Chapters 23-27 in TKAM Review

What is the best word to describe Atticus's reaction to Bob Ewell spitting in his face?

• Angry

• Scared

• Calm

• Amused

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Why does Atticus respond so calmly to Bob Ewell in Chapter 23?

• He fears for the safety of Jem and Scout if he angers Mr. Ewell.

• He thinks he is taking the blame when Mr. Ewell may take his anger out on the Ewell children.

• Atticus knows he is too old to win a fight with Bob Ewell.

• Atticus knows he needs to set an example as a leader of the town.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the best meaning of the word "dry" in the last sentence of the second paragraph from Chapter 23?

• not damp

• funny

• respectable

• unemotional

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

According to the second excerpt from chapter 23, what will happen to Tom Robinson if he loses his appeal?

• He will be electrocuted.

• He will face life in jail.

• He will be sent seventy miles away to work for the state the rest of his life.

• He will go free.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

What does Jem mean in the last paragraph for Chapter 23 that "there's just one kind of folks"?

• Segregation doesn't really exist in Maycomb.

• People are really very similar when you get down to basics.

• Race, wealth, and social status are not reasons to despise another person.

• There's only "one kind of folks" that matter: his friends and family.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Based on Chapter 23, for what reason does Jem think "Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time"?

• The Radleys have forbidden Boo to leave the house for his own safety.

• Maybe Boo Radley fears people like Bob Ewell.

• Jem and Scout have pestered Boo Radley so much that he never wants to see people other than his family.

• Perhaps Boo wants to avoid other people because he has seen the worst in them.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In Chapter 24, to whom is Mrs. Merriweather referring as "good but misguided folks"?

• Jem and Scout

• Atticus and his supporters

• Tom Robinson and his supporters

• The group of men who came to the jail the night Atticus stood guard

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

At the end of the first excerpt for Chapter 24, what does Miss Maudie mean about Atticus when she asks "His food doesn't stick goin' down, does it?"

• She means that Atticus can swallow all of the negativity created by the trial because he is proud of his actions.

• She means that Atticus is in perfectly good health.

• She means that Atticus has had trouble eating after the trial because he was upset about the outcome.

• She means that Atticus has swallowed some of the words he intended to say at the trial out of respect for the feelings of others.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Based on the second excerpt from Chapter 24, what can be inferred about Tom Robinson's expectations following the trial?

• He expected the appeal to be successful.

• He expected Bob Ewell to find him and kill him.

• He expected to be sentenced to death.

• He expected that he could leave the country.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How sympathetic has Aunt Alexandra seemed toward African Americans and Tom Robinson before Chapter 24?

• Mostly sympathetic

• Mostly unsympathetic

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6