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Dandelion Wine
Ray Bradbury
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Study Guide
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Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–7
Chapters 8–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–22
Chapters 23–24
Chapters 25–27
Chapters 28–29
Chapter 30
Chapters 31–33
Chapter 34
Chapters 35–38
Chapters 39–40
Characters
Characters
Douglas
Tom
Grandpa Spaulding
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
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Context
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Context
Summary
Characters
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Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-7
Chapters 8-11
Chapters 12-13
Chapters 14-16
Chapters 17-19
Chapters 20-22
Chapters 23-24
Chapters 25-27
Chapters 28-29
Chapter 30
Chapters 31-33
Chapter 34
Chapters 35-38
Chapters 39-40
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Chapters 14-16 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 14-16 Quiz
1
of 5
What does the Spaulding family gather together to clean?
The house
Rugs
The yard
Tom's room
2
of 5
Which character does Mrs. Bentley not offer to buy ice cream for?
Douglas
Tom
Alice
Jane
3
of 5
What does Mrs. Bentley show the children to prove that she was once young?
An old rocking horse
A childish sketch
A scar
A comb and ring
4
of 5
How old is Mrs. Bentley when she befriends the children?
Sixty
Sixty-two
Seventy-five
Seventy-seven
5
of 5
What does Douglas think of Tom's realization that old people were never children?
It is brilliant
It is dark
It is magical
It is idiotic
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