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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. Why does Mama make Brother return to the table when he is trying to get outside to see the ibis?
(a) He has knocked over his chair and forgotten to excuse himself.
(b) His father was in the middle of saying something to him.
(c) He is not finished eating.
(d) He was rude to Doodle and she wants him to apologize.

2. What area is the ibis native to?
(a) Africa.
(b) Canada and the American North.
(c) The American South.
(d) South America to Florida

3. What replaces the tree in the yard?
(a) A grindstone.
(b) A well.
(c) A statue.
(d) A shed.

4. What causes Brother to say that Doodle is a "burden in many ways" (3)?
(a) Doodle is getting too heavy for Brother to pull in the cart.
(b) The doctor has made a long list of rules for taking care of Doodle.
(c) Brother's friends make fun of Doodle.
(d) Doodle talks almost all the time.

5. When Brother says that the smell of the graveyard flowers is coming through their windows and "speaking softy the names of our dead" (1), this is an example of which literary technique?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Understatement.
(c) Personification.
(d) Euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Brother respond to Doodle's love for natural beauty?

3. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?

4. When the family sees Doodle struggling to bury the ibis, what is their response?

5. What is the narrative point of view of "The Scarlet Ibis"?

(see the answer key)

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