Chapter 20
What was Mr Dolphus Raymond really drinking?
Coca-Cola.
Why do Jem, Scout and Dill beg Atticus to let them stay in the courthouse?
Because they want to hear the verdict of the trial.
What family was the person who wanted to vote not guilty?
The Cunninghams.
Why did Jem tell Scout not to mash the roly-poly?
Because it had not done any harm to her.
What do the kids talk about in the current events period?
Adolf Hitler and his persecution of Jews.
What does Jem think the verdict will be?
Not Guilty.
What was on the note that Calpurnia gave Atticus?
His kids haven't been home since noon.
How does Jem react to the verdict during at night after the trial?
Dill promised to return to Maycomb when?
The minute school got out.
Why does the Radley place no longer terrify Scout?
Because she is too old to be terrified by it.
At the end of Atticus's closing statement, why does Atticus loosen and take off some of his clothes?
He wants to relate to the jurors.
What does Scout notice about the jury when they come back in to the courtroom?
They don't look at the defendant, meaning they voted guilty.
How does Atticus react to Mr. Ewell cursing and spitting at him and threatening to kill him?
He says he wishes Mr Ewell didn't chew tobacco.
What did Bob Ewell say about Tom Robinson's death?
He said it's one down and about two more to go.
Why was Scout upset about Ms. Gates hating Hitler for persecuting the Jews?
Scout thought it was unfair that Ms. Gates could hate Hitler for being biased against Jews when she's biased against blacks.
Atticus says that a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up. What does he mean?
Atticus means that a jury is only effective when the jurors aren't biased to anyone.
What does everyone in the balcony of the courthouse do when Atticus leaves?
They stand up to respect him.
How does Scout describe the amount of food they received?
She said there was enough to bury the family.
How many times was Tom Robinson shot after trying to escape from prison?
He was shot seventeen times.
What does Ms. Gates say us Americans don't believe in?
We don't believe in the persecution of anyone.
In what year does the trial take place?
1935
What time did the jury come back into the courtroom?
Slightly past 11:00 P.M.
Which food item did Atticus grin at when he found it?
Pickled pig's knuckles.
What was the size of the Enfield Prison Farm Exercise Yard comparable to?
Scout said it was the size of a football field.
What did Scout do during the arithmetic period because she doesn't like arithmetic?
She spent the period looking out the window.