Chapter 4

What is this chapter mainly about?

Scout finds chewing gum in a knot&#45hole of a tree on the Radley property.

After that, what do Jem and Scout find in the knot&#45hole?

Find the section halfway through Chapter 3 where Jem explains to Dill what a "Hot Steam" is.

What element or idea ("motif") that is common to this book does "Hot Steams" suggest?

Dill, Scout, and Jem like to act out stories.

Whose family is shown in their favorite play this summer?

What did Scout think she heard from inside Boo Radley's house?

Scout says she is "released from school thirty minutes before Jem," and "The authorities released us early the last day of school."

What does "released" mean in this context?

Were there any events that weren't clear to you?