Telling her side of the fight with Francis to Uncle Jack, Scout says, “A n_____-lover. I ain’t very sure what it means, but the way Francis said it—tell you one thing right now, Uncle Jack, I’ll be—I swear before God if I’ll sit there and let him say something about Atticus.” What does it say about the power of the “N” word that Scout is moved to anger by the insult, even though she does not know what it means?

What will be an ideal response?


Even though she does not understand it, she can hear the hate in the word, and automatically associates it with a terrible thing which her father would never dream of loving.

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Voy a preguntarle a Nora qué quiere ___________________________________.

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Fill in the blank with the letter of the correct answer.

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Complete the following

María no _______________ venir a la universidad hoy; prefirió quedarse en su casa. Yo no

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What explanations might there be for Miss Brill’s thinking, in the last lineof the story, that she “heard something crying”?

What will be an ideal response?

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