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

2. Why does Brother treat Doodle roughly when he first starts taking him outside in his cart?
(a) Doodle annoys him by asking constant questions.
(b) He is still trying to hurt Doodle because Doodle embarrasses him.
(c) He is too young to understand how delicate Doodle is.
(d) He wants Doodle to stop asking to come with him.

3. What does Doodle say when Brother tells him he is going to teach him to walk?
(a) He will try.
(b) That he cannot walk.
(c) Thank you.
(d) It is not a good idea.

4. When Brother says, of the hope they had when they started training, "Success lay at the end of summer like a pot of gold" (7), what should the reader understand from this simile?
(a) Their goal is dangerous and they should stop.
(b) Their goal is an illusion that they will never reach.
(c) Their goal is to achieve something magical.
(d) Their goal is worth more than gold, to them.

5. When is the story being told?
(a) Some years after the events of the story take place.
(b) In the winter, after Doodle dies.
(c) At the end of Brother's life.
(d) Immediately after the events of the story take place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Doodle and Brother do to pass the time when they are out and need to stop walking so that Doodle can rest?

2. What does Brother say causes him to run home during the storm?

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

4. Where are Doodle's cart and coffin in the time when this story is being told?

5. Just before they notice the ibis, what does Daddy say he is expecting?

(see the answer key)

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