Question

1. \the thing is, you can scrub walter cunningham till he shines, you can put him in shoes and a new suit, but hell never be like jem.\ what does aunt alexandras statement mean?

a. she feels that jem is maycombs golden child.
b. she believes the finches have a higher social status than the cunninghams and are therefore better than them.
c. she understands how the cunninghams do not have as many resources as the finches do and is sympathetic towards them.
d. she thinks the finches are cleaner than the cunninghams.

1. scouts confusion around why aunt alexandra does not want walter cunningham to come over to play at the finch house develops the main idea that...

a. the innocence that comes with childhood allows a person to view everyone equally.
b. innocent people are often unfairly punished.
c. scouts coming-of-age allows her to have a better understanding of the world.
d. there are unfair class divisions that create animosity among groups of people in maycomb.

1. which of the following best characterizes aunt alexandra up to this point in the text?

a. comforting and polite
b. classist and judgmental
c. unfair and temperamental
d. ignorant and rude

Explanation:

Question 1

Aunt Alexandra's statement compares Walter Cunningham and Jem. Option A focuses on Jem being a "golden child" but the statement is about the difference between Walter and Jem due to social status, not Jem's status alone. Option C says she is sympathetic, but her tone is judgmental, not sympathetic. Option D is about cleanliness, but the statement is about inherent differences due to class, not hygiene. Option B aligns with the idea that the Finches (Jem's family) have a higher social status than the Cunninghams, so Walter can't be like Jem regardless of appearance changes.

Scout is confused about Aunt Alexandra's refusal, showing Scout (a child) doesn't understand class - based exclusion. Option A: Scout's confusion shows childhood innocence sees equality, while adults (Aunt Alexandra) have class - based biases. Option B is about punishment, not relevant. Option C: The confusion is about not understanding class divisions, not Scout's coming - of - age for better understanding yet. Option D: The question is about Scout's confusion developing the idea; Scout's innocence (viewing everyone equally) contrasts with Aunt Alexandra's class - based views, so A is better as it shows how childhood innocence views equality, leading to confusion about the class - based exclusion.

Aunt Alexandra's statement about Walter not being like Jem due to class shows she is classist (values class status) and judgmental (judges Walter based on his family's class). Option A: She is not comforting or polite in her judgmental statement. Option C: "Temperamental" isn't shown; she's classist and judgmental. Option D: She's not ignorant (she knows class differences) or overly rude in the statement, just classist and judgmental.

Answer:

B. She believes the Finches have a higher social status than the Cunninghams and are therefore better than them.

Question 2