What is Chapter 6 of To Kill a Mockingbird about?
Summary: Chapter 6 Jem and Dill obey Atticus until Dill’s last day in Maycomb, when he and Jem plan to sneak over to the Radley Place and peek in through a loose shutter. Scout accompanies them, and they creep around the house, peering in through various windows.
What caught Scout’s eye as she passed the Radley place?
Some tinfoil from chewing gum in the knot-hole of the Radley’s tree caught Scout’s eye. What caught Scout’s eye as she passed by the Radley Place one day after school? Scout reveals she ejected laughing from inside the house as she rolled into the Radley front yard.
What did Miss Maudie consider waste of time?
Why does Miss Maudie hate her house? She thinks time spent indoors is a waste of her time.
What is Scout’s perspective on Boo Radley in Chapter 4?
| Chapter | Scout’s Perspective |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scout thinks that Boo Radley is a scary monster or ghost. |
| 4 | Scout is less afraid of the Radley residence. |
| 6 and 7 | After being shot at by Nathan Radley, Scout is afraid of Boo again. However, when Jem finds his pants mended, Scout isn’t sure about whether the Radleys are good or bad. |
What happens in chapter six when the kids visit the Radley house?
The kids scram, and Scout trips as she hears a loud noise—someone’s shooting at them. The kids make it home (Jem loses his pants along the way) and see a bunch of neighbors in front of the Radley Place. Miss Maudie tells them that Mr. Radley has been shooting at a “N****” (6.60) in his yard.
What does Scout share at the end of Chapter 4?
Scout shares that someone inside the Radley house was laughing and that she does not want to play the Boo Radley game anymore with Jem and Dill. Jem says they were playing strip poker and Dill got Jem’s pants.
What is Boo Radley’s real name?
Arthur
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 is the main idea of Chapter 4 in To Kill a Mockingbird?
In chapter four of To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout tells us that Atticus, like these three influential Americans, did not develop his intellect by attending school. Rather, he read voraciously and taught himself. Atticus educated himself by reading.