Bass
Toad
Pie
Ibis
Lit. Terms
100
How old is the narrator?
14
100
Why does the grandmother come to live with the boy's family?
She is no longer able to care for herself.
100
What is Buddy's profession?
College professor
100
What was Doodle's real name?
William Armstrong
100
A character who changes
Dynamic
200
What does the narrator do to impress Sheila?
Dive, swim, do laps
200
What happens to the horned toad that the boy captures for a pet?
It gets run over and dies.
200
What does Buddy accomplish that his parents and siblings do not?
He goes to school and graduates.
200
What does Brother make Doodle do in the barn loft?
Touch his coffin
200
Five types of conflict
person v. person, nature, society, fate, self
300
What does Sheila Mant say in the canoe that makes the narrator panic?
She says she thinks fishing is dumb.
300
Which characters in the story change?
Boy, Grandma, Dad
300
How does Charley feel about his job?
He is embarassed by it.
300
Why does Brother teach Doodle to walk?
He is embarrassed to have an invalid brother.
300
What is a theme of a story
The statement about life the story is trying to make
400
What is the main problem the narrator faces?
Whether to catch the fish or keep the girl.
400
The horned toad is most symbolic of which character?
Grandma
400
What is the brown paper bag symbolic of?
Low status
400
Who is the Ibis symbolic of?
Doodle
400
What is a symbol?
Something that stands for something else
500
What lesson does the narrator learn?
Never to change who you are to try to impress someone else.
500
What foreshadows the grandma's death?
The death of the horned toad
500
What do Charley's actions show about family?
Represents sacrifice and love.
500
What foreshadows Doodle's death?
Weather change, death of ibis, talk of war, storm, failure
500
What is foreshadowing
Hints or clues about what is going to happen later in the story
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