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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. Who does Doodle suggest that Brother can marry?
2. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?
3. What does Mama mean when she tells Brother that Doodle might not be "all there" (2)?
4. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?
5. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?
Short Essay Questions
1. When they are eating lunch on the day the ibis appears, what argument are the brothers having?
2. When Doodle collapses during their "training," what conversation do he and "Brother" have and how does the conversation show their different attitudes about Doodle's disability?
3. How old is Doodle when he learns to walk, and why is his age relevant to him learning to walk?
4. What future do "Brother" and Doodle imagine for themselves at Old Woman Sawmp?
5. Where is the grindstone and what is its symbolic meaning?
6. When Doodle and "Brother" take up telling one another stories to pass the time, what story does Doodle tell?
7. Which character says "And bless the Pearsons, whose boy Joe was lost at Belleau Wood" (8) and what does this comment foreshadow?
8. How does Daddy react to the hurricane, and what emotions do his reactions cause in his sons?
9. When Doodle learns to walk, where does the family put his cart, and why is this symbolically appropriate?
10. Whenever Doodle wants to quit trying to learn how to walk, how does "Brother" motivate him to keep trying?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose one symbol from the story and write an essay that analyzes its use: be sure to consider the descriptions associated with the symbol, the mood it is intended to create, and its role in the plot as you make a claim about the symbol's meaning and function in the story.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay in which you consider the effect that story structure has on the reader's understanding of theme. Think about how this story would be different if "Brother" told the story as it was happening or even immediately afterward. When you consider that "Brother" has had years to grow up and think about his actions towards Doodle, how does that impact your understanding of what his story means? Be sure to use textual support for your claims.
Essay Topic 3
Does the family truly love and accept Doodle? Use quoted textual evidence to support an argument for or against this idea.
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