Question: How does Miss Stephanie embellish what happened to Atticus?

Answer: She was being to dramatic about it. She add more and she over exaggerated the story.

Question: Why does Atticus defend Bob’s actions to Jem? What’s Atticus hope?

Answer: He defended him because he knew Bob was taking his anger out. Atticus was hoping he saved Mayella a beaten.

Question: What does Aunt Alexandra mean when she says that Ewell could do “something furtive” to Atticus?

Answer: That he should be cautious because Ewell could do something bad to him.

Question: Why was Tom given the death sentence?

Answer: Tom is given a death sentence because rape is a capital offence in Alabama.

Question: What are Jem’s suggestions for change in the court system and laws?

Answer: That it should be some black people in the jury and more women.

Question: Why did Atticus put a Cunningham on the jury?

Answer: Because they showed that they had heart and sympathy in the past.

Question: Why does Aunt Alexandra object to Scout inviting Walter Cunningham to the house?

Answer: Aunt Alexandra thinks that the Cunningham’s are “trashy folks” and she doesn’t want them to pick up any bad habits from them. She would be mad if they did because she believes that the Finches are the highest class in all of Macomb.

Question: How does Jem try to make Scout feel better after her conversation with Aunt Alexandra?

Answer: He showed her one of his chest hair.

Question: According to Jem who are the “four kinds of folks” in Maycomb? Explain how this theory works. Why are the Finches at the top of this “chain”?

Answer: The Finches, Cunninghams out in he woods, the Ewells down at the dump, and the Negroes. The Finches are at the top because their normal.

Question: What is the reason Boo Radely doesn’t come out of his house, according to Jem?

Answer: He doesn’t want to see the way the world is today with the prejudice.