TKAMB Ch. 28

Which type of mood is Harper Lee creating at the start of the chapter when she incorporates details like the Halloween holiday, the "scary place" they pass, and that there doesn't seem to be a mood that night?

• Foreboding

• mischievous

• Lighthearted

Why was the whole town gathered at the high school?

• The football team was about to take on their cross-town rivals

• The town was having a Christmas pageant

• The town was celebrating Halloween, having games and a pageant at the school

What happened to Scout during the beginning of the pageant?

• She fell asleep in her costume

• Cecil Jacobs knocked her over because she could balance very well in her costume

Scout missing her queue and arriving late on stage is an example of which literary technique?

• Foreshadowing

• Comic relief

• Allusion

What did Scout leave behind at the school?

• All the candy she had collected

• Her ham costume

• Her shoes

What do you think Jem is hearing?

• A coyote that is following them, waiting to attack

• Someone watching them and following as they walk

• Cecil Jacobs waiting to jump out and scare them again

• A mockingbird singing a lovely song for them as they walk home

What does it mean when Scout went "reeling" as she tried to run in her bulky costume?

• She was using it to protect her and Jem

• She coudn't see who their attacker was

• She tripped and fell off balance

What is happening when Scout says she can only hear (not see) scuffling, kicking sounds, flesh scraping, etc?

• Jem is fighting their attacker to protect Scout

• Jem fell down a hill and is trying to climb back to Scout

• Cecil Jacobs is playing another prank and jumped out to scare them again

Scout and Jem do not know who their attacker is at this moment, but she gives readers clues for  who it could be. She says it was a grown man with an unkempt, stubbly beard who smelled like alcohol. Who do you think is their attacker?

• Atticus

• Bob Ewell

• Boo Radley

Why is Jem's arm "dangling crazily in front of him" as he's being carried home by the unknown man?

• Jem tripped on Scout and her costume 

• The attacker broke Jem's arm and knocked him unconscious