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

2. 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 can never do anything wrong.
(c) That Brother is kind.
(d) That Brother is a good Christian.

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

4. At what time of year is Doodle finally ready to show the family that he can walk?
(a) Midwinter.
(b) Harvest time.
(c) Planting time.
(d) Midsummer.

5. 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 more important than the phlox.
(b) They are taller than the phlox.
(c) They are in orderly rows in between the phlox.
(d) They are everywhere and possibly also smell bad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor say about Doodle trying to move around?

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

3. Why does Brother think that it is a good thing for Doodle to have a silly name?

4. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?

5. How does the family react when the boys reveal that Doodle can walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When they are eating lunch on the day the ibis appears, what argument are the brothers having?

3. What "training" plan does "Brother" come up with for Doodle, and what is his motive?

4. When "Brother" tells Doodle that he is going to teach Doodle to walk, what is Doodle's response?

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

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

7. How does Doodle die?

8. What is the family's reaction to Doodle when he is born?

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

10. When Doodle and "Brother" take up telling one another stories to pass the time, what story does Doodle tell?

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