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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 ignore him.
(b) They suggest that he might become a writer.
(c) They are jealous of him.
(d) They make fun of him.

2. What deadline do Doodle and Brother set for Doodle's physical training?
(a) They want to be done by Doodle's seventh birthday.
(b) They want to be done by springtime.
(c) They want to be done by the time Doodle starts school.
(d) They want to be done by Christmas.

3. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?
(a) They imagine their future together.
(b) They take turns reading to each other.
(c) They practice throwing a ball.
(d) They make up stories.

4. What explanation does Daddy offer for the ibis's behavior?
(a) It does not seem to be able to see very well.
(b) The bird is far from its usual habitat.
(c) It is tired, or sick.
(d) It has been injured by the storm.

5. What is the first problem the family's crops have in the year that Brother is training Doodle?
(a) Insects.
(b) Floods.
(c) Drought.
(d) Frost.

Short Answer Questions

1. When, on page 8, Brother says that they kept working with "doggedness," what does he mean?

2. Why does Brother cry when everyone hugs him for teaching Doodle to walk?

3. The phrase, "[T]he oriole nest in the elm was untenanted and rocked back and forth like an empty cradle" (1) is an example of which two literary techniques?

4. What is an "ibis"?

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

(see the answer key)

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