In Chapter 1 of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, how did Jem, Scout, and Dill pass the summer hours?

In Chapter 1, Jem and Scout meet Dill Harris, who spends the summers with his Aunt Rachel. After a short introduction, the children become close friends and begin to play together each day. Scout describes how they passed the summer hours by explaining their everyday routine. The children would work on improving their treehouse, act out plays, and attempt to make the notorious Boo Radley come out of his house. Scout refers to Dill Harris as a "pocket Merlin" who is capable of playing numerous characters and coming up with eccentric plans. Some of the plays the children would act out included Tarzan, Tom Swift, and The Rover Boys. Dill Harris becomes fascinated with the Radley house and bets Jem that he won't touch it. At the end of Chapter 1, Jem builds up enough courage to run into the yard and slap the side of the Radley house. Throughout the novel, the children go on numerous adventures and experience life changing events that shape the way they view the world around them.