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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. Doodle has an active mind and talks a lot. What is his family's reaction to this?
(a) They are jealous of him.
(b) They suggest that he might become a writer.
(c) They make fun of him.
(d) They ignore him.

2. Why does Doodle cry when Brother takes him to see the "only beauty" Brother knows (3)?
(a) Because he has never seen flowers before.
(b) Because he loves Brother.
(c) Because his life is too hard.
(d) Because it is pretty.

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

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

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?
(a) Scoops Doodle up and dances with him in the rain.
(b) Says a prayer and tells them God will take care of them.
(c) Jumps into a puddle in the field and pretends to swim.
(d) Raises his fist and curses the weather and the Republican party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an "ibis"?

2. What is Brother's real name?

3. The sentence "Mama once said, 'And bless the Pearsons, whose boy Joe was lost at Belleau Wood'" (8) is an example of which literary technique?

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

5. What evidence is there that Brother is pushing Doodle too hard?

(see the answer key)

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