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In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, what happens when Jem and Scout come back from the costume party?

The school holds an autumn pageant.  They have a Halloween costume contest with a cash prize (a quarter).  Jem accompanies Scout, who is dressed up as a ham hock.  On the way home, they cut through the woods to head home.  Jem is the first one to hear a sound as they walk.  They assume it is Cecil, trying to sneak up on them.  The sounds continue as they walk home.  Scout and Jem stop,...

The school holds an autumn pageant.  They have a Halloween costume contest with a cash prize (a quarter).  Jem accompanies Scout, who is dressed up as a ham hock.  On the way home, they cut through the woods to head home.  Jem is the first one to hear a sound as they walk.  They assume it is Cecil, trying to sneak up on them.  The sounds continue as they walk home.  Scout and Jem stop, and hear that "he [is] running, running toward [them] with no child’s steps" (To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 28).  They know that it is not Cecil who has been following them.  The stalker is Bob Ewell and he attacks them with a knife.  Boo Radley comes from out of nowhere to fight off Bob.  Jem is injured, and Boo scoops him up into his arms to take him home.  Scout escapes from her ham costume and follows.

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