Study Guide for :Dandelion Wine | Comprehension Test

Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury
About_
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury follows twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding through a transformative summer of
1928 in the small town of Green Town, Illinois. Through a series of interconnected vignettes, Douglas discovers the
joy of simply being alive alongside the pain of loss, change, and mortality, all set against the backdrop of
small-town summer rituals like dandelion wine-making. This study guide is divided into four sections tracing the
novel’s four major page ranges, pairing comprehension questions with deeper critical thinking prompts. This study
guide contains 52 questions across 4 chapter sections (40 Factual + 12 Critical), 1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and
1 Character Focus Activity.
What’s Included_
This study guide features 4 sets of 10 Factual Questions with an answer key (40 total), 4 sets of 3 Critical Analysis
Questions (12 total), 1 Crossword Puzzle (12 clues), and 1 Character Focus Activity (8 traits + evidence prompt +
critical thinking question).
Target Grades_
Grades 7-9
Teacher Note_
Dandelion Wine’s lyrical prose and episodic structure make it a wonderful entry point for teaching theme,
symbolism, and coming-of-age storytelling. This guide is designed to save you preparation time while giving
students structured opportunities to track plot details and grapple with the novel’s deeper questions about
memory, change, and mortality. We hope it helps your class find their own sense of wonder in this classic of
American literature!