Chapters 5 and 6 Summary

Chapter 5 - On Miss Fletcher's last day, Ida gives a short speech thanking her for her work and her attention, and also recites a poem she taught them, saying they'll all do their best to live by it. After the class presents her with a basket of gifts, the tearful Miss Fletcher thanks them but has to hurry off because the man driving her to the train station is honking his car horn impatiently. After helping Miss Fletcher carry her things to the car, the students watch as Miss Fletcher hands the key to the schoolhouse to the driver and is driven away. When one of the students asks Ida how they're going to get into the schoolhouse if it's locked, Ida says she has a plan, and gets Tom to help her up through a window. When she opens the...