Question

A deserted, waiting, empty street, and the courtroom was packed with people. A steaming summer night was no different from a winter morning. The comparison in the excerpt above suggests _____.

A)the court will be waiting quite a while
B)someone is going to be shot
C)the calmness is a good sign for the case
D)Tom Robinson is going to be found guilty

Answer 1

The case was awfully harsh and these actions make the room feel either calm or uneasy. Therefore Tom Robinson would be found guilty.

Answer 2

D)Tom Robinson is going to be found guilty

Step-by-step explanation:

Every one of the general population, steaming summer night-winter morning, they all knew and were apprehensive and worried, Tom Robinson would have been found guilty.