Tom Robinson

Question 1

Mockingbird

Answer 1

‘they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’

Question 2

Advantage

Answer 2

‘Tom Robinson was probably the only person who was ever decent to her. But she said he took advantage of her, and when she stood up she looked at him as if he were dirt beneath her feet.’

Question 3

Manners

Answer 3

‘It occurred to me that in their own way, Tom Robinson’s manners were as good as Atticus’

Question 4

Like Me

Answer 4

‘Mr Finch, if you were a nigger like me you would be scared too’

Question 5

Evidence of Offence

Answer 5

‘She did something every child has done - she tried to put the evidence of her offence away from her…What was the evidence of her offence? Tom Robinson, a human being.’

Question 6

Feel Sorry

Answer 6

‘And so a quiet, respectable, humble Negro who had the unmitigated temerity to “feel sorry” for a white woman has had to put his word against two white people’s.’

Question 7

Chances

Answer 7

‘I guess Tom was tired of white men’s chances and preferred to take his own.’