Characters
a clown
What did Calpurnia bring to the trial?
A envelope with a letter from Atticus's sister saying that the children weren't at home.
what caused the great depression, and when
multiple answers accepted (oct. 29th stock market crash is the biggest one)
iota
a bit, very small amount, noun
who was confident that Atticus had won the case?
Jem
Was Tom convicted?
yes
explain the scottsboroboys story
they were accused of raping two white women who then later on appeared to be prostitutes who didn't want the attention to be on them. They had a one day trial and were either killed in the electric chair or put into jail.
use gait in a sentence, also give defn and pos
It won't be as steep, but it will be easier as you become more accustomed to the gait of the horse.
what did jem say the four types of people were in maycomb county
"There’s four kinds of folks in the world. There’s the ordinary kind like us and the neighbors, there’s the kind like the Cunninghams out in the woods, the kind like the Ewells down at the dump, and the Negroes."
How did Scout know who was convicted?
jury never looks at a defendant it has convicted, and when this jury came in, not one of them looked at Tom Robinson
a colored raping a white women was known as what?
a capital offence
use unmitigated in a sentence, as well as specifying its defn and pos
not restrained, not holding back, adj, answers vary for sentences ex : She was oblivious to him observing her with unmitigated admiration.
what did tom robinson's dad bring for atticus (name 2)
chicken, rolls, hunks of salt pork, tomatoes, beans, even scuppernongs, jar of pickled pigs’ knuckles
how did miss. maudie save the kids from having to answer ms. Stephanie's questions?
invited them in for cake
what award did tkam win
winner of the pulitzer prize
infallible in a sentence, defn, and pos
adj, perfect, faultless, ex : While you may think you are infallible, you make mistakes just like everyone else!
what does miss. maudie say about the community and the trial (how people were on tom's side)
that even though it may not seem like it, we are making progress. Mr. Taylor got atticus to defend the case bc he knew that he was the only person who could make the jury stay at it for so long, the only way tom could have somewhat of a fair trial.
what did bob ewell do to Atticus?
stopped Atticus on the post office corner, spat in his face, and told him he’d get him if it took the rest of his life.
what did the jury do to the youngest member of the scottsboroboys
life sentence to jail
acrimonious: give defn, put in sentence, and pos
angry, hostile, bitter, adj, ex: We could tell, however, when debate became more acrimonious than professional, but this was from watching lawyers other than our father.