To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 19 - 21

Reading Quiz

Thoroughly answer each of the following questions.

1. How does Mr. Gilmer (the prosecutor) treat Tom Robinson while he's on the stand? How does this affect Dill?
2. Analyze the scene with Mr. Dolphus Raymond. Why does he drink Coke in a paper bag all the time? Why has he made the choices that he's made in his life?
3. Reflect on the trial as a whole:
1. What does the evidence from the trial suggest about Tom Robinson?
2. What was the verdict?
3. List the main points of Atticus’ closing argument. What point was the most persuasive or interesting to you?
4. What is your opinion of the verdict? Why do you have this opinion. List evidence.