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| Jem is now twelve years old. There is widening gap between Scout and Jem. Find two or three examples which illustrate the emotional distance between them. |
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1) Jem thinks Scout is annoying him
2) Jem tells Scout what to do |
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| How do you explain Lula's antagonism toward Jem and Scout? |
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| Lula is not used to seeing white people in her church |
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| Scout finds the church service to be similar to her own except fro a few differences. Explain what these are. |
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| The church did not have hymn-books, everybody talked diferently from her, and it was harder to collect money |
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| Why does Cal speak one way around colored people and another way around white people? Is she being honest or hypocritical in what she does? Explain. |
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| Cal doesn't want to show that she was taught to speak like an educated white person because she's afraid it might aggravate the black people |
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| Scout and Aunt Alexandra communicates very poorly with each other. Is the fault more with one than the other, or are they equally at fault? Explain |
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| Both girls are at blame because Aunt Alexandra thinks Scout should act more lady-like but she has no expierance in raising a girl because she only has one son, Henry |
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Discuss Cousin Joshua Finch as:
A) Atticus describes him
B) Aunt Alexandra describes him
C) Explain the difference in opinion |
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A) Atticus describes him and crazy and cost the family $500
B) Aunt Alexandra describes him as a "beautiful character"
C) Atticus doesn't like Cousin Joshua; Aunt Alexandra likes Cousin Joshua |
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| What did Scout mean on page 134 when she stated, "I know what he is trying to do, but Atticus was only a man. It takes a woman to do that kind of work." |
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| Scout meant that Atticus shouldn't have told them they should learn to behave better and that women should be saying this |
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| How does Aunt Alexandra feel about Calpurnia? Explain why this is in character for Aunt Alexandra? |
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Definition
| Aunt Alexandra feels that Atticus should let go of Calpurnia because Aunt Alexandra thinks she can do what Calpurnia does |
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| Why is Scout so happy about the brawl with Jem? |
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Definition
| Scout thinks that they are still equal |
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| Explain how Jem "broke the remaining code of our childhood." on page 141. |
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Definition
| Jem broke the remaining code of their childhood because he found Dill under Scout's bed after he ran away and told Attius |
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| Dill tries to explain to Scout why he did not want to stay with his mother and stepfather. State his reasons briefly in your own words. |
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| Dill wasn't getting enough attention |
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| Atticus discusses the Ku Klux Klan and concludes by saying that the Klan is gone. Is this statement correct? Explain. |
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Definition
| Yes it is correct, but the "Lynching Mob" is around after Tom |
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| Describe events prior to the scene at the Maycomb jail that show the tension and unrest of the town. Be specific. |
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Definition
| Heck Tate and a couple of other men went to Atticus' house to let Atticus know that they were moving Tom Robinson to the county jail |
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| Discuss the irony of the following statement and the situation which it describes on page 151. "...there followed what I later realized was a sickeningly comic aspect of the unfunny situation: the men talked in near-whispers." |
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Definition
| Dill, Jem, and Scout are in the middle of the Lynching Mob |
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| Why does Jem openly defy Atticus and refuse to leave? |
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| Because Scout ran towards Atticus and they refuse to leave because Atticus was surrounded by a group of men. |
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| Why does Scout's childish attempt at conversation accomplish? Explain. |
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| Scout's childish attempt at conversation accomplished because she got the mob to leave the jail |
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| Why is Atticus so affectionate toward Jem after Jem has disobeyed him? |
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| Atticus was so affectionate toward Jem after Jem disobeyed him because Jem and Scout got the mob to leave the jail |
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| Atticus is in disagreement with Aunt Alexandra over many things. Discuss at least two matters of disagreement and each one's point of view. |
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Definition
1) When the kids sneak out; Atticus was glad they did; Aunt Alexandra disproves
2) Saying Mr. Underwood despises Negros; Atticus says that everyone already knows; Aunt Alexandra says not to say that |
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| Paraphrase how Atticus explains the mob's actions to Scout. |
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Definition
| Atticus said that the mob was a group of people |
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| Why do you suppose a man like Mr. Underwood (who is a known racist) is covering Atticus at the jail? |
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Definition
| A man like Mr. Underwood would cover Atticus at the jail because he knows Tom Robinson is innocent |
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| Mr. Dolphus Raymond is evidently a complicated and interesting person. Describe his way of life and comment on its effect upon the town. |
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| Mr. Dolphus Raymond is drunk before 8 a.m, hangs out with Negros, and has children with a black woman. The town looks at him differently |
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| Judge Taylor's appearance and his ability are two different things. Why do you think this difference exists? Does he appear as he does on purpose? |
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| Judge Taylor's appearance and his ability are two different things because he learned in the law. Judge Taylor doesn't appear as he does on purpose. |
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| Atticus spends a great deal of time discussing Mayella Ewell's injuries. What does he seem to want to reveal? |
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Definition
| Atticus wanted to show that Tom Robinson didn't hurt her and that her father could be the one who caused her injuries |
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| The Ewells are "poor white trash." Explain this term according to what you know about the way they live and the kind of people they have appeared to be up to this point. Is this an acceptable term? |
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Definition
| This term means that the Ewells don't have a lot of money and they don't make an effort to try to change they're status |
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