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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Douglas go while Grandfather takes Tom home?
2. Where does Douglas record his time traveling encounter?
3. What summer first does Grandfather look forward to and relish?
4. How are the children taken back in time?
5. What does Tom do as Douglas is contemplating his thoughts about the Thing?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what ways was the fact that change is difficult for children reinforced in this section of the novel?
2. Based on Tom's habit of keeping statistics, what idea does Douglas implement himself?
3. Why does Douglas' Grandfather become so upset at the idea of his neighbor replacing his grass with some that does not grow as fast?
4. What do Douglas and his father experience very differently and provide one example of how they see the same event quite differently?
5. Why did the accident with Mr. Quartermain distress Miss Fern and Miss Roberta so much?
6. What great secret does Douglas believe his father and Tom have already realized?
7. What ritual does Douglas take comfort in that relates to the adults in his life?
8. What revelation does Leo come to after the Happiness Machine burns?
9. What portion of this section of the novel is the best example of the division between the elderly and the young?
10. How does Helen Bentley attempt to prove to the children that she was indeed once a child?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you believe the author of this novel chose the title Dandelion Wine? Do you believe it is an appropriate title for the book? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of tradition versus change developed throughout the novel? Use specific examples from the text to support your statements. Do you believe the author does a good job at developing this theme? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Many things change in this novel. Provide details describing how both the adults and children handle change in the novel. Use specific details from the novel to support your description.
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