1. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?
(a) "Does it make any difference?"
(b) "I will still have you."
(c) "I won't go to school, then."
(d) "Everyone is different, somehow."

2. How does the family react when the boys reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) They insist that the family all pray together.
(b) They are overjoyed.
(c) They worry about the danger it puts Doodle in.
(d) They refuse to believe it is really happening.

3. In the description of the garden "ironweeds grew rank amid the purple phlox" (1), what does "rank" mean is true about the ironweeds?
(a) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.
(b) They are taller than the phlox.
(c) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(d) They are more important than the phlox.

4. What is Brother's real name?
(a) William Armstrong.
(b) Robert Graves.
(c) James Hurst.
(d) It is never given.

5. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?
(a) Running.
(b) Rope climbing.
(c) Walking.
(d) Boxing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The phrase, "[T]he oriole nest in the elm was untenanted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle" (1) is an example of which two literary techniques?

2. What does Brother compare Doodle to when he finds Doodle dead?

3. At first, Daddy is upset by the hurricane and looks defeated. What does he do that makes Brother and Doodle think that things will be all right?

4. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?

5. What happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?

(see the answer key)

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