TKAM Chapter 24

Why does Atticus Seek out Calpurnia in chapter 24?

• Tom was shot trying to escape, and Atticus wants Calpurnia to tell Tom's widow (wife).

• Only Calpunia can comfort Tom.

• Only Calpunia can break Tom out of jail.

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How did Tom try to escape from prison?

• Sawing the bars of the jail cell

• knocking out a guard

• Jumping over a fence

• Tunneling his way out

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The main topic presented in Chapter 24 is ...

• The hypocrisy of religion

• The broken educational system

• The evil of tea parties

• None of these

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Tom is ...

• Shot 25 times

• Killed while trying to escape

• Killed in the exercise yard

• Hoping for acquittal

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Why does Tom try to escape?

• He misses Maycomb.

• He's lost all hope.

• He is guilty.

• He wants revenge on Mayella.

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How does the town react to Tom's death?

• Many feel it is typical of a black man to run.

• Everyone is saddened.

• They celebrate.

• They hold a memorial in his honor.

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Compare the mockingbird to Tom.

• Both did wrong things.

• Both did nothing wrong.

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Why does Atticus interrupt Aunt Alexndra's tea party?

• He promises to have dinner with Helen Robinson and Calpurnia.

• He is tired and wants to sit down and read the newspaper.

• Tom is shot dead trying to escape from prison.

• Helen Robinson has suddenly died.

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What do the racist women at Aunt Alexandra's tea party complain about after the trial?

• How poorly African-Americans are doing their work

• What poor job Atticus is doing raising Jem and Scout

• Their plans to join the women's suffragist movement

• Hitler and the persecution of Jewish people in Europe

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What stops Tom from escaping the prison?

• He trips on a rock.

• He runs out of breath and quits running.

• He falls off the wall.

• His disabled hand makes it hard to scale the wall.

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