Question

At the beginning of Chapter 21, the jury—along with Jem, Dill, and Scout—has heard the closing arguments from both sides. In his excitement, Jem inquires of his father, "We’ve won, haven’t we?" and later assumes that the jury will acquit the defendant, Tom Robinson. After a lengthy wait, however, there is a turn of events. Which of the following best assists readers in inferring that the jury will announce a unanimous guilty verdict? Scout’s dreamlike impression that matched what she knew about juries—that they never look at a defendant when they have voted to convict—gave a strong hint about the guilty verdict. The description of Atticus wiping the perspiration from his face in a previous chapter foreshadows this verdict. The reminder by Reverend Sykes that there was no record of a jury that had ever decided in favor of a colored man over a white man offers clues about the guilty verdict. Jem’s review of the evidence regarding Alabama’s laws in cases of rope, especially with women 18 and over, offers insight into the jury’s verdict.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Scout’s dreamlike impression that matched what she knew about juries that they never look at a defendant when they have voted to convict gave a strong hint about the guilty verdict

Step-by-step explanation:

This question refers to the book "To kill a mocking bird", where Scout's father is being the defense attorney for a black man who is on trial for a crime he did not commit.

Scout ends up getting very involved in this case and believes that his father was able to gather enough evidence in favor of the man and that the jury will judge the case based on that evidence and not on the defendant's skin color. However, Scout knows some of Juri's behaviors when he intends to condemn someone and these behaviors are repeated at the moment when they are judging the black man, which makes us know what will happen.

For this reason, we can confirm that the right answer to your question is: "Scout’s dreamlike impression that matched what she knew about juries that they never look at a defendant when they have voted to convict gave a strong hint about the guilty verdict ."