Without Feathers | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Selections from the Allen Notebooks

1. Where are the essays at the beginning of the story supposed to be coming from?

Woody's secret journal.

2. What letter does Woody know his girlfriend by?

W.

3. What does Woody's brother use to beat him over the head?

A pig bladder.

4. What did Woody's father wear to his first play?

A gas mask.

5. What does Woody think that the thing with the feathers is?

His nephew.

6. What does the parrot become in one of Woody's story ideas?

The secretary of agriculture.

7. Why is Woody plagued with doubts about God?

Because of cruel and silly accidents.

8. How does Woody feel about the fact that he hates his father?

Guilty.

9. Where does the title of this collection of stories come from?

A quote by Emily Dickinson.

10. What is coming out of Woody's ears towards the...
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