Chapter 16
“Don’t talk like that in front of them.”
1. What theme emerges from the event at the jail?
2. Where do Jem, Scout, and Dill sit in the courtroom? What does this symbolize?
Chapter 17
“People generally see what they look for,
and hear what they listen for...”
3. The Ewells’ living conditions are described. Give 2 specific details about these conditions.
What can we infer about the Ewell family’s character based on their living conditions?
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4. What is the one ironic item located in the Ewell’s yard? Explain why this item is so unexpected.
5. What is Bob Ewell’s motivation for not calling a doctor for Mayella?
6. How does Harper Lee foreshadow that Bob Ewell could have been the one to commit the
crime?