1. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?
(a) Horsehead Landing.
(b) The family graveyard.
(c) The cottonfield.
(d) Old Woman Swamp.

2. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?
(a) Doodle is much smarter than Brother.
(b) Doodle is frightened of going to school.
(c) Doodle secretly hates Brother.
(d) Doodle has a vivid imagination.

3. What replaces the tree in the yard?
(a) A grindstone.
(b) A shed.
(c) A statue.
(d) A well.

4. In what year does Brother train Doodle?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1912.

5. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?
(a) Brother's friends make fun of Doodle.
(b) The doctor has made a long list of rules for taking care of Doodle.
(c) Doodle is getting too heavy for Brother to pull in the cart.
(d) Doodle talks almost all the time.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother comments that "Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible" (3), what two literary techniques are being used?

2. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?

3. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?

4. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?

5. When Brother asks "What are the words that can solder cracked pride?" (11), what is he comparing words to?

(see the answer key)

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