Answer the following question in a complete paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences).
1. Comment on the way the narrator (Scout) summarizes earlier events and characters to show their significance. Refer to events and characters that include Boo Radley, Jem, Atticus, and the neighborhood as a whole. Why do you think Harper Lee (the author) chose to end her novel this way?
Monday, February 12, 2007
Chapter 30
Answer the following question in a complete paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences).
1. Why does Heck Tate insist that Bob Ewell's death was self-inflicted? In what way is this partly true?
1. Why does Heck Tate insist that Bob Ewell's death was self-inflicted? In what way is this partly true?
Chapter 29
Choose one of the following questions to answer in a complete paragraph (minumum of 3 sentences). Note which question you are responding to.
1. Who is the stranger standing in the corner of Jem's room? Why might he be there?
2. Why is Scout's ham costume significant to the story?
3. Who is the perpetrator (the person responsible for the crime)? How do you know who he is?
1. Who is the stranger standing in the corner of Jem's room? Why might he be there?
2. Why is Scout's ham costume significant to the story?
3. Who is the perpetrator (the person responsible for the crime)? How do you know who he is?
Chapter 28
Choose one of the following questions to answer in a complete paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences). Note which question you are responding to.
1. Identify at least two signs that foreshadow trouble ahead.
2. Describe the significant event in this chapter that forever changes Jem and Scout.
1. Identify at least two signs that foreshadow trouble ahead.
2. Describe the significant event in this chapter that forever changes Jem and Scout.
Chapter 27
Choose one of the following questions to answer in a complete paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences). Note which question you are responding to.
1. Identify three threats Bob Ewell allegedly makes against some Maycomb townspeople.
2. Why do you believe the author, Harper Lee, included the Halloween story in her novel? Describe any significance you believe it has.
1. Identify three threats Bob Ewell allegedly makes against some Maycomb townspeople.
2. Why do you believe the author, Harper Lee, included the Halloween story in her novel? Describe any significance you believe it has.
Chapter 26
Choose one of the following questions to answer in a complete paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences). Note which question you are answering.
1. Identify at least one example that Scout is growing up and maturing and one example that Jem is growing up and maturing.
2. Why is it hypocritical of Miss Gates to teach a lesson on Hitler's persecution of the Jews?
3. What is Harper Lee's purpose in writing this chapter? Think about the messages she wants to send her readers.
1. Identify at least one example that Scout is growing up and maturing and one example that Jem is growing up and maturing.
2. Why is it hypocritical of Miss Gates to teach a lesson on Hitler's persecution of the Jews?
3. What is Harper Lee's purpose in writing this chapter? Think about the messages she wants to send her readers.
Chapter 25
Choose one of the following questions to answer in a complete paragraph (minimum of 3 sentences). Note which question you are responding to.
1. How is the meaning of the title revealed in this chapter?
2. Why is Tom's death considered "typical" in Maycomb?
3. How does Mr. Underwood feel about Tom's death? Why did the author choose to include Mr. Underwood's opinions about Tom's death?
4. What do you think Ewell meant when he said "it made one down and about two more to go"? What can you predict will happen next?
1. How is the meaning of the title revealed in this chapter?
2. Why is Tom's death considered "typical" in Maycomb?
3. How does Mr. Underwood feel about Tom's death? Why did the author choose to include Mr. Underwood's opinions about Tom's death?
4. What do you think Ewell meant when he said "it made one down and about two more to go"? What can you predict will happen next?
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