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- 1. Multiple Choice
What can be inferred from the opening three sentences of Chapter 17 about where this chapter is taking place?
"JEM, I SAID, "are those the Ewells sittin' down yonder?"
"Hush," said Jem, "Mr. Heck Tate's testifyin'."
Mr. Tate had dressed for the occasion. He wore an ordinary business suit, which made him look somehow like every other man..."
they are at a school
they are in the courtroom
they are at the house
they are at Mr. Heck Tate's
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why do you feel Atticus repeats the question to Sheriff Tate, "Did you call a doctor?"
To make us doubt the sheriff and his story of what happened that night.
To prove Sheriff Tate didn't know how bad Mr. Ewell's daughter was hurt.
To give a clear picture of the police report
To catch Sheriff Tate in a lie.
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which statement supports the idea that Mr. Heck Tate believed someone had been beaten and violated?
"Found her lying on the floor in the middle of the front room, one on the right as you go in."
"She was pretty well beat up, but I heaved her to her feet and she washed her face in a bucket in the corner and said she was all right."
"I was fetched by Bob - by Mr. Bob Ewell yonder, one night-"
"Did you call a doctor, Sheriff? Did anybody call a doctor?" asked Atticus. "No, sir," said Mr. Tate.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which sentence shows that Atticus' opinion of what happened that night is different from the opinion of Mr. Tate?
Mr. Tate blinked and ran his hands through his hair. "Let's see," he said softly, then he looked at Atticus as if he considered the questions childish.
Something had been made plain to Atticus also, and it brought him to his feet, "Sheriff, please repeat what you said."
"Just answer the question yes or no, please, Sheriff," said Atticus dryly, and Mr. Tate fell silent.
Atticus said, "I just wanted to make sure, Judge," and the judge smiled.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which detail from the story indicates that the Judge was not at first concentrating on the case?
Judge Taylor said, "Any questions, Atticus?"
Judge Taylor, who had been concentrating on his fingernails, looked up as if he were expecting an objection, but Atticus was quiet.
Judge Taylor broke in. "He's answered the question three times, Atticus. He didn't call a doctor."
All the spectators were as relaxes as Judge Taylor, except Jem.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does the phrase "...warranted immediate medical attention.." mean to the reader?
If Mr. Ewell was so concerned about Mayella, he should have been concerned enough to get her help from a doctor immediately.
Mayella should have been escorted to the hospital.
Mayella's family could not afford a doctor's visit
Mr. Ewell going to get Mr.Tate was just as good as getting Mayella, immediate medical attention and it saved him five dollars.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What can be inferred about Judge Taylor's feelings on Bob Ewell based on the following sentence from the text?
"Smugness faded from it, replace by a dogged earnestness that fooled Judge Taylor not at all: as long as Mr. Ewell was on the stand, the judge kept his eye on him, as if daring him to make a false move."
Judge Taylor and Bob Ewell are good friends.
Judge Taylor does not trust Mr. Ewell.
Mr. Ewell is used to being around Judge Taylor in the courtroom.
Mr. Ewell is known to by Judge Taylor as a liar.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which quote from the chapter describes the relationship between which side of the face Mayella had a black eye on and if the attacker was left or right handed?
"...Atticus was trying to show, it seemed to me, that Mr. Ewell could have beaten up Mayella. That much I could follow."
"If her right eye was blacked and she was beaten mostly on the right side of the face, it would tend to show that a left-handed person did it."
"You're left handed, Mr. Ewell," said Judge Taylor."
"...which eye her left oh yes that'd make it her right it was her right eye Mr. Finch I remember now she was bunged."
- 9. Multiple Choice
In the sentence, "I thought Jem was counting his chickens" most clearly means?
Scout thought Jem was raising chickens
Scout thought Jem was too sure of the how good the testimony of Mr. Ewell went in favor of Atticus.
Scout thought that Mr. Ewell was mean to her father.
Scout that being in the court room was boring.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What effect do the paragraphs- middle of pg. 227 through pg. 229 - describing where the Ewells live have on the overall development of the plot in this chapter?
The reader starts to feel sorry for the Ewells
The reader starts to understand that Mr. Ewell does not take the best care of his family.
The reader begins to think Mr. Ewell is the best father in the world.
The reader starts to question Mr. Ewell's motives the night of the attack based on the way his family lived.
- 11. Multiple Choice
What impact do the words "haughty suspicion", "nervous", and "tricking lawyers" have on the meaning of Mr. Ewell's outburst to Judge Taylor at the bottom of pg. 237?
Shows that Mr. Ewell does not trust lawyers.
Shows that Mr. Ewell has been in some legal trouble before and blames the consequences on lawyers.
Shows the anger Mr. Ewell has.
Shows the mistrust Mr. Ewell has for the justice system.
- 12. Multiple Choice
What effect does Atticus having Mr. Ewell writing his name have on the development of the plot of this chapter?
It helps show that Mr. Ewell could write and probably read
it helps show that he was left handed and could have been the attacker.
It helps to show that he knew how to spell.
It helps to show that Mr. Ewell is a smart man.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which word BEST expresses the meaning of "ambidextrous" in the sentence below?
Mr. Gilmer asked him one more question, "About your writing with your left hand, are you ambidextrous, Mr. Ewell?"
clumsy
use both hands equally well
inept
intelligent
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which quote from Chapter 17 shows that Bob Ewell's opinion is different from Atticus' opinion?
"Oh yeah," said the witness. "I hold with everything Tate said."
"What's so interestin'?" he asked. "You're left handed , Mr. Ewell," said Judge Taylor.
Mr. Ewell turned angrily to the judge and said he didn't see what his being left handed had to do with it, that he was a Christ-fearing man and Atticus Finch took advantage of him.
"I most positively am not, I can use one hand good as the other. One hand good as the other," he added, glaring at the defense table.
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