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1. Notethereferencetothemockingbirdinthischapterandexplainthesignificanceofit.

ThereferenceissignificantbecauseitportraysthefeelingofatrappedbirdwhichiskindoflikeametaphorfortheTom
Robinsontrial.

2. Commentonthewaythischapterremindsthereaderofearliereventsinthenovel.Thischapterremindsthe
readerhowmuchthekidshavematuredandgrown

3. WhydoesJemsaythatBooRadleymustnotbeathome?Whatisironicaboutthis?(Isittrue?Doeshereallymean
it?WhymightitbeimportantforhimandScoutthatBooshouldnotbeathome?).
ItisironicbecausehehasbeentellingeveryonethatBooRadleyhasn'tlefthishouseinyears.

4. Scoutdecidestokeephercostumeonwhilewalkinghome.Why?Howdoesthisaffectherunderstandingofwhat
happensontheway?

Shekeepsitbecauseshe'sembarrassedthatshewentonlate.Hercostumeimpairedhersight.

5. Describethestrugglethechildrenhaveinthewoodsastheywalkhomefromthepageant.
TheyareattackedbyamysteriousmanwhoknocksScoutout.

6. WhyhadAtticusnotbroughtachairforthemaninthecorner?Whomightthisstrangerbe?

Hedidnotbringhimachairbecausethemanwasmorecomfortablestanding.

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7. What
savedScoutslife?
Hercostume.

8. Who
rescuedJemandScout?

BooRadley.

9. WhatcausestheshinycleanlineontheotherwisedullwireofScout'scostume?

Aknife.

10. WhatexplanationdoesAtticusgiveforBobEwell'sattack?
Atticussayssayshemusthavebeencrazyordrunk.

11. WhatdoesHeckTategiveasthereasonfortheattack?

HecksaysBobisjustabadperson.

12. Doyouthinkthesheriff'sexplanationorAtticus'sisthemorelikelytobetrue?

IthinkAtticussexplanationismorelikelybecausethekidssmelledalcoholonBobEwell.

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13. WhodoesAtticusthinkcausedBobEwell'sdeath?

HethinksJemcausedhisdeath.

14. WhatdoesAtticusthinkHeckTateistryingtodowhenhesays,JemneverstabbedEwell?
AtticusthinksHecktryingtohidethefactthatJemkilledBob.

15. WhydoesHeckTateinsistthatBobEwell'sdeathwasselfinflicted?Inwhatwayisthispartlytrue?

HesaysthisbecausehelikesAtticus'sfamily.

16. WhatdoesAtticusmeanwhenhesays,Icantliveonewayintownandanotherwayinmyhome?Whatearlier
statementdoesthisreferbackto?

Atticusmeansthathecan'tleadasecretlifeawayfromhome.

17. IsHeckTaterighttospareBoothepublicityofaninquest?Givereasonsforyouranswer.

IthinkhewasrighttospareBoobecausehehadjustsavedJemandScout,twochildrenthatannoyedhim.

18. WhatdoesScoutmeanwhenshesays,Well,itwouldbesortoflikeshootinamockingbird,wouldntit?
Shemeansitwouldbeasin.

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19. Howdotheeventsofthefinalchaptersexplainthefirstsentenceinthewholenovel?

ThischapterexplainedhowJembrokehisarm,whichthereaderwastoldaboutinthefirstchapter.

20. Commentonthewaythewritersummarizesearliereventstoshowtheirsignificance.

ThewritersummarizestheseeventstotryandportrayhowmuchScouthasmaturedandchanged.

21. HowdoesScoutmakesenseofanearlierremarkofAtticus'sasshestandsontheRadleyporch?

Shemakessenseoftheremark,...youdon'tknowamanuntilyouhavestoodinhisshoes,bystandingonhisporchand
seeingthetowndifferently.

22. HowmuchofasurpriseisittofindwhatBooRadleyisreallylike?Hasthestorybeforethispointpreparedthe
readerforthisdiscovery?
BooRadleystrueselfissurprisingtothereaderbecauseheisexpectedtobemean,angry,andgross.

23. WhatsaddensScoutasshewalkedBoohome?
ScoutissadbecauseshenevergaveBooanythinginreturnforallhedidforherandJem.

24. WhatissignificantaboutScoutscomment,Ineverhadseenourneighborhoodfromthisangle?

ShemeansshehasneverseenthetownfromBokspointofview.

25. Attheendofthenovel,AtticusreadstoScout.Commentonthischoiceofstory.Whatconnectiondoesithavewith
thethemespresentthroughoutthisnovel?

IntheTheGrayGhostthereisacharacterthatismisunderstoodjustlikeBooRadley.