TKMB 22-24
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Chapter 22
1) Explain how Atticus’s character has influenced Jem. Identify evidence that supports Jem’s reaction to the guilty verdict.
2) How do the children (Jem, Scout, and Dill) deal with the outcome of the trial? What do their coping mechanisms reveal about each of them?
3) How do the adults (Atticus, Miss Rachel, Calpurnia, Aunt Alexandra, Miss Stephanie, Miss Maudie, and Bob Ewell) deal with the outcome of the trial? What do their reactions and comments reveal about each of their characters?
Chapter 23
1) How did Bob Ewell confront Atticus? How did Atticus react? What does Atticus’s reaction reveal about his character?
2) What does circumstantial evidence mean in terms of Tom’s trial?
3) Why don’t Maycomb citizens sit on juries in their town?
4) Why does Scout want to befriend Walter Cunningham now (after learning more about the inner workings of the trial)?
5) Why does Aunt Alexandra accept that the Cunninghams may be good but are not “our kind of folks”? Do you think that people should mix only with others of the same social class and/or race? Are class/race-divisions good or bad for societies?
6) Identify evidence in the story that reveals Scout is naive and childlike and Jem is more mature and adult-like in his understanding of people.
Chapter 24
1) How does Scout feel about the women (Aunt Alexandra, Miss Rachel, Mrs. Merriweather, Miss Stephanie, and Miss Maudie) and their discussions in this chapter? How do they treat Scout?
2) What can you learn from the women of Maycomb about proper and improper behavior?
3) Why did Tom try to escape from prison?
4) Explain briefly how Tom was killed.
