A) they have only encountered him once and he was angry about his neighbor and that made scout and jewel to be timid towards him.
Because they don't care if it is not them
B. Her childhood experiences gave her an understanding of being trapped and being free
The fish died, because, using context clues, the word mournfully is usually associated with death or someone/ something leaving, and since a fish couldn't swim away, we would have to believe that the fish has died.