Dandelion Wine Study Guide Questions Chapters 12-22
Chapter 12
32. Why is Grandfather angry with Bill Forrester?
33. Create a title for Chapter Twelve.
34. Create a discussion question to share with the class for Chapter Twelve.
Chapter 13-14
35. What is Lena’s opinion of the Happiness Machine? Why did she start crying when she exited the Happiness Machine?
36. What is the “real Happiness Machine” that Leo show Grandfather, Douglas, and Tom?
37. Do you think people are better off not knowing what they’re missing? Explain your answer.
38. Create a title for Chapter 13.
39. Explain the metaphor connected with the “oriental shore.”
40. Explain why Bradbury describes the dust as an avalanche that buries Doug
41. Create a title for Chapter 14.
Chapters 15-16
42. Why does Jane tell Mrs. Bentley she can’t stay and listen to her?
43. What is Bradbury saying in this chapter?
44. Create a title for Chapter 15.
45. Create a discussion question to share with the class for Chapter 15.
46. Why does Bradbury include the short chapter (16) on pages 78-79?
47. Create a title for Chapter 16.
Chapters 17-18
48. What is the Time Machine that Charlie Woodman discovers? Why does Charlie call this discovery a “Time Machine”?
49. What is ironic about Colonel Freeleigh’s comparison of the buffalo to a moving train? You will need to know the historical context of the 1800s, life on the Plains, hunting buffalo, and the expansion of railroad lines to fully answer this question.
50. How is Colonel Freeleigh limited compared to the time machines of science fiction?
51. Create a title for Chapter 17.
52. Make 2 connections with Chapter 17. One connection must be “text to me” and the other must be “text to text.”
53. What are some of the blessings Doug records on his nickel tablet?
54. Create a title for Chapter 18.
Chapters 19-22
55. What techniques did the salesman use to convince Miss Fern and Miss Roberta to buy the runabout?
56. What crisis has happened concerning Mr. Quartermain? As a result, what do the sisters decide they must do?
57. What news does Doug Spaulding deliver to the sisters?
58. Why does Fern scream at Frank to leave Roberta alone?
59. Create a title for Chapter 19.
60. Create a discussion question to share with the class for Chapter 19.
61. How does Mr. Tridden celebrate the last trolley ride? (3 events)
62. How does Mr. Tridden turnout to be like Colonel Freeleigh?
63. How does Doug plan to keep the trolley alive?
64. Create a title for Chapter 20.
65. What is the “cloud that crossed the sky”?
66. What is bothering John Huff most about the impending move?
67. How does Doug’s promise that he will remember John make John feel better—and then worse?
68. How does Doug try to invoke the rules of Statues to make John stay? How does John decide it’s best to “say goodbye”?
69. Why does John end up yelling that he hates John?
70. Create a title for Chapter 21.
71. Why does Doug extract a promise from Tom to “stick around”?
72. Create a title for Chapter 22.