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About This Passage
This short passage shows Jem making a guest feel welcome at the Finch dinner table. The author teaches the young reader how a small sentence — asking Calpurnia to set an extra plate — can carry the whole spirit of Southern hospitality.
By the time we reached our front steps Walter had forgotten he was a Cunningham. Jem ran to the kitchen and asked Calpurnia to set an extra plate, we had company.
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
Tell the story of Scout's second day of school back to a parent: how Jem invited Walter Cunningham home for dinner, how Calpurnia scolded Scout about the syrup, how Miss Caroline was frightened by a cootie on Burris Ewell's head, and how Atticus and Scout made a bargain on the porch.
Discussion Questions
- At the dinner table Walter Cunningham pours syrup all over his vegetables and meat — what in the story shows you that Scout was surprised, and how do you know from the chapter that Calpurnia was angry at Scout for saying something about it?
- Jem invites Walter Cunningham home for dinner and tells Calpurnia to set an extra plate — what in the chapter shows you that Jem is being a kind host, and how do you know that Walter starts to feel more comfortable at the Finch house?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
The way we measure how long something takes — seconds, minutes, and hours.
Item 2
The flat places you climb up or down to reach a door.
Item 3
The first name of the Cunningham boy that Jem invites home to dinner.
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