Chapter 13

What is this chapter mainly about?

What does Aunt Alexandra believe about the Finches?

What is one reason Aunt Alexandra has come to Maycomb?

When Aunt Alexandra refers to particular families as having "a Drinking Streak, a Gambling Streak, a Mean Streak, a Funny Streak," what is she referring to?

Toward the beginning of Chapter 13, find where Scout asks Aunt Alexandra if she will miss Uncle Jimmy. The narrating Scout says, "I realized this was not a tactful question."

What does "realized" mean in this context?

Stay in the same section as the previous question. Find where Scout wonders why Uncle Jimmy didn&#39t come with Aunt Alexandra. The narrator says, "There was a story behind all this, but I had no desire to extract it from her then."

What does "extract" mean?

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