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To Kill a Mockingbird Study Guide
PART I
CHAPTER 1
1. Who is the narrator of the novel, and what point-of-view is the novel written in?
2. The narrator begins her story by giving the reader some background information.
What does the narrator reveal about her family history in the first several pages?
3. The novel is set in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s, during the Great Depression.
How does the narrator describe the town? What indicates that most of the
townspeople are poor?
4. How does Scout describe the way she and her brother feel about their father? 5. What is frightening to the children about the Radley house? What are some rumors
circulating about the residence?

7. How did the townspeople feel about the Radley family? How did they view Mr.
Radley in particular?
CHAPTER 2
1. Describe Scout’s teacher, Miss Caroline Fisher. What is irrational about her
teaching methods?