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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 is the only person who does not like the name "Doodle"?
(a) Mama.
(b) Doodle.
(c) The doctor.
(d) Aunt Nicey.

2. How does the ibis die?
(a) Daddy shoots it.
(b) It dies of natural causes.
(c) Brother shoots it.
(d) One of the family's cats attacks it.

3. What does Brother know is covering the casket that he makes Doodle touch?
(a) Bird droppings.
(b) Spiderwebs.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Poison.

4. What happens when Brother begins to dance Aunt Nicey around after they reveal that Doodle can walk?
(a) Doodle starts to imitate them.
(b) Mama tells him to stop immediately.
(c) She steps hard on his toe.
(d) Aunt Nicey falls down.

5. What does Mama notice about the ibis?
(a) It is not frightened of the family.
(b) It seems focused on Doodle.
(c) It seems to have a broken wing.
(d) It is clearly dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 8, when Brother warns Doodle that he will be different from the other boys at school, what is Doodle's reply?

2. When Brother picks Doodle up, trying to teach him to walk, and Doodle falls to the ground, what does Doodle say?

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

4. When is the story being told?

5. In the place name "Horsehead Landing," what does the word "landing" mean?

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