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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1" "The Scarlet Ibis".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Doodle suggest that Brother can marry?
(a) Their mother.
(b) Their father.
(c) Their aunt.
(d) Their neighbor.

2. What is the narrative point of view of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) Third person omniscient.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person limited.

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

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

5. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Shame.
(d) Fear.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?

2. What area is the ibis native to?

3. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?

4. When Mama tells Brother that she is afraid that Doodle might not be "all there," what is Brother's response (2)?

5. At first, Daddy is upset by the hurricane and looks defeated. What does he do that makes Brother and Doodle think that things will be all right?

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