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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?
(a) It has been injured by the storm.
(b) It does not seem to be able to see very well.
(c) It is tired, or sick.
(d) The bird is far from its usual habitat.

2. When is the story being told?
(a) Immediately after the events of the story take place.
(b) Some years after the events of the story take place.
(c) At the end of Brother's life.
(d) In the winter, after Doodle dies.

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

4. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?
(a) That Brother always succeeds.
(b) That Brother is kind.
(c) That Brother can never do anything wrong.
(d) That Brother is a good Christian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Doodle smiles at Brother for the first time, how does Brother feel?

2. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?

3. What literary techniques are shown in the phrase, "[I]t lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers" (9)?

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

5. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?

Short Essay Questions

1. Toward the end of summer, how does "Brother" say that he and Doodle are feeling about the training, and why do they keep going?

2. When Mama tells "Brother" that Doodle might be mentally disabled, what does "Brother" plan to do, and what changes his mind?

3. How old is Doodle when he learns to walk, and why is his age relevant to him learning to walk?

4. Whenever Doodle wants to quit trying to learn how to walk, how does "Brother" motivate him to keep trying?

5. What future do "Brother" and Doodle imagine for themselves at Old Woman Sawmp?

6. What does the narrator make Doodle do in the barn loft, and how does Doodle react?

7. When the narrator finally realizes that he will have to take Doodle everywhere he goes, where does he take Doodle, and what is Doodle's reaction?

8. How does Daddy react to the hurricane, and what emotions do his reactions cause in his sons?

9. When school is getting closer, at the end of the summer, how is Doodle doing with his physical training, and what is the result?

10. When "Brother" dances around with Aunt Nicey to celebrate Doodle walking, what happens, and why it is it ironic?

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