09/02 Homework

8th Literature:

Bell Work:

Do you think Aunt Alexandra was actually invited or did she insert herself?

Vocabulary:

1. Prerogative
   1. (noun) a right or privilege belonging to one group or person
2. Obliquely
   1. (adv) not in a straightforward way
3. Caste
   1. (noun) a social system separated by class
4. Curt
   1. (adj) brief, harsh

Reading Questions:

1. Why does Aunt Alexandra say she should stay with the children?
2. How is Aunt Alexandra welcomed into town?
3. Why is Aunt Alexandra so proud of the Finches?
   1. Why do you think she is always bringing up family history?
4. How do Scout and Jem react to their family ancestry?
   1. Why do you think they react this way?
5. What does Scout’s comment about Atticus at the end of the chapter tell us about him as a father?

Homework:

Read chapter 14