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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 uses a book to find the name of the ibis?
(a) Doodle.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Mama.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

2. What are Brother and Doodle doing on the day when Doodle cannot keep going and falls to the ground, crying?
(a) Running.
(b) Walking.
(c) Rope climbing.
(d) Boxing.

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

4. When does the family finally bring Doodle out to be with the rest of the family?
(a) When he learns to speak.
(b) When Aunt Nicey insists on it.
(c) After he learns to crawl.
(d) When the doctor tells them they should.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?

3. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?

4. What is the swamp near their house called?

5. Where is the ibis perched?

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