To Kill a Mockingbird: Chapters 24-25

Reading Quiz

Reflect of the following quotations:

1. What happened to Tom Robinson? Explain.

2. How does Helen Robinson react to the news?

3. Reflect on the following quotation. “Scout,” said Dill, “she just fell down in the dirt. Just fell down in the dirt, like a giant with a big foot just came along and stepped on her. Just ump . . . like you’d step on an ant” (240).

4. Reflect on the following quotation. “Mr. Underwood simply figured it was a sin to kill cripples, be they standing, sitting, or escaping. He likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children. . .”