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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The sentence "Mama once said, 'And bless the Pearsons, whose boy Joe was lost at Belleau Wood'" (8) is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Sarcasm.

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

5. When Brother asks "What are the words that can solder cracked pride?" (11), what is he comparing words to?
(a) A salesperson in a store.
(b) A person in the army.
(c) The paste that holds bricks together.
(d) The metal used in welding.

6. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.
(b) When he learns to speak.
(c) After he learns to crawl.
(d) When the doctor tells them they should.

7. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?
(a) He will try.
(b) It is not a good idea.
(c) Thank you.
(d) That he cannot walk.

8. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?
(a) It is good for him.
(b) It is surprising.
(c) It means he is in pain.
(d) It could kill him.

9. 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?
(a) Foreshadowing and personification.
(b) Imagery and metaphor.
(c) Simile and foreshadowing.
(d) Metaphor and personification.

10. When Brother says that "the flood of childish spite evanesced" (11), what is he saying happened?
(a) His pride was like a flood of water.
(b) His anger went away.
(c) The storm started to break.
(d) He could see through the trees to where Doodle lay on the ground.

11. What are Doodle's last words?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "Don't leave me!"
(c) "Don't hurt me!"
(d) "I told you."

12. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?
(a) He says that the other boys in school will not care if he is different.
(b) He says that he heard a rain-frog.
(c) He says that he will be ready to help harvest the cotton.
(d) He says that they are done with his physical training.

13. 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 imagine their future together.
(b) They make up stories.
(c) They take turns reading to each other.
(d) They practice throwing a ball.

14. What kind of tree is in Brother's yard when he is a child?
(a) One with cloudy sap.
(b) One with red flowers.
(c) One with medicinal bark.
(d) One with thorns.

15. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Bird droppings.
(c) Poison.
(d) Spiderwebs.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?

2. What draws the family's attention to the ibis?

3. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?

4. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?

5. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?

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