TKAM Chapt. 26-31 Focus Questions *Answer the following questions, supporting your answers with textual evidence. *Chapt. 26 1. Discuss the significance of Miss Gates’ behavior. How does it impact Scout? Give evidence. Miss Gates says that “Hitler is the government” and that “persecution comes from people who are prejudiced” (Lee 328, 329). By what she says, Miss Gates becomes very important to the plot of the story. Her words help the reader understand how people feel about prejudice at that time. Miss Gates does not think that the people in Maycomb are being prejudiced because of how they are treating Tom Robinson and his trial. “Over here [America] we don’t believe in persecuting anybody” (Lee 329) Scout does not understand how Miss Gates can say that because of how people treated Tom Robinson and how his trial went. 2. How has the injustice of the …show more content…
Summarize the attack in this chapter. (Max. of 5 sentences). Jem and Scout are on their way home from the pageant at school. Jem keeps stopping and listening for brief periods of time because he believes he hears someone behind them. They continue walking and eventually are run down by someone who Scout claims “dragged his feet, as if wearing heavy shoes” and “wore thick cotton pants” (Lee 350). Scout is knocked over and Jem’s elbow is broken by the man. *Chapt. 29 6. Who has saved Scout and Jem? Why is this ironic? Boo Radley save Jem and Scout. It is ironic because Jem and Scout more or less save Boo. He was “trapped” inside his house and Jem and Scout brought him back to life by how they tried to interact with him. For example, they passed him a letter by fishing line in chapter 5. *Chapt. 30 7. What conclusion has Atticus jumped to regarding Bob Ewell’s death? Atticus believes that Jem killed Bob Ewell. “Of course it was clear-cut self-defense, but I’ll have to go to the office and hunt up –“(Lee 365). 8. Why does Heck think it would be a sin to expose Boo as a hero? Cite