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Respond to any TWO of the following questions.

1. A number of unusual things happen in Chapters 7 and 8, which raise important questions. For example, Respond to these and any other points in Chapters 7 and 8 that you found interesting, unusual or confusing.
 * Who sewed and folded Jem's pants and placed them on the fence?
 * Why did Mr. Radley fill the tree's knothole with cement?
 * Why did Jem cry at the end of Chapter 7?
 * What would snow be like to someone who has never experienced it?
 * Where does the blanket come from that is put around Scout's shoulders?

2. Atticus says bad language is a stage all young people go through and then outgrow. Would you agree with his statement? Today, we often hear bad language so frequently that we get used to it, and almost stop noticing it. What is your opinon about the use of bad language?

3. Aunt Alexandra believes that Scout does not behave as a proper young woman should. What are your thoughts on how a 'proper young woman' should behave? Have expectations for female behaviour changed? How so?