Test Your Memory

Inviting Walter Cunningham to Dinner

• Scout takes pleasure in catching Walter Cunningham in the schoolyard, but Jem tells her to stop rubbing his nose in the dirt.
• Walter is as old as Scout and has red-rimmed, watery blue eyes with no color in his face except for the tip of his nose.
• Jem invites Walter to dinner, and Walter hesitates before agreeing to come.
• Jem tells Walter that their father is a friend of his father, and Scout pledges not to fight with Walter again.
• Jem boasts about going up to the Radley house, and Scout teases him for running away from it.
• Atticus greets Walter and talks to him about crops, impressing Jem and Scout.
• Walter pours syrup on his vegetables and meat, and Scout protests, causing Calpurnia to scold her.
• Calpurnia reminds Scout that anyone who comes into their house is their guest and should be treated with respect.
• Scout argues that Walter is not a guest but a Cunningham, and Calpurnia tells her not to disrespect anyone.
• Calpurnia takes Scout to the kitchen and scolds her for contradicting Walter at the table.
• Calpurnia reminds Scout that she should not act high and mighty and that everyone should be treated with respect.
• Scout is told to sit and eat in the kitchen if she cannot act appropriately at the table.

How well do you remember the events surrounding Walter Cunningham's dinner invitation in "To Kill a Mockingbird"? Test your knowledge with this quiz and see if you can recall the details of the awkward encounter between the Finches and the Cunninghams. From Scout's teasing to Calpurnia's scolding, this quiz will challenge your memory of this classic novel.