TKaM Ch. 24-31

What main conflict happened in Ch. 24?

• Tom was shot in prison while trying to escape

• Aunt Alexandra fired Calpurnia from the Finch home

• Atticus was violently attacked by Bob Ewell

• Scout mashed a roly-poly bug into the ground

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What was problematic about the way some of the ladies in Alexandra's missionary society were talking about the Mruna tribe in Africa that they were trying to convert to Christianity?

• They made fun of the Mrunas for supporting each other in raising kids

• They assumed that the Mrunas were uncivilized and needed help

• They felt responsible for the problems of the Mruna tribe

• They were upset with Alexandra and Maudie for not supporting their efforts to convert the Mrunas

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

In what ways does Aunt Alexandra change by the end of the book?

• She shows greater concern for the treatment for the Cunninghams

• She removes herself from the missionary circle

• She apologizes for imposing her ways on Scout

• She shows greater concern for Atticus and Scout than before

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How has Scout changed by the end of the book?

• She has decided to follow the advice of Aunt Alexandra and become more of a "lady"

• She decided she wants to become a lawyer when she grows up

• She has gained greater respect and understanding of people she previously thought were mean or strange

• She decided she no longer is interested in meeting Boo Radley

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What conflict did Helen Robinson, Tom's wife, endure as she started working for Mr. Link Deas and how did it get resolved?

• A drunk Bob Ewell entered Helen's home and threw the furniture around, but Helen was able to get support from Link

• Bob Ewell took advantage of Helen citing Tom's interest in white women as an excuse, but Link put a stop to it

• Link took advantage of Helen, but she was able to fight him off and didn't return to work for him

• Bob Ewell followed Helen and verbally harassed her on her way to work, but Link put a stop to it

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the following quote suggest in terms of the plot at the beginning of Ch. 28? "The weather was unusually warm for the last day of October.”

• Foreshadowing that something big will happen

• Irony that it is warm in October even in Alabama

• Halloween won't feel as spooky as it usually does

• Nothing, it's simply noting the weather

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What conflict happens to Jem and Scout on their way home from the Halloween pageant?

• Sheriff Tate attacked Jem and he broke his leg in the process

• Bob Ewell attacked them and Jem ends up with a broken arm

• Boo Radley attacked them and Atticus tried to step in and help

• Cecil Jacobs scared them again just like he did before the pageant

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

How does the conflict by the schoolyard get resolved?

• Boo Radley saved the day and carried Jem home

• Sheriff Tate saved the day and carried Jem home

• Atticus saved the day and carried Jem home

• Bob Ewell saved the day and carried Jem home

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Atticus have a hard time understanding that Scout actually gets much more quickly?

• Jem killed Bob Ewell, he didn't fall on his own knife

• Boo Radley killed Bob Ewell, not Jem

• Bob Ewell fell on his own knife, Jem didn't kill him

• Scout's costume saved her life, not Boo Radley

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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

What did Scout see when she stood on the Radley porch towards the end of the book?

• She saw Bob Ewell lying on his knife in the middle of the road

• She saw how quiet her neighborhood was despite the commotion

• She saw flashbacks of her life over the past few years from Boo's perspective

• She saw Miss Stephanie Crawford sneaking down to her house to find out what happened to Jem

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3