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Chapter 3

What is this chapter mainly about?

What does Walter pour all over his food at lunchtime?

Why does Calpurnia scold Scout?

What lesson does Calpurnia try to teach Scout?

Why does Miss Caroline try to send Burris Ewell home?

How does Scout feel about her first day at school?

At the end of Chapter 3, Atticus teaches Scout what a compromise is.

What compromise does he make with Scout?

Find the section where Scout finishes eating her lunch (referred to as "dinner") in the kitchen. She says she was thankful that she "was spared the humiliation of facing them again."

What does "spared" mean in this context?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?