| What did Heck Tate’s mob want? | They wanted to warn Atticus that he might be in danger for defending Tom Robinson. |
| What was the purpose of Walter Cunningham’s mob? | Their purpose was to try and lynch Tom Robinson for “raping” Mayella Ewell. |
| Identify and describe Mr. Dolphus Raymond: | a man who pretended to be the town drunk to give people a reason why he was so strange by marrying a black women and hanging out with them. |
| Why did Mr. Cunningham’s mob leave? | Because Scout diffused the mob mentality by standing between them and the jail talking to them. |
| Mr. Gilmer | Bob Ewell’s racist attorney in the case against Tom Robinson |
| Bob Ewell | A drunken, mostly unemployed member of Maycomb’s poorest family. In his knowingly wrongful accusation that Tom Robinson raped his daughter, Ewell represents the dark side of the South: ignorance, poverty, squalor, and hate-filled racial prejudice. |
| Mayella Ewell | Bob Ewell’s abused, lonely, unhappy daughter. Though one can pity her because of her overbearing father, one cannot pardon her for her shameful indictment of Tom Robinson. |
| Judge Taylor | The judge on the Tom Robinson Rape case (Not Prejudice) |
| What was the importance of Mayella’s bruises being primarily on the right-hand side of her face? | They showed that her attacker was left-handed, like Bob Ewell |
To Kill A Mockingbird Study Guide Questions Chapters 15-17
January 28, 2020