Question

1.Why do you think the trial happens in the middle of the novel instead of the end? 2. What did Scout hear Miss Gates say at the courthouse? In class, Miss Gates said, "That's the difference between America and Germany. We are a democracy and Germany is a dictatorship... We don't believe in persecuting anybody. Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced." What does this tell us about Miss Gates? 3. At the end of Chapter 26, what are Jem’s coping strategies, and how do you think this will affect him as he grows older? 4. In Chapter 28, a mockingbird sings at the Radley place. Why is a mockingbird a fitting symbol for Boo Radley? Explain. 5. As Scout leaves the Radley porch, she looks out at the neighborhood and recounts the events of the last few years from the Radley's perspective. Why is that important? 6. Scout arranged things so that "if Miss Stephanie Crawford was watching from her upstairs window, she would see Arthur Radley escorting [her] down the sidewalk, as any gentleman would do." Why did she do that?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Scout heard Miss Gates saying at the courthouse that "it's time somebody taught 'em a lesson, they were getting' way above themselves, an' the next thing they think they can do is marry us." Miss Gates has not stopped to realize that she is just as prejudiced as Hitler, although about a different group of people.