Historical allusions
Who is Doug's favorite baseball player
Joe Peptone (Schmidt 2)
How does Doug's mindset change throughout the story
He begins to be more positive (Schmidt 360)
What does Autobon's book symbolize
Doug's feelings (Schmidt 341)
Where does Doug have to put the groceries away
Mrs. Windermere's house (Schmidt 48)
Who got very sick in the end of the book
Lil (Schmidt 324)
Who wrote the book about birds that is in the library
Audubon (Schmidt 39)
How does Doug's feelings for Lil change throughout the book
Doug begins to like Lil more throughout the book (Schmidt 360)
What did the Arctic Tern symbolize in chapter 1
Doug was lonely and no one cared (Schmidt 19)
Where does Doug live
Marysville (Schmidt 97)
What is the name of the middle brother in Doug's family
Christopher (Schmidt 212)
Who was Doug's dad's favorite baseball player
Babe Ruth (Schmidt 167)
In what chapter does Christopher become nice
Chapter 6 (Schmidt 212)
What did the Black-Backed Gull symbolize
Doug's desperation for friendship (Schmidt 115)
Where does Doug work
Spicer's Deli (Schmidt 39)
What is Doug's principle's name
Principle Peattie (Schmidt 119)
What space event happens at the end of the book
Apollo 11 (Schmidt 359)
How does Doug's dad change through the book
He starts to care for his family (Schmidt 347)
What does the Large-Billed Puffin symbolize
Doug's love for Lil (Schmidt 103)
Where was the war that Lucas was at
Vietnam war (Schmidt backcover)
Who flips the pages of Autobon's book
Mr. Powell (Schmidt 118)
What play is Doug and Lil in
Jane Eyre (Schmidt 311)
How does Mr. Ballard show kindness to Lil
He gives her a flower (Schmidt 279)
What is the difference between the chapter 1 Arctic Tern and the chapter 10 Arctic Tern
Doug thinks about the Arctic Tern in chapter 1 like no one cares about him, but in chapter 10 Doug thinks about the Arctic Tern like it is free and can do anything (Schmidt 341)
What is the name of Doug's school
Washington Irving Junior High School (Schmidt 98)
Who is the mean old lady at the library
Mrs. Merriam (Schmidt 339)