| Identify Mr. Gilmer. | The lawyer accusing Tom Robinson of raping Mayella Ewell. |
| What do we learn from both Mr. Tate and Mr. Ewell about how Mayella had to have been struck? | Because of Tom Robinson. |
| Who lives by the dump and where does Tom live? | The Ewell’s live by the dump and Tom lives down below them. |
| What was the surprising feature in the Ewells yard? (a) a refrigerator, (b) a bathtub, (c) a dentist’s chair, (d) flowers in slop jars. | (c) a dentist’s chair |
| What question is asked by Atticus that shows both Mr. Tate and Mr. Ewell had no real concern about Mayella’s condition? | If they had called for a doctor. |
| What does Atticus prove by having Mr. Ewell write his name on the envelope? | He was the one that did it because he was the only one who could use his left hand at the time |
| Does the judge feel sorry for Mr. Ewell? | No |
| Did Mayella look like she had tried to keep herself clean? | Yes |
| What does Mayella say she is afraid of? | Atticus |
| Does the judge seem to feel sorry for Mayella? | A little bit |
| How does the chiffarobe figure into Mayella’s story? | It’s what she asked him to cut |
| What contradiction to the story Mr. Ewell told is revealed in the following quote from Mayella? “..next thing I knew Papa was in the room a’standin’ over me hollerin’ who done it, who done it?” | That he wasn’t at the window very long and that he didn’t run to get Heck Tate, or see who did it |
| How old is Mayella? | Nineteen |
| Why does Atticus ask Mayella if Tom choked and hit her? | To see what she would say and if she was lying |
| What is Mayella’s response to whether her father had ever beaten her? | Perhaps when he’s drunk. |
| Where is Mayella’s mother? | She has died |
To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 17 -18
January 31, 2020