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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 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) Thank you.
(d) It is not a good idea.

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

3. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?
(a) "I'll tell Mama."
(b) "I told you so."
(c) "I can do it."
(d) "Don't hurt me, Brother."

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

5. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Doodle contradict Brother about?
(a) He says that he will be ready to help harvest the cotton.
(b) He says that the other boys in school will not care if he is different.
(c) He says that they are done with his physical training.
(d) He says that he heard a rain-frog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, at the end of summer, does Brother start to push Doodle so hard in his "training" efforts?

2. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?

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

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

5. What is the "caul" that Doodle is born with?

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