ANSWER AS MANY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU CAN FROM THE READING OF CHAPTER 9 TODAY. AT THE VERY LEAST, ANSWER #1 AND #2.
1. Who is Atticus defending? What are townspeople saying about the case? What is Atticus’ response to the gossip?
2. When Scout asks Atticus if is he is going to win the case, he tells her, “No, honey.” She then asks him why he is taking on a case that cannot be won. What is his response, and what do you think he is referring to?
3. What does Francis say about Atticus? How do his comments illustrate that racism exists not just in the other residents of Maycomb, but within the Finch family as well?
4. How does Scout react to Francis’s taunts? What is the result of her action?
5. As Jack and Atticus talk together in the evening, Atticus says that Scout must “learn to keep her head” in the next few months. Why is he concerned about her?
6. What information is provided about the Robinson case as the chapter comes to a close? What is Atticus’ plan?
7. Near the end of the chapter, Atticus refers to the ingrained racism among the residents of Maycomb. How does he describe racism in this passage? To what does he compare it?
8. Scout ends the chapter with the words, “…I never figured out how Atticus knew I was listening, and it was not until many years later that I realized he wanted me to hear every word he said.” Why do you think Atticus wanted Scout to hear what he said during his conversation with Uncle Jack?
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