TKAM Chapter 6

What does Jem decide to do before Dill goes back home?

• Throw a party with all of their neighbors since they won't see Dill until next summer

• Write a letter to Boo Radley and leave it on his porch

• Peek into the Radley house in the middle of the night

• Show Dill the collection of things that he and Scout have found in the knothole of the Radley tree

What happens when Dill, Jem, and Scout try and look in the Radley's window?

• Nathan Radley sees them and calls Atticus

• Boo Radley sees them and invites them inside

• Nathan Radley comes outside with a shotgun

• Boo Radley opens the window and pull Dill inside the house

What happens to Jem when he tries to run away from the Radley house?

• Jem trips over Dill and they both fall into a hole in the ground

• Nathan Radley shoots directly at Jem and barely misses him

• Boo Radley grabs Jem and breaks his arm

• Jem's pants get caught on the fence and he has to leave them there

What does Dill say when the adults realize that Jem is missing his pants?

• Dill tells the adults that Jem was in the middle of changing into his pajamas when they heard the gunshot

• Dill tells the adults that Jem lost them in a game of strip poker

• Dill tells the adults the truth about what they were doing and that Jem's pants are stuck on the fence

• Dill tells the adults that Jem spilled something on his pants, so he was taking them off to clean them

What does Jem do after everyone in the neighborhood has gone back home?

• Jem decides to return to the Radley house to get his pants

• Jem decides to tell Atticus the truth about what they were doing at the Radley house

• Jem decides to use his money to buy a new pair of pants, so Calpurnia won't realize they're really missing

• Jem decides to go check the knothole of the tree to see if there are any new items inside

What does the situation at the Radley house tell the reader about the town of Maycomb?

• There are continued acts of racism from multiple characters

• No one locks their doors at night

• Maycomb is a town where everyone is treated equally and fairly

• Many people have lived in Maycomb their entire lives and will probably never leave

Why is it so important to Jem that he get his pants back?

• Jem is afraid that he will be grounded if Atticus finds out what really happened to his pants

• Jem knows that his family does not have a lot of money and probably can't afford to buy him a new pair

• Jem doesn't want Atticus to know he lied and wants Atticus and Calpurnia to continue trusting him

• Jem kept his grandfather's pocket watch in the pocket of those pants and it is valuable