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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: What word does Atticus forbid Scout to say? |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: nigger |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: What favor does Atticus ask of Scout? |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: Atticus asks Scout to quit fighting with her fists, and to start fighting with her head. |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: When discussing the Tom Robinson case, how does Atticus define courage? |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: - Atticus tells Scout: "Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win" (Lee 76).
- Courage is committing yourself to a situation even when you know that the likelihood of success is slim.
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: Describe Cousin Ike Finch. |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: - Maycomb County's sole surviving Confederate veteran.
- He lives in the past, constantly rehashing his disgust at the outcome of the Civil War.
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: How does Scout respond to Uncle Jack's question: "You want to grow up to be a lady don't you?" (Lee 78). |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: Scout responds, "not particulary" (Lee 78). |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: What does Francis tell Scout about Dill's home? |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: He hasn't got a home; he gets passed around from relative to relative. |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: How does Scout respond to Francis repeatedly calling her dad a nigger lover? How does Uncle Jack respond to the situation? |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: - Scout forcefully punches Francis in the mouth.
- Uncle Jack slaps Scout.
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: Why does Scout get angered and frustrated with Uncle Jack? What does he do that is unfair? |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: - Uncle Jack doesn't understand children much and is unfair.
- He's unfair because he didn't listen to both sides of the story before coming to a just ruling.
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: What crime did Scout commit that Atticus feels is deserving of punnishment? |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: She was hotheaded |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: What does Atticus refer to as 'Maycomb's usual disease'? How do Maycombians react to this 'disease'? |
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Chapter 9 Plot Summary Questions: - Racism
- they go stark raving mad
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