1. Who dies this winter?
2. What "aberration of nature" frightens Scout?
3. What method does Jem devise to make a snowman?
4. When Miss Maudie's house begins to burn, what other possibility is the Finch family worried
about?
5. Why doesn't Atticus help carry out Maudie's furniture?
6. Whom will Scout someday want to thank for keeping her warm on the night of the fire?
Chapter 9
1. Who is Tom Robinson?
2. What gift does Uncle Jack give the children?
3. What new habit has Scout picked up that bothers Uncle Jack?
4. What does cousin Frands tell Scout about Dill's home life?
5. Why does Scout fight her cousin after the Christmas dinner at Finch's Landing? 6. What is "Maycomb's usual disease"?

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.