Mississippi Trial 1955 Chapter 10

1) Briefly describe Hiram’s dream at the beginning of Chapter 10. Why do you think the author added this dream to the text? It doesn’t move the plot along. What purpose do you think it serves?

2) How does Ruthanne respond when Hiram mentions the whistling incident?

3)Grampa says he’s conducting council business when he sends Hiram off to bed, but he does something he normally doesn’t do, what is it?

4) Briefly describe the conversation Hiram and his Grandfather had about their respective relationships with Harlan. What does Grampa say has to happen for Harlan and Hiram to “connect”?

5) The note from Ruthanne explaining her absence due to a “tragedy in her extended family” should have been their first hint that something had happened to Emmett. When one event in a novel hints towards a future event it is called

6) Why does Sherriff Smith tell Hiram to stay around town?