Why was it so hard for Miss Gates to teach the class, Current Events?

Rural kids had no access to papers

What is Lee's purpose with Ch. 24's missionary society tea party?

She wants to show that Maycomb is full of hypocrites.

What does Atticus find in the kitchen the morning after the end of the trial?

A ton of food from the black community

What was the reference to Eleanor Roosevelt in Chapter 24?

She tried to sit with blacks at meeting in Birmingham.

Why does Mr. Dolphus Raymond reveal his "Coca-Cola secret" to Dill and Scout?

He knows that children will understand.

What does Lee write about a jury's behavior when they convict a defendent?

They don't look at the defendent when the verdict is read.

Who is J. Grimes Everett and what does he do?

A white missionary who is admired by some Maycomb ladies

Who knows exactly when the children arrived in the courthouse and why?

Mr. Underwood; he is covering the trial for the Tribune

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TKAM Comprehension: Ch. 21-26

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1
"How can you hate Hitler and then turn around and be ugly about folks at home?" Who is this?
Miss Gates
Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Underwood
Bob Ewell
2
Why was it so hard for Miss Gates to teach the class, Current Events?
Rural kids had no access to papers
Because there was only one newspaper in town
Because nothing ever happened to report
Because none of the kids knew how to read
3
How did Helen Robinson react to the news about her husband's death?
She stood stone still & didn't say a word.
She fell down in the dirt.
She screamed and cried for hours.
She cried softly and gathered her children.
4
What is Lee's purpose with Ch. 24's missionary society tea party?
She shows Scout's new-found respect for women's roles.
She wants to show that Maycomb is full of hypocrites.
She wants to resolve the conflict between Aunt A and Scout.
She shows how many rich people live in Maycomb.
5
What does Atticus find in the kitchen the morning after the end of the trial?
His favorite breakfast from Calpurnia
Dill's mother and father
A ton of food from the black community
A big chocolate cake from Miss Maudie
6
Who brings a note to Atticus while he is in the courtroom?
Aunt Alexandra
Calpurnia
Rev. Sykes
Miss Maudie
7
Who wrote in the local paper that "it was a sin to kill cripples."
Mr. Underwood
Dolphus Raymond
Atticus
Heck Tate
8
As Atticus finishes his closing argument, Scout notices he does something different.What is it?
Chew a cigar
Smoke
Curse
Sweat
9
How many times was Tom Robinson shot by the prison guards?
2 times
3 times
17 times
Once
10
What was the reference to Eleanor Roosevelt in Chapter 24?
She was planting a victory garden at the White House.
She exposed the affair of her husband to Lucy Mercer
She tried to sit with blacks at meeting in Birmingham.
She was giving a speech in Selma, Alabama.e
11
Why does Mr. Dolphus Raymond reveal his "Coca-Cola secret" to Dill and Scout?
He does not want Atticus to think he is corrupting the kids.
He knows that children will understand.
He does not want Scout to believe that he got Dill drunk.
He wants to share the secret with someone.
12
What does Lee write about a jury's behavior when they convict a defendent?
They leave the courtroom as soon as they can.
They avoid eye contact with the presiding judge.
They hold hands together when the verdict is read.
They don't look at the defendent when the verdict is read.
13
What "people" was Aunt A referring to: "Finch women are not interested in that sort of people."
the Robinsons
the Radleys
the Cunninghams
the Ewells
14
Who is J. Grimes Everett and what does he do?
A juror in the trial
Used car salesman in Maycomb
Atticus' uncle who lives at Finch's Landing
A white missionary who is admired by some Maycomb ladies
15
Atticus learns one juror believed Tom was innocent.To which Maycomb family is this man related?
The Radleys
The Cunninghams
The Ewells
The Merriweathers
16
Who knows exactly when the children arrived in the courthouse and why?
Bob Ewell; he wants to spit on them during the recess
Mr. Underwood; he is covering the trial for the Tribune
Calpurnia; she was watching them
Aunt Alexandra; she is sitting up in the balcony

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