The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle: “The Doctor’s Home”

How does the narrator’s encounter with the Colonel affect his attitude toward the stranger he runs into on the street?

• The narrator is annoyed that the stranger seems to expect an apology.

• The narrator is suspicious about where the stranger is leading him.

• The narrator is surprised that the stranger is willing to help him.

• The narrator is amused at the stranger’s shabby appearance.

Which event in the selection causes the change in the narrator’s attitude?

• the narrator realizing Dr. Dolittle is a small man

• the narrator meeting a kind stranger who offers help

• the narrator experiencing extreme weather conditions

• the narrator seeing the Colonel walking during the storm

How does the narrator’s feelings about Doctor Dolittle change from his initial opinion of the little man?

• The narrator first believes the doctor to be tightly wound, then finds him to be a simple man.

• The narrator first believes the doctor to be tough and rugged, then finds him to be foolish.

• The narrator first believes the doctor to be unfriendly, then finds him to be delightful.

• The narrator first believes the doctor to be noble, then finds him to be flighty.

How does the narrator’s request for the time affect the Colonel?

• The Colonel ignores the narrator and continues walking quickly down the street.

• The Colonel becomes angry at the narrator’s question and scolds him.

• The Colonel apologizes to the narrator and says that he is in a hurry.

• The Colonel gives the the narrator a large smile before he replies.

Which quote from the selection shows the reason the narrator’s attitude has changed?

• “I stood still a moment looking after him and wondering how old I would have to be, to have him go to the trouble of getting his watch out.”

• “I hadn’t gone very far when my head bumped into something soft and I sat down suddenly on the pavement.”

• “To my great surprise, instead of getting angry at being knocked down, the little man began to laugh.”

• “Yet here he was, sure enough, running up the steps and opening the very gate which I had been watching for so many days!

How does the narrator’s response to Dr. Doolittle’s actions in paragraph 14 affect the resolution?

He took hold of my hand and we started running back down the road together. As we ran I began to wonder who this funny little man could be, and where he lived. I was a perfect stranger to him, and yet he was taking me to his own home to get dried. Such a change, after the old red-faced Colonel who had refused even to tell me the time! Presently we stopped. “Here we are,” he said

• The narrator recognizes the stranger, so he is anxious to accompany the stranger.

• The narrator believes him to be too strange to trust, so he will leave the stranger quickly.

• The narrator wants to get out of the rain and get dry, so he will reluctantly go to the stranger’s house.

• The narrator knows the stranger is concerned and friendly, so he is happy to go to the stranger’s home.