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The Trial
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous
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Name the four witnesses who testify at the trial.
Mr. Heck Tate Mr. Robert E. Ewell Mayella Violet Ewell Tom Robinson
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What does Mr. Dolphus Raymond give Dill to drink at the beginning of chapter 20?
Coca-Cola
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Who sends a note to Atticus during the trial?
Aunt Alexandra
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This word means "to blame or scold"
chide
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What was the jury's verdict?
Tom Robinson is guilty.
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What "key information" does Heck Tate provide during the trial? What is his behavior like during the trial?
-The supposed rape occurred on Nov. 21st -No doctor was called -Mayella was bruised on the right side of her body Behavior: businesslike, straightforward
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Who enters the courtroom at the very end of chapter 20, making his/her way up the middle isle straight towards Atticus?
Calpurnia
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What does Jem expect the verdict of the trial to be? Does Atticus think the same?
Jem expects it to be a "not guilty" verdict. Atticus does not feel the same...he thinks it could go either way.
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What part of speech is the word "emancipate?"
verb
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Comment on the theme of literacy/illiteracy in TKAM
Literacy is an ultimate treasure. - (from our "around the world" activity)
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What "key information" does Mr. Ewell provide during the trial? What is his behavior like during the trial?
-No doctor was called -Mayella was bruised and beat up on the right side of her body -He is left handed (He was coming from the woods with firewood around sundown, heard Mayella screaming, saw Robinson raping her...) Behavior: (white) uneducated, poor grammar, angry at the end (after the "left-handed test")
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What is the one thing that Mayella did wrong, according to Atticus?
She broke society's unspoken laws... She tempted and kissed a Negro
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Is the verdict predictable? Why or why not?
[Answers will vary]
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A synonym is "spontaneous"
extemporaneous
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Comment on the theme of "race" in TKAM.
-To the people of Maycomb, skin determines self-worth -Stereotypes -Don't judge people (from our "around the world" activity...Part I)
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What "key information" does Mayella Ewell provide during the trial? What is her behavior like during the trial?
(Asked Robinson to cut up a dresser for her [for a nickel], he came onto her, 'reckon' she hollered, gaps in her story compared to Bob's) -Bob asked her "who done it" -she fainted -Bob Ewell drinks -Ewell home life Behavior: (19 1/2) emotional, looks as if she tried to keep clean, determined, calm at times...hostile at others
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What insight does Mr. Dolphus Raymond give Scout and Dill into human nature?
[Answers will vary] - People aren't always what they appear to be on the outside. - Don't judge people without truly getting to know them. - Don't believe what other people say...find the truth for yourself - Sometimes people aren't really what they appear to be. - Sometimes people pretend to be what others want them to be
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As Scout waits for the verdict, she thinks of earlier events. What are these events and how do they remind us of the novel's central themes?
[Answers will vary...page 210]
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An antonym is "closing"
preamble
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Comment on the theme of "justice" in TKAM.
-Tom Robinson is still being represented in court even though he is Black -Hear everyone's side before making a judgment (Uncle Finch) (from our "around the world" activity...Part I)
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What "key information" does Tom Robinson provide during the trial? What is his behavior like during the trial?
(Robinson: 25, married, 3 children, 30 days in jail before for disorderly conduct) -crippled (left arm was unusable) Behavior: calm, respectful, honest
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What are Atticus' views on people being equal?
Thomas Jefferson "all men are created equal" ....there are some ways in which all men are not created equal (pg 205) ...there is one way in which all men are created equal-- in a court. ...the job of the jury is to give a fair trial to the defendant
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Why is the amount of time it takes the jury to reach a verdict important? What insight might this give us into the "ways" or Maycomb?
Society in Maycomb is beginning to "silently" change. The jury is actually considering the side of Tom Robinson, something that never would have been done before. It may not necessarily be a Black man's word against a White man's...especially in the future.
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What does "languid" mean?
drooping; without energy, sluggish
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Name one thing in the novel that you have found funny, memorable, or inspiring... Stuck? - Are there any characters whose beliefs or actions impressed or surprised you? - Did any events lead you to revisit childhood memories or see them in a new light? - Were there any events that caught you "off-guard?"
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