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=__Characters__= __** Discussion **__
 * Jem, 13 years old and is Scout's brother. He is protective of Scout but he doesn't want her to bother him at school. He is also a very proud child, and by that i mean that he never backs away from a dare.
 * Scout, 9 years old and is Jem's sister. She likes to stir up trouble at any given moment. She acts alot like her dad and Jem.
 * Atticus Finch, father of Jem and Scout.
 * Dill, a friend of Jem and Scout's. He liked to be the center of attention and he liked to always get his way in whatever he does.
 * Calpurnia, hired maid. She helps take care of and teach Scout.
 * Boo Radley, dangerous person in the story.
 * Chapter 1 questions **
 * 1) ** Define "allusions". What are five examples of an allusion in Chapter **
 * ** Reference to literature, mythology, history, religion, folklore **
 * ** North vs. south Civil war **
 * ** Code of Alabama **
 * ** Hoover carts **
 * ** Dracula **
 * ** Methodist **
 * Chapter 2 questions **
 * 1) ** Find 3 allusions in this chapter. Write the page numbers for easy retrieval. **
 * ** Miss Caroline is from North Alabama p.16 **
 * ** Diary of Lorenzo Dow p.18 **
 * ** Decimal System p.22 **
 * 1) ** What prejudice is found in Chapter 2? **
 * ** Poor **
 * ** Farmers **
 * ** City **
 * Chapter 3 & 4 Questions **
 * 1) ** Who is Calpurnia? What is her place in the Finch household? **
 * ** Maid in the finch household and takes care of the kids **
 * **The mother figure for the children.**


 * 1) ** What is Walter Cunningham like? What does his behavior during lunch suggest about his home life? **
 * ** He is poor and uneducated farm boy **
 * ** He won’t accept money from the teacher **
 * ** Suggest that they do not accept stuff they cannot pay back if they do it’s in goods or services **
 * 1) ** What do you think of the way Atticus treats Walter? **
 * He treats him like an adult and talks about farming
 * 1) ** Does Scout learn anything from Walter's visit? What do you think this is? **
 * She learns that she should be respectful to the guests in their house
 * 1) ** Atticus says that you never really understand a person "until you climb into his skin and walk around in it". What does this mean? Is it an easy thing for Scout to learn?  **
 * ** This means that you don’t know or understand someone or what they do until you do or go through what they have gone through **
 * 1) ** What do you learn in this chapter about the Ewells? **
 * Very dirty family that only shows up the first day of school
 * How about their behavior? Did you find it to be acceptable?

>> ====Assuaged, Verb, To make milder or less severe, Pg. 3==== >> ====Beadle, Noun, a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, Pg. 10==== >> ====Dictum, Noun, an authoritative pronouncement, Pg. 4==== >> ====Domiciled, Verb, to establish in law, Pg. 10==== >> ====Foray, Noun, a quick, sudden attack, Pg. 15==== >> ====Human Chattels, Noun, Slaves, Pg. 4==== >> ====Impudent, Adjective, shamelessly bold, Pg. 5==== >> ====Malevolent, Adjective, wishing evil or harm to another or others, Pg. 8==== >> =Chapter 2= >> ====Auburn, Adjective, a reddish-brown or golden-brown color, Pg. 16==== >> ====Catawba worms, Noun, fishing worms Pg. 16==== >> ====Condescended, Verb, to stoop or deign to do something, Pg. 15==== >> ====Cunning, Adjective, showing or made with ingenuity, Pg. 16==== >> ====Entailment, Noun, involving by necessity or as a consequence, Pg. 20==== >> ====Hookworms, Noun, disease obtained by going barefoot Pg. 19==== >> ====Indigenous, Adjective, native, Pg. 16==== >> ====Scrip Stamps, Noun, paper that entitles you to receive something Pg. 20==== >> ====Vexations, Noun, irritation, Pg. 21==== >> =Chapter 3= >> ====Amiable, Adjective, having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities, Pg. 29==== >> ====Compromise, Noun, a settlement of differences by mutual concessions, Pg. 31==== >> ====Contemptuous, Adjective, scornful, Pg. 27==== >> ====Contentious, Adjective, tending to argument or strife, Pg. 27==== >> ====Diminutive, Adjective, tiny, Pg. 27==== >> ====Disapprobation, Noun, Disapproval, Pg. 21==== >> ====Discernible, Adjective, distinguishable, Pg. 32==== >> ====Erratic, Adjective, having no certain or definite course, Pg. 24==== >> ====Fractious, Adjective, refractory or unruly, Pg. 29==== >> ====Gravely, Adverb, Pg. 32 serious, sad, gloomy ==== >> ====Haint, Noun, Pg. 23 spook, spirit, ghost, haunt in southern dialect ==== >> ====Onslaught, Noun, attack, Pg. 23==== >> ====Persevere, Verb, to persist in anything undertaken, Pg. 25==== >> =Chapter 4= >> ====Auspicious, Adjective, promising success, Pg. 32==== >> ====Melancholy, Adjective, Depressed or sad, Pg. 39==== >> ====Quelling of Nausea, Verb, Stopping the feeling of sickness, Pg. 4====
 * 1) ** Why is Scout so looking forward to starting school? **
 * She wants to play with Jem
 * ** Why does Jem not want anything to do with Scout at school? Is his behavior typical of an older child? **
 * He doesn’t want to be bothered by Scout because he is older and doesn’t look cool when she’s around.
 * This is normal for a typical older child
 * 1) ** What do you think of Miss Caroline Fisher as a teacher? Can you find qualities which would make her good or not so good at her job? List them. **
 * We think that she believes that she knows what the kids act like even though she is not from around there.
 * Doesn’t respect students
 * Overly strict
 * Abuses with ruler
 * Doesn’t believe the kids
 * Tries to handle trouble makers
 * Doesn’t take bad behavior from students
 * Well educated
 * =**Chapter 1 Vocabulary**=
 * ====Apothecary, Noun, A Pharmacist,Pg. 3====

Matt Cook- Lit. Luminary/Connector Scout-

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