TKAM Chapters 23-24

Aunt Alexandra says that Walter...

• Is white trash

• Will not be received in the Finch house

• Is a bad example

• Is welcome to come over any time

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What does Scout mean when she says this?

• Everyone in Maycomb is basically boring.

• Everyone starts out equal, but they do not stay that way for long.

• The social factors and opportunities that play a role in one's social status do not represent an individual's true character.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

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Tom Robinson's jury contains white males from outside Maycomb. What are some missing groups?

• Maycomb residents

• Peers (black men)

• Women

• All of these groups are missing

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Who keeps the jury from convicting Tom right away?

• A cousin of Mr. Walter Cunningham, part of the group who wanted to lynch Tom

• A woman who pretended to be a man, and snuck in during the debate

• Judge Taylor

• Link Deas

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Why does Scout get mad at her aunt?

• She says Atticus should have never taken on the case
• She makes her wear a dress to school
• She calls Walter Cunningham trash
• She sends Scout to bed without dinner

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Why does Jem cry the night of the trial?

• He is disappointed in Atticus.

• He cannot reconcile himself to the injustice of the verdict.

• The other kids won't stop taunting him.

• Bob Ewell threatens to kill him and Dill.

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Jem: "I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in his house all this time...." (Lee 231).

• He wants to stay inside.

• He's writing a novel.

• He's African American.

• He's guilty.

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Which quote(s) from Chapter 23 demonstrate empathy?

• “That Walter’s as smart as he can be, he just gets held back sometimes because he has to stay out and help his daddy. Nothin’s wrong with him. Naw, Jem, I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks” (Lee 231).

• “I destroyed his [Bob Ewell's] last shred of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with.... So if spitting in my face and threatening me saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that’s something I’ll gladly take" (Lee 222).

• “His kind’d do anything to pay off a grudge. You know how those people are” (Lee 222).

• "As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men

  every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don’t you forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is trash” (Lee 224).

Why does Atticus Seek out Calpurnia in chapter 24?

• Tom was shot trying to escape, and Atticus wants Calpurnia to tell Tom's widow (wife).

• Only Calpunia can comfort Tom.

• Only Calpunia can break Tom out of jail.

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Why does Tom try to escape?

• He misses Maycomb.

• He's lost all hope.

• He is guilty.

• He wants revenge on Mayella.

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