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 did Jem and Dill do?
Dill makes up a story about playing strip poker to explain Jem’s missing pants, and Jem says they were playing with matches rather than cards, which would be considered unforgivable. Dill says goodbye to them, and Jem and Scout go to bed. Jem decides to go back and get his pants late that night.
Why do Dill and Jem go for a walk at night?
Why do Dill and Jem go for a walk at night? To see Boo Radley better in the house.
What do Jem and Dill decide to do on the last night of summer vacation?
They are going to pass a note to Boo Radley with a fishing pole. Describe Mr. Avery. What do the kids wait for him to do every night?
Why did Dill and Jem wait till the last night of summer to peek in Boo’s window?
Why do the kids wait until nighttime before peeking into Boo’s window? Because it is darker, because Atticus is so deep in his book he wouldn’t hear them, and finally because it was just before school–and if they were killed at least they could miss school.
What DARE is made between Jem and Dill?
What did Dill dare Jem to do? Dill dared Jem to run up and touch the Radley house.
What was unusual about the way Jem found his pants later that night?
What did he find when Jem went back for his pants? When jem returned later that night to get his pants they had been untangles from the fence, sewn (very poorly), and folded and hung on the fence as if they were waiting for him.
Why does Jem have to go back to the Radley house late at night?
Jem, trying to avoid upsetting Atticus any further, goes back to the Radley house later that night to retrieve his pants.
What lie does Dill tell about Jem’s pants?
When Atticus asks Jem where his pants are, Dill makes up a story to cover for him. He says that he won Jem’s pants from him in a game of strip poker. Scout is unable to sleep because she is so scared.
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 happens on Jem’s nighttime trip to the Radley house?
Dill and Jem wanted to see Boo Radley so they snuck into his yard and when Jem was on the porch a shadow moved back and forth in the house so the children ran into the collard patch and Mr. Radley shot in the air to scare them.
What does Jem tell Scout about that night?
What does Jem tell Scout about “that night” at Boo Radley’s? – Jem reveals that his pants had been mended, folded and laid across the fence for his return.
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 do the kids do the night before Dill leaves town?
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 secret does Jem reveal to Scout?
Terms in this set (43) 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 does Boo Radley’s brother fill with cement?
Why does Mr. Nathan Radley put cement in the knothole? He covered it with cement because the “tree was dying”, but really it was to stop Jem and Scout from putting things in it.
When did Dill dare Jem to touch Radley house?
In the second chapter, Dill had dared Jem to touch the Radley house, which Jem accepted because Jem never says no to a dare, and in the third chapter, we met Burris Ewell and Jem was told that she could not read any more by Miss Caroline.
How old is Dill?
Dill in 7 years old, but his short stature makes him look younger. In fact, Jem originally believes he is only 4 1/2 years old. He introduces himself to his new friends by saying, ”I’m Charles Baker Harris…
How does Dill convince Jem to complete dare?
Dill convinces Jem to complete the dare by comparing the people in Meridian to the people in May comb.
What didn’t Jem tell Scout about the night he got shot at?
One day when they are walking home from school in Chapter 7, Jem confides in Scout. He says there’s something he never told her about “that night,” with “that night” being the one time they lurked around the Radley property and were nearly murdered when Jem got his pants caught in a fence.
What surprised him that night and why is he frightened by it?
What surprised him that night, and why is he frightened by it? When Jem went back for his pants, he found them mended and neatly folded over the fence. This frightens him because it makes him think that someone had been watching him or reading his mind: “… like somebody could tell what I was gonna do.
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