Due Thursday

Do not forget that Exam Analysis is due Thursday, unless you are doing exam retake on Wednesday, then it is due Wednesday.

Also To Kill a Mockingbird reading is due Thursday. Here are the questions:

Chapter 7

• When Jem tells Scout about getting his trousers back, he tells her of something strange. What is this?
• Can you find any evidence that Jem is beginning to understand more than Scout about Boo Radley? What do you think this is?
• Does Jem still fear the gifts in the tree? Give reasons for your answer.
• When the children plan to send a letter to the person who leaves the gifts, they are prevented. How does this happen? Who does it, and why might he do so?

Chapter 8

• Why does Scout quiz Atticus about his visit to the Radley house? How much does Atticus tell her?
• What is the “near libel” which Jem puts in the front yard? How do Miss Maudie and Atticus react to it?
• Why does Atticus save Miss Maudie's oak rocking chair?
• When Atticus asks Scout about the blanket around her shoulders, what does Jem realize?
• Explain what Atticus means by telling Jem not to let his discovery “inspire ” him to “further glory”? Is there any reason why Jem might now do as his father says?

Chapter 9

• How well does Atticus feel he should defend Tom Robinson? Is it usual for (white) lawyers to do their best for black clients in Alabama at this time?
• Scout and Jem have “mixed feelings” about Christmas? What are these feelings and why?
• Uncle Jack Finch tells Scout that she is growing out of her pants. What does this mean and why might he say it?
• When Francis talks to Scout he reveals an unpleasant feature of Aunt Alexandra. What is this?
• Does Scout learn anything from overhearing Atticus's conversation with Uncle Jack? What might this be?
• Read the final sentence of this chapter. Explain in your own words what it means and why it might be important in the story.