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In To Kill a Mockingbird, what are the main points in Heck Tate's evidence, and what does Atticus show in his cross examinaion of Sheriff Tate?
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Heck Tate testifies first that Mayella was not examined by a doctor. He then testifies that she had been beaten mostly around her head and that "she had a black eye comin'." Atticus' questions...
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Two Main Points
1: She wasn't examined by a doctor.
2: She was beaten.
He shows that Mayella was beaten on her right side of her face, which means the beater is left handed. Tom is right handed but Bob Ewell is left handed, plus Tom got his left hand stuff in a cotton gin, which means his left hand would be useless.
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