TKAMB: Ch. 18

Who is Mayella Violet Ewell? 

• The daughter of Bob Ewell and the victim

• Atticus' sister who is living with them now

• Miss Miaude's daughter

• A girl in Jem's class

According to Mayella, why was Tom Robinson at her house?

• She asked him to split wood for her

• He came to rob them

• He was babysitting the other Ewell children

• He was working in the field behind 

What is indicated about Mayella’s upbringing by the fact that she believes Atticus is mocking her by calling her “ma’am” and “miss?” 

• She hasn't had many people treat her with respect

• She is used to being called ma'am 

Why was Atticus asking simple questions about Mayella’s life?

• To get a background of the Ewell's homelife

• He was nosey and curious

• He is trying to prove they are illiterate

• He wants to offer them more 

What is Mayella’s answer to Atticus’s question about loving her father?

• She says he is "tollable" (tolerable)

• She says she loves her daddy very much

• She claims her dad is never home anyway

• She says she 

What is the question Atticus asks that makes Mayella involuntarily jump?

• If it was the first time she had Tom Robinson come inside their fence

• If Tom Robinson was her friend

• If Tom Robinson called names at her from the street

• If her dad had ever been violent with her

What is the question that Atticus asks Mayella repeatedly that gets no response? 

• "Do you remember him beating you about the face?"

• "Is this the first time that you let Tom Robinson inside the fence?"

• "Did you have Tom Robinson do any other odd jobs for you?"

What is the last question Atticus asks that gets no response?

• "Didn't Bob Ewell beat you up?"

• "Why was Tom Robinson really inside your home?"

Make a prediction: Who do you think Atticus’s one witness might be?

• Tom Robinson

• Bob Ewell

• Mayella Ewell

• Boo Radley