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WorksheetsTo Kill a Mockingbird Ch 17 and 18
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 52mins
pg 140- Who is Heck Tate?
A lawyer
A judge
A sheriff
A father of the victim
Pg 142- What effect does it have on the reader when Atticus questions Tate about which eye seemed to be bruised on Mayella?
It makes the reader wonder if Tate is telling the truth.
It makes the reader sure that Tate is a good sheriff.
It makes the reader feel that Atticus is a bully to Tate.
Pg 143- who is called to the stand next?
Calpurnia
Bob Ewell
Jem
Pg 144- The description of the Ewell’s living situation makes the reader think:
The family probably has paid for a fancy, powerful lawyer.
The family is loving and they are the admired in the community.
The family is pitied by the community for their dysfunction.
Pg 147- Atticus is surprised that Bob Ewell did not do which of the following when he saw Mayella’s injuries:
Call her mother
Call the police
Call a doctor
Call the judge
Pg 149- What was the purpose of getting Bob Ewell to sign his name while on the witness stand?
To prove whether Bob Ewell can write
To prove whether Bob Ewell’s handwriting matched a note that was found.
To prove whether Bob Ewell was right or left handed.
If Mayella was bruised in her right eye, what must the reader understand about her attacker?
The attacker was right handed.
The attacker was left handed.
The attacker was blind.
Pg 151- Who is called next to the witness stand?
Heck Tate
Judge Taylor
Mayella Ewell
Pg 153- Scout describes Mayella’s testimony by saying “... their was something stealthy about hers, like a steady-eyed cat with a twitchy tail.” What tone is Scount expressing?
Scout admires Mayella’s beauty
Scout is confused about what Mayella is talking about.
Scout is suspicious about if Mayella is being truthful.
Pg 154- based on the evidence, which statement is true about Mayella’s life:
Mayella is limited education and no friends.
Mayella is about to leave her family to go to college.
Mayella is proud of her family’s heritage.
Pg 156- Mayella said, “No, I don’t recollect if he hit me. I mean yes I do, he hit me.” What can the reader infer from this testimony?
Mayella had a brain injury from this incident.
Mayella is forgetful.
Mayella is telling a fictional story.
Pg 157- What is it about Tom’s physical condition that makes it unlikely that he would be capable of being Mayella’s attacker?
He has a broken leg.
He is blind in one eye.
His left arm is crippled.
Pg 160- What is Atticus’s theory about what happened to Mayella?
Tom Robinson beat and raped her.
Bob Ewell beat her.
Heck Tate beat Mayella.
