Table of Contents
- 1 What do Atticus Jem and Scout realize when they notice the blanket the morning after the fire how does each person respond to the revelation?
- 2 What does Scout discover in the morning after the fire?
- 3 Who gave Scout the blanket?
- 4 Why doesn’t Jem want his father to return the blanket to the Radley family?
- 5 How do Jem and Scout react to the fire?
- 6 Who gave Scout and Jem the blanket?
- 7 Why do Atticus and Jem decide not to return the blanket?
- 8 What is Scout’s reaction when she hears the information?
What do Atticus Jem and Scout realize when they notice the blanket the morning after the fire how does each person respond to the revelation?
Atticus tells Jem and Scout to stand in one spot and not to move. Jem realizes that Boo was the one who had put the blanket around Scout. This makes Jem realize that Boo was watching them, and showing concern for Scout, he had slipped out and placed a blanket around her.
What does Scout discover in the morning after the fire?
What does Atticus notice the morning after the fire? She is wearing an blanket that does not belong to her. He tells Atticus about the knothole, his mysteriously sown pants, and all the other secrets Scout, Dill, and he had about the Radleys.
What happened to Scout during the fire?
What happens to Scout the night of the fire? she was crapped in a blanket the night of the fire; Jem at first denies he saw anything, but then admits he saw Boo Radley put the blanket around Scout.
Who looked after Scout during the fire even though she was not aware of it?
Nathan Radley was helping at the fire. The blanket could not have come from him. It is clear from where they are standing, in front of the Radley gate, that it could only have come from one other source—Boo Radley.
Who gave Scout the blanket?
In the confusion, someone drapes a blanket over Scout. When Atticus later asks her about it, she has no idea who put it over her. Jem realizes that Boo Radley put it on her, and he reveals the whole story of the knothole, the presents, and the mended pants to Atticus.
Why doesn’t Jem want his father to return the blanket to the Radley family?
Jem does not want Atticus to return the blanket to Boo, because he does not want to get Boo into trouble. After Miss Maudie’s fire, Atticus realizes that Scout has a blanket on her shoulders. She swears to him that she has no idea where it came from, and the Jem remembers that Nathan Radley was at the fire.
How did Scout and Jem learn that their dad was known as one shot Finch?
They admire his shooting skills. When they talk to Miss Maudie about their dad’s shooting abilities, she tells them that Atticus was the sharpest shot in the county: Scout and Jem find out that Atticus was known as “One-Shot Finch.” Their respect for him is increased tremendously.
What did Jem and Scout do during the fire?
Because the wind is blowing sparks in the direction of their home, Atticus tells Jem and Scout to stand in front of the Radley place and to stay there so they’ll be out of harm’s way. They watch the activity as the house burns and the neighbors try to prevent neighboring homes from catching fire.
How do Jem and Scout react to the fire?
Jem and Scout are sent to wait in front of the Radleys’ while the fire is still raging. Boo Radley walks up and puts a blanket around a shivering Scout’s shoulders, but both she and Jem are too engrossed in the fire to notice.
Who gave Scout and Jem the blanket?
What did Jem admit to Atticus?
What did Jem admit to Atticus? Everything about the tree, how they went to the radley’s house and went back for his pants.
Why did Jem and Atticus decide to keep the blanket after the fire?
Jem feels that Nathan Radley is crazy and fears for Boo’s safety. Fortunately, Atticus calms Jem down and agrees to keep the blanket for the time being. Jem does not want Atticus to return the blanket to Boo, because he does not want to get Boo into trouble.
Why do Atticus and Jem decide not to return the blanket?
Atticus and Jem both realize that if they return the blanket, Nathan Radley will know that Boo ventured out of the house. They decide not to return it in hopes of saving Boo from punishment. Why do Atticus and Jem decide not to return the blanket at this time?
What is Scout’s reaction when she hears the information?
When Scout hears the information, she feels sick: “My stomach turned to water and I nearly threw up….” She is obviously still terrified of the Boo Radley of her imagination—the monstrous figure that superstition and gossip have created. What is Scout’s reaction when she hears the information?
What did boo do in to kill a Mockingbird?
Boo apparently was responsible for the kind act of mending Jem’s pants and folding them neatly over the fence. Evidence also points to the fact that he was behind all of the gifts that Jem and Scout found in the tree. Most recently, it has been discovered that Boo was the one who put the blanket around Scout on the night of the fire.
What happens at one o’clock in the morning in to kill a Mockingbird?
What dramatic event causes Atticus to wake up the children at one o’clock in the morning? Miss Maudie’s house is on fire. The men of the neighborhood are trying to salvage Miss Maudie’s furniture from the flames. Three fire trucks arrive to fight the fire. By the end of the night, Miss Maudie’s home is completely demolished.