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About This Passage
Selected for vocabulary density (groped, nausea, subsided) and thematic weight — this is one of the closest physical encounters with the Radley house in the whole book so far, and Scout's groping in the dark is a small picture of what the children's understanding of Boo really looks like.
I had almost reached the road when I heard Jem calling me. His voice sounded far away. I groped my way out of the tire and tried to stand up. The Radley Place was at the end of the side-walk, just ahe...
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Discussion Questions
Narration Prompt
In your own words, tell the story of this chapter. What were the most important moments? What made them important — and how do you know?
Discussion Questions
- By the end of this chapter, Scout has found chewing gum and two polished pennies in the knothole of the tree on the Radley lot. The author does not tell us who put them there. Why do you think the author lets the children (and the reader) figure out the answer slowly, rather than telling us right away?
- Jem invents a game called 'Boo Radley.' He plays the role of Boo, Dill plays Mr. Radley, and Scout plays Mrs. Radley. They act out the famous scene where Boo supposedly stabbed his father with a pair of scissors. What does Jem's choice to be the one who plays Boo tell us about how Jem secretly feels about Boo?
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Vocabulary Builder
Item 1
A deep, quiet sadness that settles over a person without one big cause
Item 2
A long, angry speech telling everyone exactly what is wrong with something
Item 3
A group of people or things gathered together into one collection
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