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TKMB Study Guide #5

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Why doesn't Dill plan to come to Malcolm this summer but
he says he has a father in meridian and he has to stay and build a fishing boat with him
Why does Calpurnia take so much time and trouble to clean up after Jem and Scout for a trip to the first Purchase Africa Methodist Episcopal church?
She didn't anyone saying that she didn't take care of her children
How do you explain Lula's animosity extreme dislike towards Jem and Scout at the church
she didn't like white people coming to her church they got their own church
Zeebo leads the 'lining" at church. who is the Zeebo and what is lining mean?
...Zeebo is the garbage collector. He leads the hymn singing. Zeebo would sing a line then the congregation would repeat it
What does reverend Skype say is the purpose of this Sunday collection at church
...to help Tom Robinsons wife Helen at home
What more is learned about Tom Robinson in this chapter? Who is Helen Robinson and what reason does Calpurnia give for why folks wouldn't want to hire Helen?
Tom Robinson has a wife and kids and nobody wants to hire Helen Robinson because she is tom's wife and people think tom raped a girl so they dont want anything to do with the Robinson family.
Now what if I talked white folks at church, they'd think I was put on airs to beat Moses' says Calpurnia at Church. What does she mean by this, explaining why she speaks differently in the Finch household than she does among her fellow church members?
Calpurnia talks different in front of white people than black people because back then white people had a classier way of talking and black people would just use slang so she would have to use both types in front to each to fit in.
Who arrived at the end of the chapter?
Aunt Alexandra
Why does aunt Alexandra come to stay with Atticus and his family?
To help take care of the kids
Why does Aunt Alexandra think Scout is dull and sluggish?
She thinks scout is dull and sluggish because she is not lady like and she wants scout to act more like a girl
What is Atticus tell the children about what it means to be a Finch
It is a honor to be a Finch because because they stand up for what they believe in
What does aunt Alexandra want Atticus to do about Calpurnia and why? Atticus responds with she tried to bring them up according to her lights, and Cal's lights are pretty good and another thing the children loved her " What does he mean by this quote?
Alexandra wants atticus to get rid of calpurnia because she took the children to church and she doesnt want them associating with black people. The quote means that the children love her and she was just trying to do whats best and take care of them.
why do Jem and Scout get into a fight? Why is Scout pleased when when Jem fights her back?
They get in a fight because jem was trying to tell her what to do and scout doesnt like that. Jem is pleased when she fights back because Jem is
Who does Scout findhiding under her bed? Why is this person hiding in the Finch home?
Dill was under Scouts bed and he ran away because he doesnt think his new family loves him and are better off without them.
Why does Dill explained were about his parents And why he felt he needs to run away?
Dill wanted to run away because he thought his parents would be better without him because they dont pay any attention to him
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