2. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?
(a) That he cannot walk.
(b) He will try.
(c) It is not a good idea.
(d) Thank you.

3. When Brother asks "What are the words that can solder cracked pride?" (11), what is he comparing words to?
(a) The metal used in welding.
(b) The paste that holds bricks together.
(c) A salesperson in a store.
(d) A person in the army.

4. What is Brother's real name?
(a) James Hurst.
(b) Robert Graves.
(c) William Armstrong.
(d) It is never given.

5. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?
(a) They worked playfully and happily.
(b) They worked beyond the point that is reasonable.
(c) They worked with determination and persistence.
(d) They worked slowly and methodically.

6. How does the family react when the boys reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) They insist that the family all pray together.
(b) They refuse to believe it is really happening.
(c) They are overjoyed.
(d) They worry about the danger it puts Doodle in.

7. What Biblical event does Aunt Nicey mention when the boys tell the family that they have a big surprise for them?
(a) Adam and Eve eating the apple.
(b) Noah being swallowed by a "great fish."
(c) The Resurrection.
(d) The Flood.

8. When Doodle smiles at Brother for the first time, how does Brother feel?
(a) Happy and excited.
(b) Sad and angry.
(c) Confused and worried.
(d) Suspicious and numb.

9. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?
(a) He decides to teach Doodle to swim.
(b) He gets Doodle art supplies so that he can paint flowers.
(c) He takes Doodle to Old Woman Swamp over and over.
(d) He gets Doodle a book full of pictures of flowers.

10. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?
(a) They make fun of him.
(b) They are jealous of him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They suggest that he might become a writer.

11. Who uses a book to find the name of the ibis?
(a) Doodle.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Aunt Nicey.
(d) Mama.

12. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?
(a) Doodle is much smarter than Brother.
(b) Doodle has a vivid imagination.
(c) Doodle secretly hates Brother.
(d) Doodle is frightened of going to school.

13. What is the first problem the family's crops have in the year that Brother is training Doodle?
(a) Insects.
(b) Frost.
(c) Drought.
(d) Floods.

14. What literary techniques are shown in the phrase, "[I]t lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers" (9)?
(a) Symbolism, flashback, and euphemism.
(b) Imagery, metaphor, and allegory.
(c) Imagery, foreshadowing, and simile.
(d) Metaphor, allusion, and symbolism.

15. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?
(a) Bird droppings.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) Poison.
(d) Spiderwebs.