mwestwood, M.A. After supper one evening, Dill comes up with “a foolproof plan” to lure Boo Radley out of his house: they should “place a trail of lemon drops from the back door to the front yard,” and Boo will come out and follow it like an ant.
Who came to the door the night it all started TKAM?
After an uneventful week, one evening Mr. Heck Tate knocks on the front door of the Finch house.
How do Jem and Dill’s plan to give Boo Radley a note?
One morning, Scout found out that Jem and Dill were planning to get a note to Boo Radley. The note asked Boo to come outside and have ice cream with them. Jem hooked the note to the line of a fishing pole and tried to push the note through one of the Radley’s windows.
What did dill claim the reason he ran away from home?
Dill has run away from home because his mother and new father did not pay enough attention to him. He took a train from Meridian to Maycomb Junction, fourteen miles away, and covered the remaining distance on foot and on the back of a cotton wagon. Jem goes down the hall and tells Atticus.
What is Jem and Dill’s plan Chapter 5?
Jem and Dill plan to give a note to Boo Radley through one of the shutters in the Radley house. In the note, they ask him to come out of his house and tell them what he does all day. Scout agrees to be a lookout for the boys. Atticus catches the children and tells them to leave Arthur alone.
Who did Atticus think killed Bob?
Jem
Atticus, who believes Jem is the one who killed Bob, thinks Heck wants to cover up the truth to protect Jem. Atticus is adamantly against lying to protect Jem. He thinks that protecting Jem from the law will undermine Atticus’s relationship with his children and everything that he has taught them.
Why does Atticus think Jem killed Bob?
On the night of the Halloween pageant Bob follows the children home and attacks them but Boo saves Jem and Scout but fatally stabs Bob Ewell. Atticus is convinced Jem killed Bob Ewell but Heck Tate (the sheriff) points out that Jem isn’t strong enough and after Bob broke his arm he wouldn’t have been able to stab him.
What is Dill’s foolproof plan?
It had been a placid week: I had minded Aunty; Jem had outgrown the treehouse, but helped Dill and me construct a new rope ladder for it; Dill had hit upon a foolproof plan to make Boo Radley come out at no cost to ourselves (place a trail of lemon drops from the back door to the front yard and he’d follow it, like an
What does Dill want to try to make Boo Radley do in Chapter 1?
From the children’s point-of-view, their most compelling neighbor is Boo Radley, a recluse whom none of them has ever seen. Dill’s fascination, in particular, leads to all sorts of games and plans to try and get Boo to come outside. Their attempts culminate in a dare to Jem, which he grudgingly takes.
What was Jem and Dill’s secret plan?
Jem and Dill’s secret plan is that they are going to give a note to Boo Radley. Atticus appears to stop Jem and Dill in the midst of their plan.
Where is Dill found when he runs away from home?
Dill explains that he ran away from home because he doesn’t feel needed anymore. Ch 14: Scout finds Dill under her bed. Dill explains that he ran away from home because he doesn’t feel needed anymore.
What do Dill and Jem try to do to lure Boo out of the house?
Meanwhile, Jem and Dill plan to give a note to Boo inviting him out to get ice cream with them. They try to stick the note in a window of the Radley Place with a fishing pole, but Atticus catches them and orders them to “stop tormenting that man” with either notes or the “Boo Radley” game.
What is the children’s plan for Dill’s last night?
On Dill’s last night in Maycomb, he and Jem decide to “peep in the window with the loose shutter to see if they could get a look at Boo Radley.” Scout discourages them from going to the Radley house, but reluctantly decides to join them. Someone inside the Radley house comes out and fires a shotgun.
What is Jem and Dill’s plan Chapter 6?
Although they were ordered by Atticus to stay away from Boo Radley and his house, Jem and Dill come up with a plan to go over to Boo Radley’s house to see if they can catch a glimpse of him. Scout doesn’t like the idea one bit, but Jem teases her by calling her a girl, and Scout will have none of that.
Does Boo Radley have autism?
Surprisingly, Boo’s autism is his strength by the end of the novel, not only because he is highly-intelligent and hyperaware but because he impulsively saves Scout and Jem.
Does Scout know Boo killed Bob?
As the men argue, Atticus realizes that Boo Radley killed Ewell, and it is Boo who Tate is trying to protect. They finally agree that Ewell did fall on his own knife, a decision Scout fully understands.
Who found Heck Tate dead?
Bob Ewell
Heck Tate, found Bob Ewell stabbed to death with a kitchen knife under the tree where he attacked Jem and Scout. In Chapter 29, Mr. Tate asks Scout to share her memory of what happened.
Does Bob hit Mayella?
The sheriff testified at Tom’s trial that when he arrived at the Ewell’s shack, Mayella showed signs of having been beaten. Despite all of the signs showing that the father, Bob Ewell, beaten Mayella, Tom Robinson is still found guilty. Mayella had lied to hide the fact that she kissed Tom.
Did Jem stab Mr Ewell?
“Jem never stabbed Bob Ewell.” Atticus was silent for a moment. He looked at Mr. Tate as if he appreciated what he said. But Atticus shook his head.
What does Atticus finally realize?
What does Atticus finally realize? Atticus finally realizes that the man who saved his children was Boo Radley.
What is Dill’s real name in TKAM?
Charles Baker “Dill” Harris is a short, smart boy who visits Maycomb every summer from Meridian, Mississippi and stays with his Aunt Rachel (Aunt Stephanie in the film). Dill is the best friend of both Jem and Scout, and his goal throughout the novel is to get Boo Radley to come out of his house.