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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What kind of tree is in Brother's yard when he is a child?
2. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?
3. Who is the only person who does not expect Doodle to die soon after his birth?
4. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?
5. When Brother finally decides to treat Doodle like a brother, where does he take him for the first time?
Short Essay Questions
1. What "training" plan does "Brother" come up with for Doodle, and what is his motive?
2. Where is the grindstone and what is its symbolic meaning?
3. What does the narrator make Doodle do in the barn loft, and how does Doodle react?
4. When the boys are almost ready to show the family that Doodle can walk and they keep hinting that they have a big secret, what does Nicey tell them and what is its thematic significance?
5. What are Chateau-Thierry, Amiens, and Soissons, and how do they relate to this story?
6. How does Doodle get his nickname?
7. Whenever Doodle wants to quit trying to learn how to walk, how does "Brother" motivate him to keep trying?
8. When they are eating lunch on the day the ibis appears, what argument are the brothers having?
9. How does "Brother" go about teaching Doodle to walk?
10. How old is Doodle when he learns to walk, and why is his age relevant to him learning to walk?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay in which you analyze the use of World War I as a background for this story. Explain how thematic motifs in this story are related to World War I and how the story is made richer by this association. Be sure to use textual evidence to support your claims, and if you use outside sources, cite them in MLA format.
Essay Topic 2
Because "Brother" narrates the story, the reader knows his motivations. But what causes Doodle to go along with what his brother wants? Write an essay that uses clear examples from the text to support your claims about what Doodle's motivations are.
Essay Topic 3
Write a thesis-driven essay in which you analyze the setting of Old Woman Swamp. Consider questions like these: What events take place there? How do the boys feel while they are there? Why does it matter that it is a natural setting and that it is described as the only spot of beauty around them? Be sure to use textual evidence as support for your claims.
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