3. Inferences based on textual evidence can support an interpretation or analysis as
powerfully as evidence that is explicitly stated.
What can you infer about how well or poorly
Atticus understands Scout from his reaction to
her request to stay home from school the next
day? What can you infer about their relationship
as a result of this moment? Highlight your
evidence and annotate to explain your answer.

[1] when the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] one day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] on the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] using a deer antler, the right-handed twin overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the earth. [6] today, the right-handed twin lives in the sky-world, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] they rule the earthly world of men together.