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INHERIT THE WIND

Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Act 1, Scene 1
Answer the following reading comprehension questions.
1. What crime is the defendant in the play charged with?
2. The play taes place in the town of
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". E.#. $orn%ec writes for what newspaper?
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&. Why do the authors ha'e the discussion %etween $oward and (elinda at
the %eginning of the play?
). *rady arri'es at $ills%oro %y what transportation?
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+. What is the name of Darwin,s %oo?
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-. .ates says that %eing in /ail has two ad'antages. Name them0
1. Who writes to the *altimore newspaper inquiring a%out a lawyer for .ates?
2. What is the storeeeper,s opinion of e'olution?
13. 4achel teaches the !!!!!!!! grade. .ates teaches the !!!!!!!!! grade.
11. The royal welcome for the prosecuting attorney shows the town,s
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12. Why does .ates teach Darwin,s theory?
1". What title does *rady recei'e when he arri'es in $ills%oro?
1&. *rady,s wife plays the role of a
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1). The townspeople fear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Act 1, Scene 2
Answer the following reading comprehension questions.
1. *oth *rady and Drummond5 in choosing the /ury men5 claim to want a fair
trial. What ind of /ury men does each lawyer want5 howe'er?
2. What dramatic e6ect is achie'ed %y Drummond,s coarse language5 7ippant
%eha'iour5 and %right purple suspenders?
". Why does Drummond want the 84EAD 9:;4 *<*=E> sign taen down?
&. a? Why does Drummond o%/ect to the title of 8.olonel *rady>?
%? $ow is this pro%lem sol'ed?
). a? Why is .ates tempted to gi'e and plead guilty to the charge?
%? What pre'ents him from doing so?
+. a? According to Drummond5 why are the citi@ens of $ills%oro so angry with
.ates?
%? What has he done?
-. What does Drummond mean %y his Anal remars to 4achel0
8The man who has e'erything Agured out is pro%a%ly a foolB
it taes a 'ery smart fella to say C< don,t now the answer.>
Act 2, Scene 1
Answer the following reading comprehension questions.
1. What images regarding the people of $ills%oro are generated %y means of
the prayer meeting under the direction of 4e'erend *rown?
2. a? What is re'ealed a%out the Cspirituality> of 4e'erend *rown throughout
this scene?
%? What type of Dod does he %elie'e in?
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". a? $ow does 4achel react to her father,s condemnation of *ert .ates?
%? Why is the 4e'erend,s response to his daughter a startling one for us as
'iewers of the
play?
&. a? <nterpret *rady,s remar0 8$e that trou%leth his own house shall inherit
the wind.>
%? $ow might this scriptural reference apply to0
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4e'erend *rown0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
). EEplain Drummond,s remars to *rady at the end of the scene0
8All motion is relati'e F Gerhaps it is you who mo'ed away F %y
standing still.>
Act 3
Answer the following reading comprehension questions.
1. $ow does $orn%ec characteri@e the mem%ers of the /ury when he says5
8<s the /ury still out? Hwatting 7ies and wrestling with /ustice F in that order>?
2. $orn%ec further states5 8<,ll miss $ills%oro F Especially this courthouse> A
melange of (oorish and (ethodistB> What does this /udgement re'eal a%out
$orn%ec himself?
". Why does Drummond tell the story of the Dolden Dancer?
&. Do you thin .ates will continue to oppose the law he has %een accused of
'iolating?
). What in7uence does the mayor,s message to the /udge ha'e on the
se'erity of the sentence that .ates recei'es?
+. Who loses more5 *rady or .ates?
-. $ow does $orn%ec re'eal his callousness after *rady,s death?
1. <s $orn%ec a real champion of causes5 or is he 8a hound that %ays a%out
the heels of truly great men>? EEplain your answer0
2. <s $orn%ec,s denouncing of *rady as the 8national tear duct> fair? EEplain
your answer0
13. .ontrast Drummond,s char characteri@ation of *rady with $orn%ec,s.