To Kill a Mockingbird - Chapter 20

What does the following dialogue reveal about Mr. Dolphus Raymond?

"You little folks won't tell on me now, will you? It'd ruin my reputation if you did."

"You mean all you drink is that sack's Coca-Cola? Just plain Coca-Cola?"

Yes ma'am" Mr. Raymond nodded. ..."That's all I drink most of the time."

"...I try to give'em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch onto a reason. When I come to town, which is seldom if I weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond is in the clutches of whiskey - that's why he won't change his ways."

• Mr. Raymond is an evil man

• Mr. Raymond is trying to corrupt Dill and Scout

• Mr. Raymond let the towns people believe he is a drunk, so he'll be allowed to live the way he wants.

• Mr. Raymond is saying he does not agree with the trail.

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What tone is created by Mr. Raymond's explanation of why Dill is crying in the following excerpt?

"He jerked his head at Dill: "Things haven't caught up with that one's instinct yet. Let him get a little older and he won't get sick and cry. Maybe things'll strike him as being - not quite right, say, but he won't cry, not when he gets a few years on him."

• Sadness

• An understanding of how people treat one another

• Happiness

• Anger of the way townspeople act

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What does Atticus do to try and make a connection with the jury that shocks Jem and Scout?

• He uses a racial slur like the others

• He takes off his suit coat and loosens his tie

• He lies and says he used to be a farmer

• He tells a long story about how long he has lived in Alabama

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How does the author's word choice in the following quote from the chapter impact the meaning of the piece?

"I have nothing but pity in my heart for the chief witness for the state, but my pity does not extend so far as to her putting a man's life at stake, which she has done in an effort to get rid of her own guilt."

• guilt is a powerful emotion that sometimes causes us to lie

• being poor has led someone to falsely accusing a man of a crime

• everyone should feel sorry for the victim and find Tom guilty

• we should feel pity for Mayella because she is poor and didn't know better.

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On page 274, what evidence supports the fact "that there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal- there is one human institution "?

• Everyone has to work, therefore at your workplace everyone is equal.

• Everyone is equal at home because it is a safe place.

• Everyone has to go to school to learn, therefore every one is equal at school.

• Everyone is equal in a court room, because evidence is presented and then the jury decides the verdict.

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How does Atticus finally find out that Jem and Scout are in the balcony watching the trial?

• Atticus turns his back to the jury and sees them himself

• Judge Taylor sees them and stops the court to tell Atticus

• Calpurnia comes into the courtroom and tells him they are missing

• Scout sneezes and everyone looks up and sees them

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At one point during his closing remarks, Atticus says to the jury, "This case is as simple as black and white." How does this statement develop the theme?

• It shows that the case is simple

• It shows that everything truly is about race and racism.

• it shows that everything is about a man who is bad and violent.

• it shows that everything is about a girl who lies.

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According to Atticus, what motivated Mayella Ewell to accuse Tom Robinson of attacking her?

• guilt

• love

• loneliness

• pity

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As Atticus finishes his statement, he says, "A court is only as sound as its jury, and a jury is only as sound as the men who make it up." What tone is created by the author's use of this phrase?

• It sets the tone that the court system is never wrong.

• It sets the tone that the court system is always fair.

• It sets the tone that the court system is fair because it is run by men.

• It sets the tone that the court system only works when each juror takes their job as a juror seriously.

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How do Atticus' last statements to the jury advance the plot?

"In the name of God do your duty."....

"In the name of God, believe him."

• He is pleading with the jury to convict Tom.

• He is pleading with the jury to do their duty and follow the evidence.

• He is pleading with the jury to listen to their hearts.

• He is pleading with the jury to have pity on the state's witness.

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