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65 Cards in this Set
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Who is Jem?
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Scout's brother, who broke his arm when he was 12.
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Who is Atticus Finch?
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Jem and Scout's father and a lawyer.
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What is the narrators full name and nick name?
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Jean Louise Finch
Scout |
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Where does the story take place?
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Maycomb County, Alabama
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Whats the Finch's cooks name?
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Calpurnia
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Since when has Calpurnia been with the Finch family?
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since Jem was born
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what happened to jems and scouts mom?
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she died from a sudden heart attack when scout was 2
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who comes 2 stay with miss rachel and befriends the finch children
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charles harris baker
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where does dill come from?
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meridian, mississippi
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what is the mystery surrounding the radleys?
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boo was in a gang, he was brought 2 court, but mr radley said he would keep out of trouble so he returned home and wasnt seen 4 15 years later when he stabbed his father in the leg with a pair of scissors
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what dare does jem finally agree 2 do?
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to touch the radleys house
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what is scout looking 4ward 2 doing after dill leaves?
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starting school
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how does she learn the childrens school yard games?
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during winter she stood in her treehouse which looked over the schoolyard
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why is miss caroline annoyed with scout?
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she can read
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why is miss caroline even more annoyed with scout
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she writes a letter 2 dill
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how can we tell that some people from maycomb county like walter cunningham are very poor?
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he cant afford shoes or lunch
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how do people such as the cunninghams pay their bills?
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with food and goods that they have
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waht did miss caroline do 2 scout instead of spitting in her hands?
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hit her with a ruler
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what does jem do after he stops scout from beating up walter
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he invites him 2 come 2 his house 4 dinner
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what was walters experience with the radleys?
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at his 1st year in school he ate the pecans that came from their house
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y cant walter pass 1st grade?
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every spring he has 2 stay home and help his father chop
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what is walter an expert on?
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farming
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what does walter do with the molasses
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he pours it all over his veggies and meat
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what is cals reaction
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she screams at scout smacks her and makes her eat in the kitchen
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what scares miss caroline?
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lice on burris ewells head
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what is the attitude of burris?
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he is rude and mean and doesnt care about school
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y is cal nice 2 scout later that day?
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she saw that scout had had a bad day at schoool
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what agreement do scout and atticus reach?
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if she goes 2 school he will read 2 her every nite
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how does the education in alabama compare 2 the education atticus and his brother got as children?
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since atticus and his brother were homeschooled they new more info and it was much better
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what does scout find in the knothole of the radley tree on her way home from school?
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2 pieces of gum
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whats the best thing jem and scout look forward 2 each summer?
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dill coming
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what do jem and scout find in the tree next?
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2 pennies
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waht superstitious take does jem tell about the indian head pennies?
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theyre magical and give u good luck like long life and good health
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whats a hot steam?
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some1 that cant get into heaven and they haunt the streets and if u walk through them u die and they suck peoples breath
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when jem pushes scout in the tire where does she end up?
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infront of the radley house
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waht did scout hear when she was near the radley home?
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laughing
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who did scout hang out with when the boys discluded her?
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miss maudie atkinson
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what do foot washers believe?
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anything thats pleasure is a sin
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how does miss maudie reply when scout asks if she thinks boo is crazie?
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she says if hes not already he should be by now
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waht plan do jem and dill think up 2 get boo out of the house??
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they were going 2 give him a note by putting it on a fishing pole and sticking it through a loose shutter
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what does jem tell scout about the night he went back 4 his pants?
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the pants were neatly folded and sewn up
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what were the 2 figures in the knothole carved from?
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soap
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y did mr radley cement the tree?
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it was dying
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who does mr avery blame 4 the changing of the seasons that year?
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children who disobey their parents, smoke cigarrettes, and make war on eachother
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who does the snowman look like?
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mr. avery
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during the fire who places a blanket around jem and scout?
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boo
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whose house burned down?
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miss maudies
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y does scout beat up cecil jacobs?
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he says that atticus defended blacks
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y does atticus say he must defend tom robinson? 2 reasons
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1. he wouldnt be able 2 hold his head up in town, or represent this country in legislature
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waht does cousin francis say about dill?
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she says he has no real home and is just passed around from relative 2 relative
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y does scout beat up cousin francis?
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he says that atticus is a black-lover and hes ruining their family
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waht does scout tell uncle jack after the fight?
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she says that he doesnt understand children since he didnt care 2 listen 2 her side of the story
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what can atticus do 2 a will?
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he can make it so airtight that nobody can meddle with it
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what else does miss maudie say he can do?
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hes the best checker-player in town, and he can play a jews harp
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in light of all the things the kids think their father cant do y r they so surprised in this chapter?
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they didnt no atticus could shoot a gun so well and they were surprised when he actually killed the dogg
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what was atticus's nickname back in the day?
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Ol' One-Shot
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jem takes mrs duboses insults until what?
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she says that atticus was no better then the blacks he worked 4
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as revenge waht does jem do?
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he cuts off the tops of every camellia bush in her yard
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as punishment what must jem do?
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he has 2 read 2 her 4 2 hours everyday after school and on saturdays 4 1 month
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although shes a racist y does atticus respect her?
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she was brave enough 2 get off the morhpine
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y does atticus say mrs dubose is the bravest person hes ever nown?
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she was brave cuz she was about 2 die but she still got off her morphine cuz she didnt want 2 die on it and she had the courage 2 do it
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y does cal scrub the children and dress em up so nicely?
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they were goign 2 her church the next day
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what is cals and lulas interaction
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lula disagreed with cal bringing whites 2 their church but when cal tells her 2 stop she listens
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where will the collection money go 4 the next 3 weeks?
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2 helen toms wife and his kids
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who is sitting on the finchs proch when they come back from church?
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aunt alexandra
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