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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapter 6 Summary

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In chapter 6, Jem, Dill, and Scout go over to the Radley house on Dill’s last night to try and see Boo Radley through a window. Instead, they see a shadowy figure in the yard and a gunshot goes off, scaring them and forcing them to run away from the property. While they are running away, Jem loses his pants and leaves them behind. Once they get back home, they join the group outside huddled near the Radley house. Jem is questioned about where his pants are and responds with how he lost them in a game of strip poker. Later that night, Jem returns to the Radley house to retrieve his pants. When he receives them, they are folded over the fence and have been sewed where the tear was.

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