TKAM 24-25

What do the women at Aunt Alexandra's missionary circle complain about?

• Their black housekeepers have been sulking since Tom's verdict.

• Atticus is doing a poor job at parenting Jem & Scout.

• Tribes in Africa don't have enough missionaries.

• Scout's desire to wear pants all of the time.

What does Atticus tell Cal, Scout, Alexandra, and Miss Maudie?

• Helen Robinson needs help with the children.

• Tom is being moved to a county jail.

• Tom is going to serve his sentence at the state penitentiary.

• Tom was shot & killed while trying to escape.

What does Mr. Underwood's newspaper editorial compare Tom's death to?

• A bad trip to the dentist

• A stroll in a park

• The senseless killing of songbirds

• The Battle of Gettysburg

What did Mr. Ewell say in response to hearing about Tom's death?

• One down and about two more to go.

• He had it coming.

• Good, it serves him right.

• I'm just mad that I didn't get to pull the trigger.

How does Tom's death affect Maycomb's community?

• They decide to have an annual day of remembrance in Tom’s honor.

• It creates a bigger division between the white and black citizens.

• They have a memorial in the square for him but that's about it.

• They stay interested in it for about two days and then forget all about it.

Which of the follow statements is TRUE about this chapter?

• Scout and Aunt Alexandra got into an awful fight after Tom Robinson died.

• Jem though killing the roly-poly bug was like killing a mockingbird.

• Dill and Jem build a makeshift fort in the school yard from twigs to keep track of Boo's movements/ activity.

• Atticus invites Ms. Maudie over for supper and it is revealed she is engaged to Uncle Jack.

Where do Atticus and Calpurnia go in this chapter?

• To the morgue to identify Tom's body.

• To the graveyard to pay respects to Tom.

• To tell Helen the news about Tom's death.

• To her house because she was afraid and threated by Bob Ewell.

Who goes with Atticus and Calpurnia on their trip?

• Scout & Aunt Alexandra

• Jem & Scout

• Jem & Dill

• Aunt Alexandra & Ms. Maudie

What evidence from this chapter shows that Atticus is a gentleman?

• Atticus tips his hat hello and offers his finger to help a little girl down the stairs at the cabins.

• Atticus trims Ms. Maudie's garden hedges after her bad fall.

• Atticus sits politely and has tea with Aunt Alexandra and her friends despite the fact that he doesn't like them.

• Atticus offers to collect money for Helen at his church and give it to the Reverend Sykes next Sunday.

What does Jem feel uneasy about at the end of the chapter?

• The fact that Bob Ewell threatened and may try to hurt Atticus.

• That Scout might get sent away to boarding school by Aunt Alexandra so she can learn to be a lady.

• That Dill may never return to Maycomb because his mother is moving to New York.

• That Mayella may wrongfully accuse other people now that she has gotten away with it once.