88 pages • 2 hours read
Gary D. SchmidtOkay for Now
Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2011A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Why does Doug wait until more than halfway through the narrative to name his brother Christopher? What role does nomenclature play in the novel?
What messages about the role and power of place does this novel offer?
How does this novel grapple with the definition of masculinity? What role does fragile masculinity play in Doug’s life?
How does this novel define art? What messages does the novel send about the role of an artist?
How does this novel balance the tug between irony and emotion? Does the novel seem to value one over the other? How can you tell?
The color green shows up often throughout this novel. For example, Lil’s eyes are green and so, overwhelmingly, is spring in Marysville. Why is there such a heavy emphasis on this particular color? What might green represent in this novel?
Based on the context clues in the novel, what causes Doug’s father to change at the end?
In what ways does Mrs. Windermere influence Doug? How would his life have been different if she had not been one of his customers?
Why does Doug record so much of his life as statistics? Why does this particular way of describing the world appeal so much to him?
Based on the last few passages, do you think Lil ends up beating her illness? What clues from the novel support your conclusion?
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