By: Alexandra Tome and
Adrianna Di Florio
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 5- To Kill a Mockingbird
1) Summary
2) Answers to Questions
3) Symbols
4) Important Quotes
5) Discussion Questions

SUMMARY
 During the summer, Jem and Dill become closer
leaving Scout feeling left out.
 Scout starts to spend her time with one of the
neighbors, Miss Maudie Atkinson.
 Miss Maudie Atkinson exposes the truth of Boo
Radley to Scout, telling her he still alive.
 Dill, Jem and Scout decides to give Boo Radley
a note, but they get caught by Atticus

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
1) Miss Maudie is a widow, who spends a lot of
time outside on her garden and porch. The
relationship between Scout and Miss Maudie
is a mutual trusting friendship.
2) They are essentially Baptists who take the
Bible literally. Miss Maudie says they believe
anything that is pleasurable is a sin.
3) They plan to get a fishing pole, and attach a
note to it that asks Boo Radley to come out.
Their plan is foiled by Atticus who catches
them in the act.

SYMBOLS
 Miss Maudie- she represents truth,
wisdom and the tendency to view things
as they really are
 The nut grass- represents rumours and
how fast they can spread

QUOTES
 “ He had asked me earlier in the summer to
marry him, and then he promptly forgot
about it. He staked me out, marked as his
property…”
 “ His name's Arthur and he’s alive”

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1) Do you think that anything that gives you
pleasure or joy is a sin or is wrong?
2) Why do you think Atticus was so stern
with Jem, Scout and even Dill when he
caught them trying to send a note to Boo
Radley?
3) What does Miss Maudie mean when she
says “.. Sometimes the Bible in the hand
of one man is worse than a whisky bottle
in the …”