Chapters 21-25

Chapter 21
Cal and Aunt Alexandria didn't think the children should return to the trial. However, Atticus said they were allowed to come back. Why do you feel they had different opinions about this?

Chapter 22
Miss Maudie invited Jem, Scout, and Dill into her house for pound cake. However, she only had two small cakes. She gave the small cakes to Scout and Dill and cut Jem a piece from the big cake. Why did she do this?

Chapter 23
On page 227 Scout said,
"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks."

What did Scout mean by this? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Chapter 24
Tom Robinson tried to escape from the jail. He ended up getting shot and killed. If you were Tom, would you have tried to escape? Do you feel that Tom lost hope in Atticus? Or do you think Tom lost in the judicial system?

Chapter 25
On page 241, Mr. Ewell's comments on Tom's death had reached Maycomb. He said,
"...it made one down and about two more to go."
What did he mean by this comment?