Eighteen

What was the general overview of the chapter?Do you think Atticus' tactic to have them say contradicting things was working? Do you think that Atticus will win?
 * Stefan:**

Mayella, supposedly the victim of the rape, told her story of it. She said that she had been on the front porch that night when her dad was gone. She needed a chiffarobe to be chopped into kindling, but she wasn't feeling very good. Then she saw Tom, and wanted him to do it for a nickel. When she went in to get the money, he followed her, assaulted her, and next thing she knew, her father was standing over her. Then she said she fainted because Mr. Tate helped her up. Atticus then begins to question her about her life. They reveal that her father is drunk, and wastes the family money on alcohol. He then asked her if her father was nice at all to her. She said he was except when... but then denied to say anything more. He then asked if he hit her in the face, and she delayed a bit, then said it happened too fast for her to remember. Then he asked how Tom could have held her down if she had been fighting it. Tom's left arm was 12 inches shorter than his right, and he also had a bad hand. If she had been screaming, why didn't her brothers and sisters come to see what was going on? Then he said maybe she didn't scream until she saw her father in the window. Then, Mayella refused to answer any and all questions.
 * Phillip**:


 * Ben:**

4) chifforobe - noun - a piece of furniture with drawers on one side and hanging space on the other.
-the pressure in court-raising right hand and swearing
 * Alex**:

It seems that money was worth a lot in those days: a nickel could fix a broken shelf. Heres how much money was worth long time ago: ~In the 1850s one dollar could buy what $25.82 buys today. ~In 1900 one dollar could buy what $24.61 buys today. (sudden drop probably because of the great depression ~In 1920 one dollar could buy what $10.27 buys today. ~In 1950 one dollar could buy what $8.53 buys today. ~In 1980 one dollar could buy what $2.49 buys today.
 * Vivian**: