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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Fear.
(c) Shame.
(d) Disappointment.

2. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?
(a) They take turns reading to each other.
(b) They imagine their future together.
(c) They make up stories.
(d) They practice throwing a ball.

3. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?
(a) "Don't hurt me, Brother."
(b) "I'll tell Mama."
(c) "I told you so."
(d) "I can do it."

4. Who is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?
(a) Doodle.
(b) Aunt Nicey.
(c) Mama.
(d) The doctor.

5. What deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?
(a) They want to be done by the time Doodle starts school.
(b) They want to be done by Christmas.
(c) They want to be done by springtime.
(d) They want to be done by Doodle's seventh birthday.

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

7. What does Mama notice about the ibis?
(a) It seems to have a broken wing.
(b) It seems focused on Doodle.
(c) It is not frightened of the family.
(d) It is clearly dying.

8. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?
(a) The past tense of "cleave."
(b) The space between the two parts of an animal's hoof.
(c) One section of a bulb of garlic.
(d) A dried flower bud that is also a spice.

9. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?
(a) They worked beyond the point that is reasonable.
(b) They worked with determination and persistence.
(c) They worked slowly and methodically.
(d) They worked playfully and happily.

10. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?
(a) A red, bird-shaped birthmark.
(b) A piece of the sac that protected him before he was born.
(c) A full head of hair.
(d) A hand that is curved like a hook.

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

12. What happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) Aunt Nicey falls down.
(b) Mama tells him to stop immediately.
(c) Doodle starts to imitate them.
(d) She steps hard on his toe.

13. What is an "ibis"?
(a) A type of tree.
(b) A fish.
(c) A flower.
(d) A bird.

14. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?
(a) He is not finished eating.
(b) He has knocked over his chair and forgotten to excuse himself.
(c) His father was in the middle of saying something to him.
(d) He was rude to Doodle and she wants him to apologize.

15. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?
(a) Mama.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother says that "the flood of childish spite evanesced" (11), what is he saying happened?

2. What does Mama mean when she tells Brother that Doodle might not be "all there" (2)?

3. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?

4. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?

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

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