Q 01/05

Which secret does Doug Swieteck hide from his new teachers and classmates in Okay for Now?

A) He is partly deaf

B) He skipped a grade

C) He cannot read

D) He is color-blind

Answer · why

C) He cannot read

He cannot read, so when a teacher calls on him Doug will do anything to dodge it. His author modelled that habit on a troubled boy he remembered from ...

Q 02/05

Why are pages missing from the Audubon book that Doug Swieteck finds in the library in Okay for Now?

A) The town sold them

B) A thief cut them out

C) A flood ruined them

D) A collector borrowed them

Answer · why

A) The town sold them

The town sold them one at a time to raise money. Single plates fetch so much that few complete copies of the real book survive anywhere.

Q 03/05

Which Audubon bird does Doug Swieteck learn to draw first in Okay for Now?

A) Brown Pelican

B) Snowy Heron

C) Black-Backed Gull

D) Arctic Tern

Answer · why

D) Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern is the plate Doug sees as a bird plunging helplessly into the sea. His author points out that it is really just diving down for something ...

Q 04/05

Which historic event do Doug Swieteck and his science class follow the build-up to in Okay for Now?

A) The Woodstock festival

B) The first Moon landing

C) The first Super Bowl

D) The Beatles' breakup

Answer · why

B) The first Moon landing

The first Moon landing hangs over the whole story. Space flights went up every couple of months on the way to it, giving Mr. Ferris's class plenty to ...

Q 05/05

What job does Lil Spicer's father give Doug Swieteck at the family deli in Okay for Now?

A) Slicing cold cuts

B) Stocking the shelves

C) Delivering groceries

D) Washing the windows

Answer · why

C) Delivering groceries

Delivering groceries takes Doug into homes all over his new neighborhood. That is how he meets customers like the fearsome Mrs. Windermere.