Thursday, 24 April 2014

Chapter 14 and 15

Today we will be reading chapters 14 and 15.  You be required to answer the following questions:

Chapter 14 and 15
  • Comment on Atticus's explanation of rape. How suitable is this as an answer to Scout.
  • Why does Alexandra think Atticus should dismiss Calpurnia? How does Atticus respond to the suggestion?
  • Why is Scout pleased when Jem fights her back? Why is she less pleased when he tells Atticus about Dill?
  • What do we learn from Dill's account of his running away?
  • What is the “nightmare” that now descends upon the children?
  • What was (and is) the Ku Klux Klan? What do you think of Atticus's comments about it?
  • How does Jem react when Atticus tells him to go home, and why?
  • What persuades the lynching-party to give up their attempt on Tom's life?
  • Comment on the way Scout affects events without realizing it at the time.

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