To Kill a Mockingbird: Details of the Trial
1. Lawyer for the Ewells: _____________________________________________________________
2. Lawyer for Tom Robinson: ________________________________________________________
3. Name of the Judge: _________________________________________________________________
HECK TATE’S TESTIMONY
4. On what date did the supposed incident occur (date and year): _______________________________________________________
5. Why does Heck Tate say they didn’t call a doctor? ______________________________________________________________________
6. Indicate on the figure the injuries on Mayella
that Heck Tate describes (use arrows
and descriptions):
BOB EWELL’S TESTIMONY
7. Describe what we learn about the Ewell’s lifestyle (how and where they live):_______________________________________
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8. How many Ewell children are there? ______________________________________________
9. What is Bob’s general attitude when he is on the stand?________________________________________________________________
10. What did Bob see when he came back from chopping up kindling (be specific):______________________________________
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11. Why didn’t Bob chase after the man who allegedly hurt Mayella? ____________________________________________________
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12. What is Bob’s answer when Atticus asks if during all that running Bob ran for a doctor?____________________________
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13. Does Bob agree with Heck Tate’s description of Mayella’s injuries? ___________________________________________________
14. Why does Atticus ask Bob Ewell to write his name? ____________________________________________________________________
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15. What does the audience see about Bob Ewell when Mr. Gilmer asks if he’s ambidextrous?__________________________
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MAYELLA EWELL’S TESTIMONY
16. What’s so special about Mayella’s appearance? __________________________________________________________________________
17. What does Mayella say she asked Tom to come inside the fence to do? _______________________________________________
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18. What does Mayella say happened when she went in the house to get the nickel for Tom? __________________________
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19. Why does Mayella think Atticus is mocking her? (two ways) __________________________________________________________
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20. How does Mayella react when Atticus asks if this is the first time she asked Tom to come inside the fence?
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21. What does Scout realize about Tom when Atticus has him stand up? Why is this important? _______________________
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22. Atticus beings to ask Mayella a series of questions that she doesn’t answer. What does Atticus want her to
admit? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TOM ROBINSON’S TESTIMONY
23. How old is Tom? ____________________________
24. For whom does Tom work and what does he do? _______________________________________________________________________
25. What is Tom’s answer to how many times he went inside the Ewell’s fence? _________________________________________
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26. Did Tom accept money for his labors? ______________________________________________
27. What did Tom think was odd about the Ewell home the day the incident happened? _______________________________
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28. What did Mayella do for the children that day? __________________________________________________________________________
29. How does Mayella get Tom inside the house? What does she ask him to do? _________________________________________
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30. How does Tom Robinson explain what happened inside the house that day? ________________________________________
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31. What were Tom’s intentions when trying to get away from Mayella? _________________________________________________
32. Who was Bob Ewell yelling at? ____________________________________________________
33. Why did Tom run away if he hadn’t done anything wrong? ____________________________________________________________
34. Why did Tom say he wanted to help Mayella? ___________________________________________________________________________