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What is simply because he's black, and had a lot of money, and so Sam assumed he was guilty.
On what basis or evidence did Sam Wood arrest the black man at the railroad station?
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What is that poor people resort to crime and are unkempt.
What does Chief Gillespie mean by " poor white trash"?
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What is that Tibbs had already phoned and got information that Gillespie had later on called to get.
Explain how Tibbs is " one up " on Gillespie in his investigation.
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What is that Delores had become pregnant with Sam Wood, the cop.
What does Delores Purdy get into?
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What is that Tibbs is an officer.
How does Virgil Tibbs surprise Gillespie?
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What is that he thinks that Tibbs is the prisoner.
What misconception does Harvey Oberst have when Tibbs enters his cell?
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What is that he figured out that Mantoli wasn't killed where his body was found.
What important fact about the case has Virgil Tibbs figured out?
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What is because of how his daughter took the guest bedroom in the Endicott's home. George Endicott had drove Mantoli to his hotel.
Why did Mantoli decide to stay downtown the night he was murdered? Who drove him?
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What is Tibbs' I.D. stating that he is a police officer.
What did Gillespie look for in Tibbs' wallet?
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What is because of the fact that Virgil is black and educated.
Why does Harvey feel threatened by Virgil?
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What is that Virgil was the smartest black man he ever saw and that he " oughta be a white man."
What is the ultimate compliment that Pete feels he can pay Virgil?
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What is that Tibbs is not only a police officer, but he's a highly skilled homicide investigator.
What did Gillespie find out when he called the Pasadena Police Department to check out Tibbs?
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What is that Oberst is left-handed, had leather shoes, and needed a shave.
On what evidence does Tibbs base his theory that Oberst is innocent?
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What is that he is going to send kids to collect firewood, hoping that one of them will bring in the murder weapon.
How does Virgil feel that Reverend Whiteburn can help him? Explain.
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Who is Harvey Oberst, because he had Mantoli's wallet on him.
Who was arrested at the end of Chapter 3? & Why?
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What is because Virgil had defended him by saying that Sam didn't take any chance of letting a possible murderer get away.
Why did Sam find himself " liking a Negro". for the first time in his life?
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What is because if he was murdered on the spot, he would have scratched his palms on the pavement, but his hands were not scratched.
Why are the palms of Mantoli's hand important to the murder investigation?
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