What event is happening at the beginning of the chapter?
Scout and Jem are visiting Dill one more time before he leaves for Meridian.
Where does Mr. Avery live?
across from Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose's house
What is Mr. Avery's "performance" that Scout, Jem, and Dill have witnessed only once?
He urinated in an arc from his front porch.
At the beginning of the chapter, how does Scout want to spend the night?
seeing if Mr. Avery will do his "performance" again
What do Jem and Dill want to do before Dill leaves? Why do they want to do this at night?
peep in the window of the Radley's house with the lose shutter to see if they could find Boo Radley
- so Atticus does not catch them
- if they were killed, they would miss school instead of vacation
- it is easier to see through a window at night
How do Scout, Jem, and Dill enter the Radley's property?
by going under the high-wire fence behind the house
What animals do Scout, Jem, and Dill have to pass in order to get through the Radley's backyard?
chickens
How does Dill see through the window of the Radley's house? What does he see?
Jem picks up Scout, who picks up Dill, in order to reach the window.
curtains, as well as small light
After Jem and Dill's plan fails, what do they decide to do?
look through the house's back window
What frightens Scout, Jem, and Dill when they are at the Radley's house?
the shadow of a man wearing a hat
What happens to Scout as she leaves the Radley's place?
She trips in the collards, and a gunshot explodes at the same time.
What happens to Jem as he leaves the Radley's place?
He guts stuck under the high-wire fence and pulls off his pants to get loose.
What do Scout, Jem, and Dill learn after returning from the Radley's place?
Mr. Nathan Radley shot at a Negro (possible the three of them or the shadow).
What do Miss Stephanie and Atticus realize about Jem? How do Jem and Dill cover it up?
He doesn't have any pants.
Dill says that he won them from Jem in a game of "strip poker", and Jem says that they were playing with matches (playing with cards is bad).
What does Dill do right before he leaves?
He kisses Scout.
What frightens Scout in bed after the incident at the Radley's house?
that every sound could be Boo Radley seeking revenge
What does Jem want to do after the incident at the Radley's house? Why does Scout not want him to do it?
go back to retrieve his pants
Mr. Nathan said he has another barrel loaded in his shotgun, so Jem could get killed if he went back
Why does Jem want to get his pants back?
If he doesn't, Mr. Nathan Radley will find them and show them to Atticus. Atticus has never whipped Jem before, and Jem wants to keep it like that.
What does Atticus do if he wakes up in the middle of the night?
He checks on Scout and Jem and then reads himself back to sleep.