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Final Exam Chapters 25, 26, 27, 28
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Hwy does Scout say that Jem is getting more like a girl? | Because he is developing a reluctance to kill anything that does no harm, including caterpillars |
What did the editorial Mr. B.B Underwood write comparing Toms conviction and death to? | The slaughter of a songbird |
What remark did Mr. Ewell make on hearing of Toms death and what seems to be the significance of the remark? | He said one down and two more to go. The statement could be seen a threat against the judge and Atticus. |
How does Scout feel about the way they once treated Boo Radley? | She feels bad it and hopes she can make it up to him. |
What do the children talk about in the current events? | Adolph Hitler and his Mistreatment of the Jews |
Why is Scout surprised that her teacher hates Hitler? | Scout has heard Miss Gates speak hatefully of the blacks |
Why does Jem react so violently when Scout asks him this question? | Because he is trying to forget the ugly side of humanity that he saw that night and the following days in the courthouse. He doesn't want Scout reminding him of it. |
What were some of the things Bob Ewell started doing? | He harassed Toms wife and tried to break into the judges house. |
What was different about halloween this year? Why? | This year there was an organized pageant, because the year before the children played a trick on some old women. |
What was Scouts role in the pageant: What was her costume made out of? | She was a play ham: chicken wire covered by cloth. |
What was the night of the pageant like? | It was dark, no moon |
How does Scout feel about Jem in this chapter: what are some of the things she says? | She says that he is getting as good as Atticus at saying things that make you feel better. |
On the walk home, how does Scouts costume turn out to be a life svaer? | The chicken wire prevented the knife from cutting through her body. |
What happens by the tree? | Someone knocks jem down and breaks his arm. The same person tries to stab Scout. Someone else pick up Jem and carries him home |
Who do you suppose the villian was? Who would you guess to be the hero? | Bob Ewell. The person who carries him home |
What does Heck Tate find under the tree? | Bob Ewell dead from a Knife in the ribs |
what does atticus say about mobs and men over the breakfast table? | mobs are made up of men |
what is significant about Mr Dolphus Raymond? | he is white and married to a black woman |
who is the first person to take the stand and testify? | Heck tate |
what does atticus spend much of his time asking mr tate? | if he had called for a doctor and if he sent anyone to get a doctor |
where do the Ewells live and what does this say about their social position in Maycomb country? | behind town garbage dump , in what used to be a black cabin |
why did atticus want ewell to write his name ? | because he writes with his left hand , showing he could have hit mayella |
what is mayellas version of what happened? | she asked tom to chop up a wardrobe for her and he got behind her and started choking her |
why did mayella think that atticus was mocking her? | he asked if she had any friends |
what was wrong with tom robinsons arm? | he had no use of his left arm |