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Selected for vocabulary density (denim, hoeing, humming) and thematic weight — Miss Maudie is going to become one of Scout's most important grown-up teachers, and this picture of her happy in her garden tells us right away that she is a different kind of grown-up than the ones who frighten Scout.
Miss Maudie loved her house, but her real love was for things that grew in the ground. She wore a man's old straw hat and a denim apron over her summer flower dress. She spent most of her days in her ...
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Narration Prompt
Tell someone what happened in this chapter in order. When you get to the most important part, slow down and tell it carefully — what happened, why it mattered, and what you think about it.
Discussion Questions
- Miss Maudie tells Scout that when she knew Boo Radley as a boy, 'he always spoke nicely to me, no matter what folks said he did.' Why do you think Miss Maudie remembers Boo so differently from the way the rest of Maycomb remembers him? What in the story makes you think so?
- Atticus catches the children trying to leave a note for Boo with a fishing pole. He tells them, very clearly, to 'stop tormenting that man.' Why do you think Atticus chooses this moment to give a strong, direct order instead of asking a quiet question like he did in Chapter 4? What in the story makes you think so?
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