5H GSAW Chapter 10

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GSAW Chapter 10

Summary

Behind the ice cream shop where her childhood home used to stand, Jean Louise vomits. She looks into the backyard of Dill’s great-aunt Rachel and tries to imagine Dill coming to her rescue, but she remembers that Dill is no longer in her life. The man from the ice cream shop sees she has vomited and asks if she remembers his name. She makes a guess that is almost correct, thinking he is a Coningham when he is in fact a Cunningham. She then excuses herself and walks home.

When Jean Louise arrives home, Alexandra chides her for missing her appointment with Jack and for leaving the house dressed in such a fashion. Jean Louise calls Jack to apologize, promising to visit him the next day. When Alexandra asks her what is wrong, Jean Louise says only that her stomach hurts.

Alexandra realizes that Jean Louise went to the citizen’s council meeting. Jean Louise reassures her aunt that no one saw her there. She declares that she is going to bed and tells Alexandra to tell Hank she is “indisposed” when he comes for their date that evening. As Jean Louise falls asleep, she thinks to herself that she was born color blind.

Short questions

Why does Jean Louise vomit in the beginning of chapter 10?

1. She ate a bad ice cream.
2. Because of Atticus and Henry attending the City Council
3. She is home sick for New York.
4. She drank too much the previous night.

Eventually Jean Louise guesses the name of the man in the ice cream parlor. He is ...

1. a Coningham
2. Dill Harris
3. a Cunningham
4. Rumpelstiltskin

Questions to discuss

What 'recurring story' is meant in the last two paragraphs of the chapter?

What is the tone of the last sentence of the chapter?

Has Jean Louise been too naive all her life?