Chapter 1

• Who is the narrator of the story?

  Jean Louise Finch, called Scout
• What event does Scout recount at the beginning of the story?

  The circumstances leading to Jem's broken arm
• Who was the first Finch ancestor to come to America?

  Simon Finch
• Why did Simon Finch flee England?

  To escape religious persecution
• What did Simon Finch establish in America?

  A successful farm on the Alabama River
• What is the name of the Finch family farm?

  Finch’s Landing
• Who were the first Finches to make a living away from the farm?

  Atticus Finch and Jack Finch
• What profession did Atticus Finch pursue?

  He became a lawyer
• Where does Atticus Finch work?

  In the town of Maycomb
• What is the setting of Maycomb described as?

  A tired, poor, old town
• Who helps to raise Jem and Scout?

  Calpurnia, their cook
• What happened to Scout's mother?

  She died when Scout was two
• How old is Jem when the story begins?

  Nearly ten years old
• How old is Scout when the story begins?

  Almost six years old
• Who is Charles Baker Harris?

  A boy who calls himself Dill
• Who does Dill stay with during the summer?

  His aunt, Miss Rachel Haverford
• What is Dill's attitude towards discussing his father?

  He doesn't like to discuss his absence
• What do the Finch children do during the summer?

  They act out various stories
• What does Dill suggest the Finch children do?

  To lure Boo Radley out of his house
• Who is Boo Radley?

  A mysterious neighbor
• Where does Boo Radley live?

  In the run-down Radley Place
• What happened to Boo Radley as a boy?

  He got in trouble with the law
• What punishment did Boo Radley's father impose on him?

  He imprisoned him in the house
• How long was Boo Radley not heard from?

  Fifteen years
• What did Boo Radley do fifteen years later?

  He stabbed his father with scissors
• What did old Mr. Radley refuse to do?

  Have Boo committed to an asylum
• Who came to live with Boo after Mr. Radley died?

  Boo's brother, Nathan
• What does Dill try to convince the Finch children to do?

  To lure Boo outside
• What dare does Dill give Jem?

  To run over and touch the Radley house
• What happens when Jem touches the Radley house?

  He sprints back hastily
• What does Scout think she sees at the Radley Place?

  A shutter move slightly