WorksheetsDandelion Wine
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the setting of the novel Dandelion Wine?
a)
1928 Green Town, WI
b)
1928 Green Town, IL
c)
1932 Racine, WI
2.
Which of the following does dandelion wine represent?
a)
The realization that Doug is alive.
b)
The intoxicating effects of summer nights
c)
Summer captured in a bottle
3.
Leo Auffmann is associated with...
a)
the Green Machine
b)
the Happiness Machine
c)
the dandelion press machine
4.
The rug that is cleaned by beating is a metaphor for ...
a)
the storms of summer
b)
The hard times the family faced
c)
The lives of those in the house
5.
The living time machine in town is ...
a)
Bill Forrester
b)
Ching Ling Soo
c)
Colonel Freeleigh
6.
The word "obsolete" (as used in context of the book) would best relate to which of the following?
a)
the trolley
b)
the ice machine
c)
the dandelion press
7.
The choice below that is NOT a symbol in Dandelion Wine is
a)
Colonel Freeleigh's open window
b)
dandelion wine
c)
Ticonderoga pencils
8.
What was Tom's prescription for a happy ending?
a)
a good laugh, a happy movie, a good song, or all three together
b)
a bottle of dandelion wine and a gathering of your favorite friends
c)
a good night's sleep, a 10 min. bawl, a bowl of chocolate ice cream or all three together
9.
According to the boys, did the Lonely One really die the night of Lavinia Nebbs' home invasion?
a)
No
b)
Yes
c)
They aren't sure because they did not see him.
10.
Who said, "No person ever dies that had a family."
a)
Helen Loomis
b)
Great Grandma
c)
Colonel Freeleigh
11.
Why does Douglas want to save the Tarot Witch so badly?
a)
He thinks she will be worth money one day.
b)
He promised John Huff that he would rescue her.
c)
He needs her in order to predict his future.
12.
The "Grandma's Kitchen" episode is an illustration of irony because...
a)
Aunt Rose's "help" didn't really help at all.
b)
The boarders were still dissatisfied with Grandma's cooking.
c)
Aunt Rose ended up staying to become the boarding house cook.
13.
Which of the following visible signs of summer's end do Douglas and Tom encounter in the final pages of the book?
a)
maintenance men working on the school building
b)
school supplies in store windows
c)
leaves falling from the trees
14.
How is the book's ending similar to its beginning?
a)
Douglas puts the town to bed from the cupola
b)
Douglas helps grandpa gather one last batch of dandelions
c)
Douglas has yet another epiphany about life.
15.
How is the book's ending similar to its beginning?
a)
Douglas puts the town to bed from the cupola
b)
Douglas helps grandpa gather one last batch of dandelions
c)
Douglas has yet another epiphany about life.
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