack to reprimand her.
33. Uncle Jack learns that Francis said about Atticus calling him ”nigger lover” from Scout.
Chapter 10.
34. Atticus shoots the dog with his first shot despite his considerable distance from the dog.
35. It means and it reflects on the book’s preoccupation with injustices inflicted upon innocents.
Chapter 11.
36. Jem takes a baton from Scout and destroys all of Mrs.Dubose’s camellia bushes.
37. Jen does this to Mrs. Dubose because she told Jem and Scout that Atticus is not any better than the ”niggers and trash he works for”
38. Jem must go to her house everyday for a month and read to her.
39. They learn that she was addicted Morphine and that the reading was part of her successful effort to combat this addiction.
40. Mrs.Dubose leaves Jem a box and in it lies a single whole camellia.
41. Atticus thinks she left this for Jem because it was her way of telling Jem everything’s alright now Jem.
42. Atticus defines courage when he explains as ”when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.”
43. Atticus, who defends Tom Robinson despite knowing Tom will be pronounced guilty; Ms. Dubose, who attempts to break her morphine addiction before her death.