Chapter 1 1. who is the narrator of the novel? what type of narration is used? 2. 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? 3. who is calpurnia? how does scout describe her? identify a simile that she uses in her description. chapter 2 1. describe scout’s teacher, miss caroline fisher. what is irrational about her teaching methods? 2. describe the cunningham clan. 3. why does miss caroline punish scout? chapter 3 1. who are the ewells, and why are they treated differently than others? identify the “certain privileges” they get. 2. compare the education levels of scout, walter cunningham, and burris ewell. 3. what important lesson does atticus teach scout about understanding people? chapter 4 1. what does scout find in one of the trees at the edge of the radley lot? several days later, she and jem find something else in the tree. what do they find? what do they decide to do with these items? 2. summarize the tire incident. who do you suppose was inside the radley house, and what did scout hear?