Chapter 8

What is this chapter mainly about?

One morning Scout looks out the window and screams.

What does she see that frightens her?

Jem makes a snowman out of dirt and snow.

Who does the snowman look like?

Atticus Finch wakes the children up shortly after 1 a.m. and says they must leave the house.

Why?

What happens while Jem and Scout are standing in front of the Radley house?

How did Miss Maudie feel about her house burning down?

Find the section where the men start moving furniture out of the burning house. Read the paragraph that begins, "The men of Maycomb, in all degrees of dress and undress, took furniture from Miss Maudie's house to a yard across the street."

What does "degrees" mean in this context?

Toward the end of the fire scene, find the paragraph that begins, "Miss Maudie's tin roof quelled the flames." Men were "on top of the adjacent houses, beating out sparks and burning chunks of wood."

What does "adjacent houses" mean in this context?

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