“did you hear? ” said jenna in a whisper. “blake is coming to the dance on thursday! isn’t that exciting, erica? ” the girls’ eyes turned at once to erica as she felt her palms begin to sweat. “what? oh, blake? um . . i guess that’s interesting. i mean, who cares, really? i don’t care,” said erica, her face crimson in strained nonchalance. a. erica doesn’t like blake. b. erica has a crush on blake. c. blake doesn’t like jenna. d. blake has a crush on erica.

The brother of a presidential candidate writes an editorial in which he defends this candidate against charges of corruption. in such a circumstance, it is most appropriate for the reader to a) suspect that the candidate may have been framed. b) consider whether the candidate has the best family or not. c) wonder if the writer may be biased, due to his family connection. d) wonder if the writer may be inaccurate, due to wanting to get people to read his column. \

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

What does atticus do after sunday dinner and why does it seem unusual