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Who saved Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell?
Boo Radley
What does Scout”s costume symbolize? Explain.
Her innocence (Answers may vary)
What was Scout’s costume at the pageant?
A ham costume
How is the theme of assumptions presented in this chapter?
Scout always assumed that Boo Radley was a mean individual who haunts them, even though they have never met him before. In these chapters, her assumptions are proven wrong and she witnesses Boo Radley save Jem and realizes all the nice things that he has done for them.
“But I found it and looked down to the street light. A man was passing under it. The man was walking with the staccato steps of someone carrying a load too heavy for him. He was going around the corner. He was carrying Jem. Jem’s arm was dangling crazily in front of him.” Who is Scout referring to in this passage?
Boo Radley
Who leaped out at Jem and Scout in the woods on the way to the pageant?
Cecil Jacobs.
What type of literary device is used when Heck Tate said “we'd be like cats chasin' our tails."
Simile
Why did Bob Ewell try to kill Jem and Scout?
To get revenge on Atticus
How is the theme of courage presented in this chapter?
Boo Radley came out of the house for the first time in years in order to protect Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell, which requires courage
"Atticus, I had a feeling about this night - I - this is my fault.” Who said this?
Aunt Alexandra
Who attacks Jem and Scout in the woods on the way home from the pageant?
Bob Ewell
What type of literary device is used when Scout says, “His stomach was soft, but my arms were like steel.”
Simile
What got crushed around Scout when she got attacked in the woods?
The chicken wire of her costume.
“She brought me something to put on, and had I thought about it then, I would have never let her forget it: in her distraction, Aunty brought me my overalls.” Why is this significant?
Her Aunt never would have given her the overalls when she first came to Maycomb. This shows that Scout has helped change her views about dressing a certain way for your gender.
“I ran in the direction of Jem’s scream and sank into a flabby male stomach. It’s owner said, “Uff!” and tried to catch my arms, but they were tightly pinioned.” Who is the male that Scout is referring to in this passage?
Bob Ewell
Who hosted the pageant?
Mrs. Merriweather.
What literary device is used when Atticus says Ewell was "out of his mind,"
Idiom
How much money did Scout have to spend at the pageant?
Thirty cents
How does the tone of the story change over the course of the novel?
It changes from light and innocent to dark and knowing as Scout loses a degree of her innocence.
“Mr. Finch, there’s just some kind of men you have to shoot before you can say hide to ‘em.” Who was Heck Tate referring to?
Bob Ewell
How did Scout describe Boo Radley when she saw him at the end of Chapter 29?
His skin looked as if he never saw the sun.
The phrase "He's good and dead," is an example of what literary device.
An Oxymoron
How did Jem know that they were under the big oak tree?
Because they were passing through a cool spot.
How does the phrase, "There’s just some kind of men you have to shoot before you can say hidy to ‘em. Even then, they ain’t worth the bullet it takes to shoot ‘em. reflect on the of the novel
It represents the coexistence of good and evil.
Who said, "He's dead all right. He's good and dead . he won't hurt these children again,"
Heck Tate