TKMB 24-25 1. What was the purpose of a Missionary society or of missionaries in general during the 1030’s? Where in the world ( country or continent) did they direct most of their attention and efforts at this time? To help support missions, especially for Christians 2. From the beginning of Missionary work, especially Christian missionary work, it was always implied that those “receiving help” were uncivilized. What were 3 things that the Mura people did “wrong” that made them “uncivilized? 3. Why wasn’t Scout allowed to go with Dill and Jem to the creek to learn to swim? Because she is a girl 4. Who was the leader of the Missionary society that meets at the Finch house in late August/ early September? Aunt Alexandra 5. Why is Scout dressed up to attend? What is Alexandra trying to do to Scout? 6. What answer does Scout give to Maudie when Maudie asks her about her britches? ¨Under my dress¨ 7. Why does Mrs Merriweather consider Scout to be a lucky girl? Is she sincere with this comment; how can you tell when she starts making comments about Helen Robinson? Because she lives in a Christian home, in a Christian town. She is talking about Tom´s wife, who is Helen Robinson 8. What is contradictory about the way Mrs Merriweather and some of the other women treat the Maura people and the way they treat people in their own community? They treat the Maura people terribly 9. Mrs Merriweather makes a couple of snide remarks about Atticus and the people who support him (while she is in his house and eating his food). Find two examples of these comments that she makes before Maudie calls her on it. She talks about how the black community needs forgiveness and calls Atticus ¨good but misguided¨ 10. Who does Mrs Merriweather call hypocrites? Who is she directing her comments to? Mrs. Perkins, and Atticus 11. What restrictions is Tom living under in prison? Think about his family. He has been in jail since he was arrested last fall. 12. What news does Atticus bring about Tom? How do Maudie and Alexandra react to the information? Who does Atticus need to go with him to see Helen Robinson? That Tom has died, they start to question the situation and what led up to it, Atticus brings Calpurnia 13 Why, according to Atticus, did Tom try to escape? He had given up, he thought the system would fail him and there was no hope 14. How does Maudie compliment Atticus and the other town people who treat the black residents with respect and dignity? ¨The handful of people in this town with background.¨ 15. Why are Scout and Jem sleeping on the back porch? (It was screened in and referred to as a sleeping porch) It was too hot inside the house. 16. When Jem tells Scout to leave the roly poly along, how does it show that Jem is changing? He tells him it is a innocent life, similar to Tom Robinson, it shows he is starting to mature 17. Why did Jem and Dill end up going to Tom Robinson’s house with Atticus and Calpurnia? Because they saw them after they went swimming 18 What did the boys see/hear when Atticus tried to tell Helen about Tom’s death? A crowd of black children playing with marbles 19 How long did Maycomb’s residents spend thinking about Tom’s death? What did Mr Underwood say about it in his editorial? Did anyone listen to him and change their attitudes? Two days, he compares it to the killing of a innocent bird 20. Why do you think that Ewell continued to threaten the people involved in the trial, like Judge Taylor and Atticus? Because he was trying to push a false narrative that they were the bad ones in the Tom Robinson case
