Make sure you've read the book before attempting to answer the questions. Print a copy of this assignment when you are finished.
Here's an excerpt to help with your review of the story.
The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle
Lofting, Hugh
Readability: 7
Newbery Award 1923
Setting: Spidermonkey Island
Main Characters: Tommy Stubbins, Dr. Dolittle
Tommy was hazy when he awoke. At first he thought he had been asleep on the sun- warmed deck of the ship. The deck turned out to be just a piece of the ship, and Tommy was firmly tied to what was left of the mast.
Dr. Dolittle had the ability to communicate with many kinds of animals. On a voyage to
Spidermonkey Island, he and his companions were shipwrecked by aviolent storm. Friendly
dolphins pushed the remainder of thewreckage with Dr. Dolittle and his companions to Spidermonkey Island. While on the Island, Dolittle freed Long Arrow from a cave, taught the Indians how to make and use fire, settled a war between the island's two indian tribes, saved the island from drifting to the South Pole, and was crowned King of the Island.
Safe in an airpocket inside the shell of a giant snail, Dr. Dolittle and his party crossed the
ocean floor and returned home to England.
Questions:
l. Why is this story about?
2. Who was Dr. Dolittle's assistant?
3. How were Miranda and Polynesia related?
4. What special ability did Dr. Dolittle have in respect to some animals?
5. What profession do you think Stubbins followed as an adult?
