II. Whom do the following utterances belong to? Say how they characterize the speaker and what circumstances they were made:

1. "Let's get this clear: you do as Calpurnıa tells you, you do as I tell you, and as long as your aunt's in this house, you will do as she tells you. Understand?"

2. "Scout, try not to antagonize Aunty, hear?"

3. "Let's leave it at this: you mind Jem whenever he can make you Fair enough?"

4. "You know he wouldn't bother you, you know you ain't scared of Atticus."

5. "Dill, you ain't telling me right - your folks couldn't do wıthout you. They must be mean to you. Tell you what to do about that -."

III. Explain the meaning of the following words:

Squirm (v.); bushel (n.); erosion (n.); infallible (adj.); neat (adj.); taut (adj.); to mop (v.).

IV. Give synonyms for the following words from the chapter:

thin;	sensuous;	oppose, make angry;
handcuffs;	quarrel;	to appear;
to make a law;	old;	to move slowly.

V. Find in the chapter the English equivalents for the following words and word combinations and remember the situations they were used in:

Беспощадным голосом; оставлять на произвол судьбы; выбиваться из сил; изводить; дать сдачи; воображать, что взрослый; сунуться носом к змее; воззвать к небесам; уплести в два счета; безошибочное чутье; обошлось как нельзя лучше; быть вежливыми с кем-либо; чудная причина; говорить басом; опять замечтаться.

VI. Give analysis of the quote:

"That's because you can't hold something in your mind but a little while,' said Jem. 'It's different with grown folks, we - .'

His maddening superiority was unbearable these days. He did not want to do anything but read and go off by himself."

VII. Suggested Essay Topics

1. Compare Dill's fictional and factual accounts of running away.

2. What evidence do you see that Jem is growing up? What evidence do you see that Jem is not yet an adult?

Chapter 15

I. Study Questions

1. What are the only two reasons grown men stand outside in the yard, according to Scout?

2. What is meant by a "change of venue?"

3. Who is the mockingbird in this chapter? Why?

4. Who does Scout recognize in the mob at the jail?

5. Contrast the way Atticus rises from his chair at the jail and the way that he normally rises from a chair.

6. What breaks the tension when the mob comes to the house?

7. Where is Tom during the time that Atticus faces the mob downtown?

8. What does Calpurnia mean when she says Jem has the "look-arounds?"

9. What attitude do most of the people in Maycomb have toward walking?

10. What is Atticus's loaded question?

II. Explain the meaning of the following words:

begrudge (vb.); façade (n.); futility (n.); acquiescence (n.); affliction (n.); linotype (n.); venerable (adj.); poke at (v. + pr.); venue (n.).

III. Give synonyms for the following words from the chapter:

group;	church-like;	threatening;
showing no emotion;	drunk;
hold back;	clear and brief;	crude.