5H GSAW Chapter 6

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GSAW Chapter 6

Summary

Jean Louise wakes the next morning to an angry Alexandra, who has heard that Jean Louise and Hank went swimming naked the previous night. Instead of correcting her aunt, Jean Louise says that now she has to marry Hank. Atticus comes into the bedroom, making light of the situation. He discovers Jean Louise’s swimming clothes, proving that Jean Louise wasn’t naked. Alexandra is not appeased and says that as far as Maycomb is concerned, Jean Louise might as well have swum naked.

As Jean Louise and Alexandra dress for church, Jean Louise imagines how her aunt will try to defend the Finch family reputation among the church ladies that day. Alexandra unsuccessfully tries to persuade Jean Louise to wear a hat. When they arrive at church, Jean Louise is met by her uncle Jack, a medical doctor and Atticus’s younger brother. Jack, with whom Jean Louise has always felt a special connection, makes fun of her for her midnight indiscretions and tells her that Hank is waiting for her in the church building. She goes inside to her Sunday school classroom, where she ignores the lesson and sleeps with her eyes open.

Short questions

What is Atticus's reaction when he finds out Jean Louise and Hank have been out swiumming naked that night?

1. I hope you didn't swim backstroke!
2. I hope no one saw you two!
3. He is speechless.
4. He asks why they didn't ask him to join them.

Why does Jean Louise refuse to wear a hat to church?

1. She just wants to annoy aunt Alexandra.
2. The people would think someone has died.
3. Her hair is still wet from swimming.
4. She forgot her hat in New York.

Why did Atticus not marry before getting 40?

1. He hadn't found the perfect wife.
2. Aunt Alexandra didn't allow him to.
3. He decided to pay for his brother's education.
4. He needed to become a lawyer first.

Questions to discuss

Why is aunt Alexandra's reaction to Jean Louise skinny dipping so different from the reaction of Atticus and Jack?

How would you describe the relationship between Jean Louise and Uncle Jack?