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Chapter 1: __Events leading up to Dill’s dare__ • Dill was fascinated in the Radley Place. • Jem never backed away from a dare. • The many rumors about the Radleys sparked an interest in the minds of Jem, Scout, and Dill. • Dill wanted to get Boo Radley out of his house. • Dill dared Jem to cross the gate and touch the Radley house. • Jem was afraid if he went through with the dare, Boo would kill them all. • Dill taunted Jem for three days by telling him the only reason he was not doing the dare was because he was afraid of Boo Radley. • Jem agreed to the dare when Dill said that the people of Maycomb were far more afraid than those of Meridian.
 * Myths of Boo Radley – provide specific myths/stories associated with Boo and the Radley Place (be sure you include specific descriptions about the house, as well as the individuals)
 * Character description and analysis of Dill
 * Events surrounding Dill’s dare
 * Read the last paragraph – What is shocking? What literary terms does Harper Lee incorporate? Why?

__Events After Dill’s Dare__ • After Dill dares Jem to touch the side of the Radley house, Jem’s show of bravery suddenly revealed his panic that was buried beneath. • As they all run as fast as lightning, they believe to have seen a quick movement within the Radley house. • It could have been their imagination getting the best of them, or keen eyesight. • This hint of foreshadowing causes readers to contemplate whether or not Boo is alive or not. Better yet, are the rumors about him true? • Also, due to the children’s curious minds, this leads to even more games surrounding Boo, which could give them their answers or potentially get them in a whole lot of trouble.

__Myths About Boo Radley__
 * Boo Radley eats cats and chickens
 * He only comes out at night
 * He looks through people’s windows at night
 * He stabbed his father in the thigh with scissors
 * When people’s azaleas freeze, it’s because Boo breathed on them
 * Any crimes that happened in Maycomb, it was who Boo did it.
 * The nuts that fell off the pecan trees in the Radleys’ backyard were poison.
 * If you hit a baseball into their backyard, it was gone forever.
 * Boo died and they stuffed his body up into the chimney.
 * Mr. Radley, when he was alive, kept Boo chained to the bed.

__Character Description and Analysis of Dill__ • His real name is Charles Bakers Harris • He is six years old • Has a creative imagination • Daring • Confident • He is small • Lives with his aunt Rachel in the summer • Avoids and lies about his father • He puts pressure on people to make them do things

__Significance of last paragraph__ • The paragraph was shocking because after Jem went up to the house and slapped the side of it, they thought they saw a movement from within the house. Only for a second though, because after, the house was still again. This could mean that Boo Radley is really in the house and saw what Jem did. • The literary terms that Harper Lee incorporates are: • Foreshadowing- The author is using foreshadowing to show that someone is definitely living in the house and might come out later in the story. • Suspense- The author is using suspense to get the reader wondering about who or what made the light flicker. It leaves the reader wanting to know more at the end of the chapter.