Friday, April 4, 2008

Chapters 21 - 25

Chapter 21

Why did Reverend Sykes ask Scout to stand as Atticus walked out of the courtroom after the jury pronounced Tom Robinson guilty (p. 242)?

Chapter 22

Mrs. Maudie mentions Judge Taylor while Scout, Jem and Dill are eating cake at her house. Do you think Judge Taylor took the side of Tom Robinson or Bob Ewell in the court case?

Chapter 23

Why did Atticus leave one of the Cunninghams on the jury after what happened at the jail on the night before the trial (p.254,255)?

Chapter 24

Why do you think Tom Robinson chose to take the risk of running from the prison guards when he knew his trial would be appealed?

Chapter 25

How does Mr. Underwood's editorial about Tom's death differ from the general reaction of the Maycomb inhabitants?

2 comments:

Jacky Mhead said...

Reverend Sykes asked Jem Scout and Dill to stand as Atticus left the courtroom even though Tom Robinson was convicted guilty to show the Thankfulness and respect of having Atticus defend Tom and also because they would have been the only ones sitting as Atticus left the courtroom.

Anonymous said...

Tom new they was going to convict him no matter what, so he figured he mind as well try to escape becuase he would never be free from the case.