To Kill a Mockingbird: Tom Robinson Trial

Atticus accepted Tom Robinson's case because

• He believed it was the right thing to do
• He knew he would win
• The people of Maycomb wanted him to
• He needed the money

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What hand does Bob Ewell sign with?

• His right
• He doesn't know how to write.
• He refuses to write.
• His left

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Where do Jem, Scout, and Dill watch the trial from?

• In the front row, behind their father
• From the courtyard, peeking in the window
• On the TV in their living room
• On the balcony with Reverend Sykes

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Why does Atticus think he can't win Tom Robinson's case?

• Tom is guilty
• No white jury had ever found a black male innocent
• There is no evidence
• He's a bad lawyer

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According to their testimony, did Heck Tate or Bob Ewell call a doctor when finding Mayella Ewell battered and bruised?

• Yes, but the doctor didn't show.
• No, they didn't think a doctor was necessary.
• Yes. The doctor saw Mayella and said she was beaten on the right side.
• There are no doctors in Maycomb, Alabama.

Why did Dill cry and have to leave the courthouse?

• He was sick
• He threw up
• Tom was being treated poorly
• He was afraid of heights 

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Why did Dolph Raymond pretend to drink alcohol?

• He liked Coca-Cola
• It was easier for the town to think him a drunk
• He was a recovering alcoholic
• He wasn't pretending; he had alcohol in the bag

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What is the name of the family who is given special privileges such as hunting out of season and not attending school?

• The Finches
• The Ewells
• The Cunninghams
• The Radleys

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Why was Burris Ewell's father allowed to hunt out of season?

• He threatened to pull his kids out of school
• He was the most wealthy man in Maycomb
• People knew his children would starve is he didn't
• He had a special license

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Why were Scout and Jem getting teased at school? 

• Because their father was old
• Because their mother died
• Because Calpurnia told them what to do
• Because their father was defending Tom 

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