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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. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?
(a) A hand that is curved like a hook.
(b) A red, bird-shaped birthmark.
(c) A full head of hair.
(d) A piece of the sac that protected him before he was born.

2. What is "Doodle" short for?
(a) Cock-a-doodle-doo.
(b) Nothing--it refers to a drawing Doodle did.
(c) Doodlebug.
(d) Yankee Doodle.

3. On what does Brother blame his cruelty toward Doodle?
(a) His embarrassment and shame due to Doodle's disability.
(b) His jealousy of Doodle's happy temperment.
(c) The unfair burden of having to take care of his brother.
(d) His own nature and his love for Doodle.

4. Who claims that dead birds are bad luck?
(a) Doodle.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Mama.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

5. Who gives Doodle his nickname?
(a) Brother.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Mama.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it reasonable to assume the flower necklaces floating away toward the sea at the end of the day might symbolize?

2. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?

3. How does the ibis die?

4. After the incident where Brother makes Doodle touch the casket, what does Doodle cry out over and over?

5. What is an "ibis"?

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