59 pages • 1 hour read
Farley MowatOwls in the Family
Farley MowatFiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1961A 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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What do the final lines of the story reveal about Billy’s character growth since the beginning of the novel? Identify at least two specific attributes that his experiences have allowed him to gain.
Billy overhears his mom saying “until a woman had tried to bake a cake, with two horned owls looking over her shoulders, she hadn’t really lived at all” (76). What does this statement reveal about her role in the family and her attitude toward Billy’s tendency to collect wild animals as pets and companions?
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