Chapter 7

As the summer comes to a close, Scout and Jem find more presents in the Radley tree, but their bounty is suddenly cut off by Mr. Radley.

Vocabulary All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

"Jem waved my words away as if fanning gnats (p. 62)."

"...they invented toilet paper and perpetual embalming...(p. 64)."

" 'Who do we know around here who whittles (p. 64)?' "

" '...chewing gum cleaved to her palate and rendered her speechless...(p. 66).' "

"Next day Jem repeated his vigil and was rewarded (p. 67)."

"When he passed our tree he gave it a meditative pat on its cement...(p. 67)."

Allusions All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

"He declared Egyptians walked that way...(p. 64)."

Idioms All page numbers refer to the Warner Books Edition: December, 1982.

"on the days he carried the watch, Jem walked on eggs (p. 65)."