2. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?
(a) Their goal is dangerous and they should stop.
(b) Their goal is worth more than gold, to them.
(c) Their goal is to achieve something magical.
(d) Their goal is an illusion that they will never reach.

3. What area is the ibis native to?
(a) Canada and the American North.
(b) South America to Florida
(c) The American South.
(d) Africa.

4. In the place name "Horsehead Landing," what does the word "landing" mean?
(a) A place where planes touch down.
(b) A dock or other place for boats to transfer people and cargo to land.
(c) The annual size of a catch of fish from a particular body of water.
(d) A flat place between two flights of stairs.

5. Why does Doodle cry when Brother takes him to see the "only beauty" Brother knows (3)?
(a) Because his life is too hard.
(b) Because he loves Brother.
(c) Because he has never seen flowers before.
(d) Because it is pretty.

6. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?
(a) In a houseboat.
(b) New York City.
(c) Old Woman Swamp.
(d) In a treehouse.

7. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Daddy say he is expecting?
(a) A larger cotton crop than usual.
(b) A letter from a neighbor who is fighting in the war.
(c) A storm.
(d) A delicious dessert.

8. What is "Doodle" short for?
(a) Doodlebug.
(b) Yankee Doodle.
(c) Nothing--it refers to a drawing Doodle did.
(d) Cock-a-doodle-doo.

9. 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?
(a) Says a prayer and tells them God will take care of them.
(b) Raises his fist and curses the weather and the Republican party.
(c) Jumps into a puddle in the field and pretends to swim.
(d) Scoops Doodle up and dances with him in the rain.

10. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?
(a) The Flood.
(b) Noah being swallowed by a "great fish."
(c) Adam and Eve eating the apple.
(d) The Resurrection.

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

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

13. What is the swamp near their house called?
(a) Old Woman Swamp.
(b) Black Swamp.
(c) Deadwood Swamp.
(d) Okefenokee Swamp.

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

15. Who gives Doodle his nickname?
(a) Aunt Nicey.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Mama.
(d) Brother.