Read the passage from Chapter 20 which begins “‘She was white’” and ends at the conclusion of the chapter carefully before you choose your answers.

The primary purpose of the second paragraph is to

A. established what happened to Mayella that led to the trial

B. stress Mr. Ewell’s respectability and law abiding qualities

C. question the severity of Mayella’s injuries

D. remind the jurors that Tom is right-handed and handicapped

E. reiterate that all witnesses had been under oath