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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. What does Mama notice about the ibis?
(a) It seems to have a broken wing.
(b) It is clearly dying.
(c) It seems focused on Doodle.
(d) It is not frightened of the family.

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

3. What is an "ibis"?
(a) A type of tree.
(b) A fish.
(c) A flower.
(d) A bird.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?

2. What happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?

3. What is Brother's real name?

4. When it is clear that the training plan is harming Doodle, why does Brother continue?

5. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?

Short Essay Questions

1. When school is getting closer, at the end of the summer, how is Doodle doing with his physical training, and what is the result?

2. How does "Brother" go about teaching Doodle to walk?

3. When the narrator finally realizes that he will have to take Doodle everywhere he goes, where does he take Doodle, and what is Doodle's reaction?

4. How does Doodle get his nickname?

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

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

7. Where is the grindstone and what is its symbolic meaning?

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

9. How old is Doodle when he learns to walk, and why is his age relevant to him learning to walk?

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

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