Name: Tay
Question: Explain Atticus’s comment that “Every mob in every little Southern town is always made up of people you know—doesn’t say much for them, does it?
Answer: Atticus, therefore, bases his definition of a mob on one particular characteristic: "being made up of people." Therefore, Atticus is simply stating that only one thing universalizes a mob, it is simply a group of people. Atticus does this so as to calm the fears of his children, Jem and Scout
The strategy that would most improve Laurel’s statement to make it more conventional is option D) “Change the phrase "shooting the breeze" because it is too informal and cannot be understood literally.” When speaking to her new neighbors about babysitting their daughter, Laurel needs to adapt her language to her audience, in this case adults, in order to express her ideas in a way that everybody understands. The rest of the options are incorrect since the language used is not informal and does not interfere with the understanding of her message.
Uptight means: angry, stressed, sassy.
I think it's "scolded in a mild way" according to the context. Sorry if I'm wrong
