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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 author of "The Scarlet Ibis"?
(a) Sara Teasdale.
(b) William Armstrong.
(c) James Hurst.
(d) Robert Graves.

2. How old is Doodle when they reveal to the family that he can walk?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

3. In what year does Brother train Doodle?
(a) 1916.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1914.

4. When Brother says that both he and Doodle believed in his "infallibility" (7), what does he mean that they believe?
(a) That Brother always succeeds.
(b) That Brother is a good Christian.
(c) That Brother is kind.
(d) That Brother can never do anything wrong.

5. What literary techniques are shown in the phrase, "[I]t lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers" (9)?
(a) Imagery, metaphor, and allegory.
(b) Symbolism, flashback, and euphemism.
(c) Imagery, foreshadowing, and simile.
(d) Metaphor, allusion, and symbolism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first sentence of the story, what meaning does "clove" have in "It was in the clove of seasons" (1)?

2. How does the ibis die?

3. Where do Doodle and Brother imagine living when they are older?

4. What does the reader learn about Doodle from his story about Peter?

5. What are Doodle's last words?

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