This phrase is in reference to how Atticus dealt with Mayella on the stand during Tom Robinson's trial. Mayella testified that Tom Robinson raped her and beat her up. During his questioning, Atticus found holes in Mayella's story. He got her confused and made her sound as though she wasn't sure about the details or that she wasn't as strong of a person as she'd like to be. This made it difficult for Mayella to twist the truth to make Tom Robinson seem guilty so she stopped talking. She gave some testimony and then quit answering questions all together. Unfortunately, even though Atticus's questioning of Mayella revealed some significant inconsistencies and improbabilities the jury still convicted Tom Robinson because of his race.
Answer: B. noun, a useful or valuable thing, person, or quality
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The theme that best connects to this excerpt is appearances can be deceiving. living with secrets is painful.
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An excerpt refers to words, statement, ideas or phrases that is extracted from a literature or literary work which has meaning.
Therefore, The theme that best connects to this excerpt is appearances can be deceiving. living with secrets is painful.
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D) "But ideas did not come that day and three o'clock in the morning found me weary and with an aching head tossing about in my bed."