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y does aunt alexandra come 2 stay?
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she comes 2 act like a mother figure 2 scout so she has some feminine influence in her life
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why does atticus say the summer is going 2 be a hot 1?
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there will be a lot of conflict and arguement especially cuz of tom robinsons case
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in aunt alexandras opinion it seems 2 scout what determines fine folk?
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some1 who has been on a piece of land 4 a long time
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why do the people of maycomb faintly resemble 1 another?
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new people didnt come 2 maycomb so families married their own family
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why does jem go and get the broom?
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scout told him there was a snake under her bed
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how did dill get 2 maycomb?
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he stole $ from his mom, got onto a train, got off and walked a bit, then clung to the back of a cotton truck
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how does jem break the remaining code of his and scouts childhood?
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he tells atticus that dill is there
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what does atticus mean when he tell dill 2 put some of the country bach where it belongs?
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he meant 4 him 2 take a shower
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who is the 1st group of men who come 2 see atticus? r they friend or foe?
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mr heck tate, mr link deas, dr reynolds, mr avery, merchants and intown farmers
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which family did the ku klux klan attempt 2 scare around 1923? what faith r they? how does the man react 2 the clan?
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the levy family
they were jewish he made them ashamed and tehy went away |
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who is mr underwood?
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hes the owner editor and printer of the Maycomb Tribune
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waht probably brought mr underwood 2 church that sunday?
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2 get the news 4 his newspaper about tom robinson
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why do the 4 dusty cars come 2 the jail that nite?
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they want 2 kill tom robinson
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y isnt sherrif tate there 2 help?
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he got a call 4 a snipe hunt deep into the forest
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how does scout diffuce the situation t the jail that nite?
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she speaks 2 mr cunningham in a nice way and makes him feel bad
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who was covering 4 atticus the whole time?
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mr underwood
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2 people early in the chapter prove atticuss belief that good and bad can coexist in a person. who r they and what r their good and bad qualitites?
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mr underwood-he looks over atticus and tom but despises blacks
mr cunningham-he was part of the mob but was still a man |
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what r some of the stories told about mennonites?
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all women have blue eyes, men cant shave after theyre married, and they dont have buttons
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what does 1 baptist foot washer yell as she rides past miss maudies?
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"he that cometh in vanity departeth in darkness"
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what is miss maudies reply 2 the footwasher?
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"a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance"
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where do jem scout and dill sit during the trial?
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the colored balcony
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while judge taylor might seem like hes sleeping how do we no hes not?
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he still answers questions with his eyes closed
(some1 tried dropping a book 2 wake him and he said dont do that again) |
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which side did heck tate testify that mayella was beat up on?
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her right side
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what does the ewell home look like?
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the walls had sheets of iron, the roof was shingled with smashed tin cans, it was square with 4 rooms opening into a hall, it was on 4 lumps of limestone, and the windows were open spaces in the wall
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y does atticus have bob ewell write his name?
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he wanted 2 show eveyr1 that he was left handed
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mayella shows her ignorance early on when she thinks atticus is doing something bad by shoiwing that her father is left handed what does she think it means?
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she thought he was saying her father was possessed by the devil
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y would mayella think atticus is making fun of her when he calls her mam or miss mayelle?
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she thinks hes saying it in a sarcastic tone since she was never treated with respect
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how is atticus building b4 the jury a picture of the ewells home life?
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he asks about her life at home, siblings, mother, and education
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when is bob ewell most likely 2 beat his daighter?
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when hes drunk
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how did tom robinsons arm become mangled and crippled?
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he got it caught in a cotton gin
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who beat mayella up that night?
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bob ewell
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y was tom robinson glad 2 help mayella with her chores?
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he saw that her father and siblings didnt help her and he felt sorry 4 her
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y does scout think mayella is even lonelier then boo radley?
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she didnt have any friends at all she couldnt hang out with whites cuz she was trash and she couldnt hang out with blacks cuz she was white
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y did mayella wnat tom 2 come inside the night of her rape?
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she wanted him 2 fix a door that came off its hinges
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y was the house so quiet that afternoon?
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all the children had gone 2 town 2 get ice cream
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what does tom say mayella did 2 him when he got off the chair?
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she jumped on him and hugged him aorund the waist then she kissed him on his cheek and told him 2 kiss her back
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waht line infers that bob ewell rapes his daughter?
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mayella said that what her father does 2 her doesnt count
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what line proved that bob ewell nos his daughter kissed tom and that tom didnt do anything 2 mayella?
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bob ewell said "u goddamn whore ill kill ya"
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what is the subtetly of toms predicament?
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if he runs it means he commited the rape and is he hits her he will be hung so either way it ends up bad 4 him
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who was the white man who spoke up 4 tom?
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mr link deas
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waht does tom say 2 mr. gilmer about helping mayella that destroyes his case?
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he says that he felt sorry 4 her
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y does dill have 2 leave the courtroom?
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he starts 2 cry becuz he cant stand the way mr gilmer treats tom
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waht is dolphus raymonds philosophy in pretending 2 be a drunk?
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it gives him a reason 2 live his life the way he does
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y does mr raymond tell dill and scout the truth? (2 reasons)
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1. they r children and can understand
2. he heard dill crying |
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what is jem certain the outcome of the case will be?
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tom wont be guilty
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what does atticus mean when he says that the courts r the great levelers?
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the courts make all men equal
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what does jem interpret his fathers belief that the jury will decide quickyl 2 mean?
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that tom will be not guilty
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y does reverend sykes tell jem not 2 be so confident?
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a black man can never win oer a white man
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who do the blacks of maycomb bring aroung 2 atticus the next morning?
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food
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according 2 miss maudie who r some of the people who do the rite thing in maycomb?
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atticus, judge taylor, and heck tate
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y does miss maudie say maycomb is making baby steps?
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they jury took long 2 come up wtih a verdict and they used 2 find all the blacks guilty right away
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waht reason does dill have from wanting 2 grow up and be a clown?
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he cant do anything but laugh so he wants 2 join the circus and laugh at every1
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what threat at the end of chapter 22 is an example of foreshadowing?
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bob ewell spat in atticuss face and said hed kill him
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y should jem and scout stand in ewells shoes a minute according 2 atticus?
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atticus destroyed every bit of him during the trial and he had 2 have someway of getting back at him and if it saved 1 beating from mayella he was glad 2 take it
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what amazing incident did atticus relay about 1 particular man on the jury?
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a cunningham asked 4 tom 2 be released
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waht insensitive comment does aunty throw at scout when she wants walter 2 come over and play?
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she says walters trash and she doesnt want scout picking up any of his bad habits cuz shes already enough of a problem
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jem feels he understand y boo doesnt come out. what is his opinion?
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he says boo doesnt like all of the racism and prejudice in maycomb
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how was tom robinson killed?
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during excercise period he tried 2 run away and climb over a fence and was shot 17 times
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how do we no aunty is sympathetic?
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when she heard the bad news she puts her hands over her mouth and asked if they tried 2 warn him 1st or stop him and then she went into the lvingroom and had her head in her hands as if she was crying
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waht is teh paragraph that discusses the 2 days worth of the towns reaction 2 toms death?
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maycomb was only interested 4 2 days becuz its typical 4 black 2 run away and be shot since they no its always ognna end up with them losing
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waht 3 incidents involving bob ewell and foreshadowing trouble by him happen in this chapter?
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1. he was fired from his job at the WPA 4 laziness
2. he assaulted helen 3. he tried 2 break into judge taylors house |
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y did the kids of maycomb have a secial program that year"?
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it was 4 halloween bcuz the year b4 cchildren did whatever thay watned 2 and some whent into misses tuttie and frutties house took their furniture and put it into their cellar
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whats scouts cue 2 come out?
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pork
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how does aunties feelings forshadow taht something bad will happen?
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she says something but stopeed in the middle of eher sentence and said some1 had just walked over her grave
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what insance of foreshadowing happens early in chaptter 28? (mockingbird)?
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"a solitary mocker poured out his repertoire in blissful unawareness"
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who jumps out at scout and jem?
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cecil jacobs
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how does scout ruin the pageant 4 mrs merriweather?
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she doesnt come out on her cue becuz she waas sleeping and mrs merriweather has 2 say it 3 times and she comes out at the end when its completely not the right time/place
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whos the man in the corner?
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boo radley
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what does scout understand when atticus asksd every1 out onto the porch instead of the livingroom?
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the livingroom lights were strong and boo wasnt used 2 lite since he was always in his house
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how does scout understand boos body english?
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when he squeezes her had she understood that he wanted 2 leave
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what was the only thing boo said?
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will u take me home?
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does scout ever see boo again?
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no
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what does the mockingbird symbloize?
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a good person who was injured by the evil of mankind
innocence |
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who is a mockingbird?
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jem, boo, tom, dill
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how does atticus no the kids were at the radleys?
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he knew that size 4 feet footprints were left
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who never wants 2 hear about the courtcase again?
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jem
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