1. Why does Doodle cry when Brother takes him to see the "only beauty" Brother knows (3)?
(a) Because he has never seen flowers before.
(b) Because his life is too hard.
(c) Because he loves Brother.
(d) Because it is pretty.

2. What do Mama and Daddy say about Brother's plan to train Doodle physically?
(a) They do not know about it.
(b) They think that they should ask the doctor first.
(c) They forbid it.
(d) They think it is a good idea.

3. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?
(a) He was rude to Doodle and she wants him to apologize.
(b) His father was in the middle of saying something to him.
(c) He has knocked over his chair and forgotten to excuse himself.
(d) He is not finished eating.

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

5. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?
(a) Old Woman Swamp.
(b) New York City.
(c) In a treehouse.
(d) In a houseboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother comments that "Hope no longer hid in the dark palmetto thicket but perched like a cardinal in the lacy toothbrush tree, brilliantly visible" (3), what two literary techniques are being used?

2. What replaces the tree in the yard?

3. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?

4. What are Doodle's last words?

5. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?

(see the answer key)

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