Scout asks Dill why he ran away, and he says it isn’t because his parents are mean, but that they just don’t want him around. Scout is feeling the opposite, like she can’t do anything with adults always present.
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When Dill runs away from home what does Jem do?
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.
Why does Jem tell Atticus that Dill is at their house?
Jem told Atticus that Dill was there because he can’t keep him hidden and feed him without Atticus knowing.
What does Jem do that shocks Scout and Dill?
What does Jem do that shocks Dill and Scout? How does he explain his action, and how does it further establish his increasing maturity? He tells Atticus that Dill ran away. Scout and Dill are shocked that Jem revealed their secret to an adult.
What does Jem decide to do when he and Scout find dill?
‘” Jem’s bravery reaches new heights in these chapters. He puts himself in peril three times: trying to peek in the Radleys’ window, helping Scout and Dill get to safety, and returning to the Radley yard to retrieve his pants. In the last instance, pride drives his bravery more than fear of punishment.
What does Jem tell Scout he is scared of?
What does Jem tell Scout he fears? Someone will hurt Atticus. After Atticus leaves the house late at night, where do the children find him and what is he doing? Sitting in front of the county jail reading.
What did Jem confess to Scout?
What secret does Jem reveal to Scout? Jem reveals that when he went back for his pants, they were folded and sewn across the fence like as if they were expecting him.
Why was Jem crying at the end of chapter 7?
Jem cries at the end of chapter 7 because he realizes all his life when he said how mean Boo was, is was complete and utter lies. Boo was being mistreated the whole time, and no one will help him.
What does Dill say to cause Scout to accuse him of lying?
What does Dill say that causes Scout to accuse him of lying? Dill says his dad doesn’t have a beard, when in beginning of the summer he had told Jem and Scout that his dad did. What direct order does Atticus give the children? He told the to stay away from the Radley house until they were invited in.
Why are Jem and Scout disappointed in Atticus?
Jem and Scout were somewhat disappointed in Atticus because he wasn’t athletic like some fathers.
Why does Scout punch Jem in the mouth?
Because Scout is saying how Jem is changing, she doesn’t like how he thinks he’s an adult. Jem gets mad and starts the fight, proving he’s still a child. Why do Jem and Scout get into a fist fight? What is hiding under Scout’s bed?
What code does Jem break?
In what way doe Jem break the one remaining code of childhood? When Jem reveals Dill’s presence to Atticus he has broken the childhood “code” and has become a “tattletale.” This act definitively separates Jem from Scout and Dill.
Where do Jem and Scout find Dill hiding?
What does Scout find under her bed? Scout finds Dill hiding under her bed.
How does Jem lose his pants and how does Dill explain it?
Dill explains that Jem lost his pants while playing strip poker by the pond. Most of the adults are content with this explanation; they are used to the town’s children getting into mischief.
What dare of Dill’s does Jem finally accept?
What did Dill dare Jem to do? Dill dared Jem to run up and touch the Radley house. What two mistakes did Miss Caroline make on the first day of school? Miss Caroline’s first mistake was to offer Walter Cunningham money; the Cunninghams don’t take anything they can’t pay back.
What does Jem finally tell Scout about his pants that he retrieved?
What does Jem finally tell Scout about his pants that he retrieved? Jem reveals that his pants were folded across the fence waiting for him, and that the pants were all sewed up and fixed.
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.
Why does Scout say that their peace ended?
Even though Dill gets permission to stay in Maycomb, why does scout say their peace ended after one week? He wanted to place a lemon drop trail leading from the Radleys back yard to the front lawn. When Jem asks Atticus if the man who came to the house were a gang,what is Atticus’s response?
Who sewed Jem’s pants?
Boo left all those presents for the kids in the tree knothole; he mended Jem’s ripped pants; he put the blanket around Scout’s shoulders. Evidence point to him being kind, caring (lonely) man. 1.
Who died this winter TKAM?
Who dies this winter? Mrs. Radley, Boo’s mother, dies.
What grade is Scout in Chapter 7?
second grade
Scout starts second grade. It’s just as bad as first grade. Jem finally tells Scout what happened when he went back to the Radley House: his pants were folded up on top of the fence, and the tear in them had been sloppily mended.
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