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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. Where is the ibis perched?
(a) On the roof of the house.
(b) In the bleeding tree.
(c) On the grindstone.
(d) In the loft of the barn.

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

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

4. What do Doodle and Brother leave to do after lunch?
(a) Climb vines at Old Woman Swamp.
(b) Go rowing at Horsehead Landing.
(c) Box at Old Woman Swamp.
(d) Search to see if they can find the ibis's mate.

5. What is "Brother's" first reaction to Doodle?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Anger.
(c) Pity.
(d) Disappointment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives Doodle his nickname?

2. What kind of tree is in Brother's yard when he is a child?

3. What is Brother's real name?

4. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?

5. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the family get excited and try to hug "Brother" for teaching Doodle to walk, how does "Brother" react, and why?

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. What do Doodle and "Brother" do with the flowers at Old Woman Swamp?

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

5. When "Brother" dances around with Aunt Nicey to celebrate Doodle walking, what happens, and why it is it ironic?

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

7. How does Daddy react to the hurricane, and what emotions do his reactions cause in his sons?

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

9. 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?

10. Whenever Doodle wants to quit trying to learn how to walk, how does "Brother" motivate him to keep trying?

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