Chapter 6.
Summary of Chapter 6. Scout, Jem and Dill are enjoying one last summer night before Dill has to leave. 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.
What happens to Jem Scout and Dill in Chapter 6?
Scout sees the shadow of a man wearing a hat come toward them and then disappear. Jem and Dill freeze and then they all race back to the fence. They hear a shotgun go off as they reach the wire fence. Jem gets his pants stuck and ditches them in his escape.
In what chapter does Scout meet Boo Radley?
Chapters 28 to 31 – Scout meets Boo Radley
In the darkness Scout finds it difficult to see what is going on, knowing only that someone appears to have stopped their attacker.
What is Jem and Dill’s plan to contact Boo Radley in Chapter 5?
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 briefly has happened to Boo Radley in Chapter 1?
According to town gossip, Boo drove a pair of scissors into his father’s leg one day. He was locked up in the Town Hall basement until the Radleys brought him home and he was never seen again.
Why was Jem crying at the end of chapter 7?
Jem cries at the end of Chapter 7 because he suspects that Boo Radley was leaving them presents in the tree and now that Nathan Radley has cemented the hole, he can no longer do it. Jem feels sad for Boo.
Why do scout Jem and Dill go to Boo Radley’s?
Scout, Jem and Dill are enjoying one last summer night before Dill has to leave. 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.
What happened to Boo Radley in the end?
He becomes like a ghost who is unable to lead a normal fulfilling life, apparently rebelling only when he stabs his father in the leg with a pair of scissors. For a while after this incident Boo is imprisoned in the basement of the courthouse, but is later moved back home.
What does Scout say about Boo Radley at the end of the book?
The book ends with a sleepy Scout retelling the story Atticus has just been reading to her. “An’ they chased him ‘n’ never could catch him ’cause they didn’t know what he looked like, an’ Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things…
What did the note that Scout Jem and Dill tried to give to boo say?
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 is Boo Radley’s real name?
Arthur
Where does Boo Radley come from? In the classic American novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley (whose first name is actually Arthur) doesn’t leave his house or talk to anyone, which leads the children in the novel’s setting (Maycomb, Alabama) to wildly speculate about what he looks and acts like.
What does Jem use to try to deliver a message to Boo Radley in Chapter 5?
What does Jem use to try to deliver a message to Boo Radley in Chapter 5? A slingshot.
How did Jem Finch break his arm?
At the end of the novel Bob Ewell, who has suffered as a result of Atticus’s defense of Tom Robinson, attacks Jem and Scout on their way home from the Halloween pageant. Jem breaks his arm in the struggle.
How old is Boo Radley?
Answer and Explanation: Harper Lee gives us a clue about Boo Radley’s age when we find out that he was 33 when he stabbed his parents.
What are some rumors about Boo Radley in Chapter 1?
There was nasty gossip about him poisoning the nuts on the trees and mutilating animals and eating them raw. “Jem said Boo was six and a half feet tall, ate squirrels and cats, his teeth were yellow, and he drooled most of the time.” The children made a cruel game out of taunting Boo.
Why did Boo Radley fill the tree with cement?
Radley tells Jem that he cemented the knothole because the “‘Tree’s dying. ‘” Mr. Radley and Jem both know that the tree is fine and that the hole is plugged to stop Jem and Scout from retrieving any more treasures.
What disappointment does Scout have boo?
Actually, Jem and Scout were disappointed at the cause of old Mrs. Radley’s death because the children had assumed that Boo would one day try to harm her just as he had once injured his father when he stabbed the old man with a pair of scissors.
How did Jem lose his pants?
What did Jem lose in the process? Answer: The children were frightened on the Radley’s back porch by a shadow. When the children ran from the Radley’s backyard, they had to scoot under the fence. Jem’s pants got stuck going under, so he had to wiggle out of them and leave them tangled in the fence.
What code does Jem break?
Scout relates that, upon seeing Dill under the bed, Jem “rose and broke the remaining code of our childhood” by telling Atticus. To Scout, this act makes Jem a “traitor,” though it is really an act of responsibility that marks Jem’s maturation toward adulthood.
What does Dill say that causes Scout to accuse him of lying?
Yeah, an’ I’ve got the letter to prove it—he sent me two dollars, too!“
What nickname did Jem call Scout?
Answers 1. Jem calls Scout, Angel May.